Amended in Assembly August 11, 2014

Amended in Assembly June 30, 2014

Amended in Senate May 13, 2014

Amended in Senate April 7, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1226

Introduced by Senator Correa

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Mansoor)

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February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section begin delete 83123.5 of the Government Code, end delete begin insert 7574.18 of, and to add Section 115.4 to, the Business and Professions Code, end insert relating to begin delete the Political Reform Act of 1974. end delete begin insert veterans end insert begin insert . end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1226, as amended, Correa. begin delete Political Reform Act of 1974: local campaign finance reform. end delete begin insert Veterans: professional licensing. end insert

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Under existing law, boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs license and regulate persons practicing various healing arts, professions, vocations, and businesses, including accountants, dentists, proprietary security services, and real estate brokers. Existing law requires a board to expedite the licensure process for an applicant who holds a current license in another state, district, or territory of the United States in the profession or vocation for which he or she seeks a license from the board, if the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in California under official active duty military orders.

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This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would require a board to expedite, or when applicable assist, the licensure process for an applicant who supplies satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has served as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States and was honorably discharged.

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Existing law requires a person registered and hired as a proprietary private security officer to complete training in security officer skills within 6 months of registration being issued or being employed, except as specified.

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This bill would authorize submission of Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) records showing the person has completed comparable military training in lieu of completing a course of training in security officer skills. The bill would require the department to determine the type of equivalent military training that qualifies to serve as a substitute.

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Existing law, until January 1, 2018, authorizes the Fair Political Practices Commission, upon mutual agreement between the Commission and the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino, to have primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administration, implementation, and enforcement of a local campaign finance reform ordinance of the County of San Bernardino. Existing law authorizes the Commission to investigate possible violations of the local county campaign finance reform ordinance and bring administrative actions against persons who violate the ordinance, as specified. Existing law requires the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino to consult with the Commission prior to adopting and amending any local campaign finance reform ordinance that is subsequently enforced by the Commission. Existing law specifies that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino and the Commission may enter into any agreements necessary and appropriate for the operation of these provisions, including agreements for reimbursement of state costs with county funds, as specified. Existing law provides that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino or the Commission may, at any time, by ordinance or resolution, terminate any agreement for the Commission to administer, implement, or enforce the local campaign finance reform ordinance or any provision thereof. Existing law requires the Commission to report to the Legislature with specified information on or before January 1, 2017, if the Commission enters into an agreement with the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino.

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This bill would extend these provisions to any participating city or county, as specified. The bill would modify these provisions by requiring the Commission to be the civil prosecutor responsible for the civil enforcement of the local campaign finance ordinance, as specified, and authorizing the Commission to provide advice and guidance regarding the ordinance and to bring civil actions to enforce the civil penalties and remedies of the ordinance. The bill would extend these provisions until January 1, 2020.

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The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a2⁄3 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements.

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This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.

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Vote:  begin delete ²⁄₃ end delete begin insert majority end insert . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 115.4 is added to the end insert begin insert Business and
Professions Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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begin insert 115.4. end insert   

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, on and after July
1, 2016, a board within the department shall expedite, and may
assist, the licensure process for an applicant who supplies
satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has served
as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States
and was honorably discharged.

(b) A board may adopt regulations necessary to administer this
section.

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begin insert Section 7574.18 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
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7574.18.  

(a) Except for a person who has completed the course
of training required by Section 7583.45, a person registered and
hired as a proprietary private security officer shall complete training
in security officer skills within six months from the date upon
which registration is issued, or within six months of his or her
employment with a proprietary private security employer.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a course provider
shall issue a certificate to a proprietary private security officer
upon satisfactory completion of a required course, conducted in
accordance with the department’s requirements.

(2) If a proprietary private security employer administers a
course of training pursuant to this section, that proprietary private
security employer shall issue a certificate to a proprietary private
security officer for the completion of training in security officer
skills that each proprietary private security officer is required to
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but not limited to, power-to-arrest training. However, the employer
shall not be required to provide a certificate for training courses
provided pursuant to a curriculum adopted by the department that
are specific to that employer’s business and where the subject of
training is not specifically required by the department.

(c) An employer of a proprietary private security officer may
provide training programs and courses in addition to the training
required in this section.

(d) The department shall develop and establish by regulation a
standard course and curriculum, which shall include a minimum
number of hours of instruction, for the skills training required by
subdivision (a) to promote and protect the safety of persons and
the security of property. For this purpose, the regulations adopted
by the department pursuant to Section 7574.5, as added by Chapter
721 of the Statutes of 2007, are continued in existence, and shall
be amended by the department as necessary.

