BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1057 (Medina)
As Amended April 9, 2013
Majority vote
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 13-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Jones, Bocanegra, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow, |
| |Campos, | |Bocanegra, |
| |Dickinson, Eggman, | |Bradford, Ian Calderon, |
| |Hagman, | |Campos, |
| |Holden, Maienschein, | |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez, |
| |Mullin, | |Hall, |
| |Skinner, Ting, Wilk | |Holden, Linder, Pan, |
| | | |Quirk, Wagner, |
| | | |Ammiano |
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SUMMARY : Requires every licensing board under the Department of
Consumer Affairs (DCA) to inquire in every license application
if the applicant is serving in, or has previously served in, the
military.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires licensing boards under DCA to promulgate regulations
to evaluate and credit military education, training, and
experience in meeting licensure requirements, if the military
education, training, and experience are applicable to the
profession. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 35)
2)Authorizes a licensee whose license expired while serving on
active military duty, to reinstate his or her license without
examination or penalty upon meeting specified conditions.
(BPC Section 114)
3)Requires a licensing board under DCA to waive the license
renewal fees, continuing education (CE) requirements, and
other license renewal requirements for a licensee called to
active duty and who will not perform licensed activities while
on active duty. (BPC Section 114.3)
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4)Requires, by July 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and
pertinent recommendations of the American Council on
Education, to determine which courses should grant credit for
prior military experience. (Education Code Section 66025.7)
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, costs should be minor and absorbable within existing
resources.
COMMENTS : This bill requires every licensing board under DCA to
affirmatively inquire in every license application if the
applicant is serving in, or has previously served in, the
military, in order to better identify and assist active military
members and veterans applying for professional licensure.
DCA currently oversees 36 licensing programs that issue more
than two million licenses, registrations, and certifications in
approximately 200 professional categories. Existing law
requires licensing boards under DCA to promulgate regulations to
evaluate military education, training and experience and specify
how applicants may meet licensure requirements if their military
education and experience is comparable to the boards' license
qualification standards.
Despite existing provisions under the BPC that facilitate the
licensure of veterans and active military members, the majority
of license applications do not ask applicants if they serve or
have previously served in the military. This means that some
applicants must proactively inform the appropriate licensing
board if he or she is an active military member who may be
exempt from license renewal fees or CE requirements, or a
veteran eligible to apply military credit towards initial
licensure, as provided for under existing law. In addition,
DCA's licensing programs do not currently track licensure
approvals or denials of applicants with military service. Given
the recent amount of attention devoted to assisting military
families and veterans with obtaining professional licensure, it
may be helpful for DCA to gather accurate data on how many
applicants serve, or have served in the military in order to
better assist those applicants. This bill would not impact
veterans who have already obtained initial licensure. The
information collected by this bill will assist licensing boards
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in identifying applicants who may be eligible for streamlined
licensure and permit DCA to compile data on the number of
military applicants it serves.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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