(e) The course of training required by subdivision (a) may be
administered, tested, and certified by any proprietary private
security employer, organization, or school approved by the
department. The department may approve any proprietary private
security employer, organization, or school to teach the course.

(f) (1) A proprietary private security employer shall annually
provide each employee registered pursuant to this chapter with
specifically dedicated review or practice of security officer skills
prescribed in the training required in this section. The bureau shall
adopt and approve by regulation the minimum number of hours
required for annual review.

(2) A proprietary private security employer shall maintain at
the principal place of business or branch office a record verifying
completion of the review or practice training for a period of not
less than two years. The records shall be available for inspection
by the department upon request.

(g) This section does not apply to a peace officer, as defined in
Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2
of the Penal Code, who has successfully completed a course of
study in the exercise of the power to arrest approved by the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. This section
does not apply to armored vehicle guards.

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(h) A person registered and hired as a proprietary private
security officer may submit Verification of Military Experience
and Training (VMET) records that document that the person has
completed equivalent military training in lieu of completing a
course of training in security officer skills pursuant to subdivision
(a). The department shall determine the type of equivalent military
training that qualifies to serve as a substitute.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 83123.5 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

83123.5.  

(a) Upon mutual agreement between the Commission
and the city council or board of supervisors of a participating city
or county, the Commission is authorized to assume primary
responsibility for the impartial, effective administration,
implementation, and enforcement of a local campaign finance
ordinance. Upon agreement, the Commission shall be the civil
prosecutor responsible for the civil enforcement of that local
campaign finance ordinance in accordance with this title. As the
civil prosecutor of the participating city’s or county’s local
campaign finance ordinance, the Commission is not required to
seek authorization from the city attorney or district attorney of a
participating city or county to bring a civil or administrative action
to enforce the ordinance. As the civil prosecutor of the participating
city’s or county’s local campaign finance ordinance, the
Commission may do all of the following:

(1) Provide advice and guidance regarding the local campaign
finance ordinance.

(2) Investigate possible violations of the local campaign finance
ordinance.

(3) Bring administrative actions to enforce the local campaign
finance ordinance in accordance with this title and Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
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(4) Bring civil actions to enforce the civil penalties and remedies
of the local campaign finance ordinance.

(b) Any local campaign finance ordinance of the participating
city or county enforced by the Commission pursuant to this section
shall comply with this title.

(c) The city council or board of supervisors of the participating
city or county shall consult with the Commission prior to adopting
or amending any local campaign finance ordinance that is
subsequently enforced by the Commission pursuant to this section.

(d) (1) The city council or board of supervisors of the
participating city or county and the Commission may enter into
any agreements necessary and appropriate to carry out the
provisions of this section, including agreements pertaining to any
necessary reimbursement of state costs with county funds for costs
incurred by the Commission in administering, implementing, or
enforcing a local campaign finance ordinance pursuant to this
section.

(2) An agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision shall
not contain any form of a cancellation fee, a liquidated damages
provision, or other financial disincentive to the exercise of the
right to terminate the agreement pursuant to subdivision (e), except
that the Commission may require the city council or board of
supervisors of the participating city or county to pay the
Commission for services rendered and any other expenditures
reasonably made by the Commission in anticipation of services to
be rendered pursuant to the agreement in the event that the city
council or board of supervisors of the participating city or county
terminates the agreement.

(e) The city council or board of supervisors of the participating
city or county or the Commission may, at any time, by ordinance
or resolution, terminate any agreement made pursuant to this
section for the Commission to administer, implement, or enforce
a local campaign finance ordinance or any provision thereof.

(f) If an agreement is entered into pursuant to this section, the
Commission shall report to the Legislature regarding the
performance of that agreement on or before January 1, 2019, and
shall submit that report in compliance with Section 9795. The
Commission shall develop the report in consultation with the city
council or board of supervisors of the participating city or county.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The status of the agreement.

(2) The estimated annual cost savings, if any, for the
participating city or county.

(3) A summary of relevant annual performance metrics,
including measures of utilization, enforcement, and customer
satisfaction.

(4) Any public comments submitted to the Commission or the
participating city or county relative to the operation of the
agreement.

(5) Any legislative recommendations.

(g) For purposes of this section, “participating city or county”
means any city or county that enters into a mutual agreement
described in subdivision (a).

(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that
is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 2.  

The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers
the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the
meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government
Code.

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