Amended in Senate April 20, 2015

Senate Bill No. 799

Introduced by Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development (Senators Hill (Chair), Bates, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Hernandez, Jackson, Mendoza, and Wieckowski)

March 18, 2015

An act to amend Sections 5070.1, 5087, 6735, 7083, begin insert 7200, 7200.5, 7200.7, 7201, 7202, 7208, 7209, 7209.5, 7210.5, 7211.1, 7211.2, 7215, 7215.5, 7217, 7685, end insert 8508, 8513, 8552, 8611, and 17913 of, and to repeal Section 8516.5 of, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 13995.40 of the Government Code, relating to business and professions.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 799, as amended, Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. Business and professions.

(1) Existing law provides that an accountant whose license was canceled by operation of law, after nonrenewal, as specified, may, upon application to the board and meeting specified requirements, have his or her license placed into a retired status.

This bill would prohibit the California Board of Accountancy from restoring that license in retired status to active or inactive status and instead would require the individual to apply for a new license in order to restore his or her license.

(2) Existing law authorizes the California Board of Accountancy to issue a certified public account (CPA) license to an applicant who holds a valid and unrevoked CPA license in another state, under specified conditions.

This bill would require that an out-of-state applicant hold a current, active, and unrestricted CPA license in order to be issued a CPA license under this provision.

(3) The Professional Engineers Act provides for the regulation and licensure of professional engineers by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. A violation of the licensing provisions of the act is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires all civil engineering plans, calculations, specifications, and reports to be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed civil engineer, as specified. Existing law requires all civil engineering plans, calculations, specifications, and reports for the construction of all public school structures to be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed architect or a licensed civil engineer who is also licensed as a structural engineer. Existing law requires all civil engineering plans, calculations, specifications, and reports for the construction of all hospitals and other medical facilities having surgery and emergency treatment areas to be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed civil engineer who is also licensed as a structural engineer.

This bill would repeal the requirements that all civil engineering plans and other specified documents for construction of public school structures be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed architect or a licensed civil engineer who is also licensed as a structural engineer. The bill would also repeal the requirements that all civil engineering plans and other specified documents for construction of specified hospital and medical facilities be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed civil engineer who is also licensed as a structural engineer.

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(4) Existing law establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind, which consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor. Existing law authorizes the board to issue licenses for guide dog training and instructional services. A violation of these licensing provisions is a misdemeanor.

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This bill would also include dogs trained and provided for visually impaired persons within these licensing requirements. The bill would change reporting requirements from a calendar year to a fiscal year period and would make technical changes.

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(5) Under the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Law, the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau regulates licensed funeral establishments and requires that they be operated by a licensed funeral director who is required to provide written information regarding funeral goods and services and prices to consumers. Existing law requires a funeral establishment that maintains an Internet Web site to also post that information on its Internet Web site provided by a link from the homepage. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.

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This bill would require that the funeral establishment’s Internet Web site contain specified key words.

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(4)

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begin insert (6) end insert  The California Constitution provides that laborers of every class who have worked upon or have furnished material for a property have a lien upon that property for the value of the labor done and material furnished. The California Constitution requires the Legislature to provide, by law, for the speedy and efficient enforcement of those liens. Existing law requires specified structural pest control operators to provide notice regarding possible liens, as specified, to the owner of property prior to entering into a contract to provide work on that property. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor.

This bill would extend the notice requirements to all structural pest control operators.

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(5)

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begin insert (7) end insert  Existing law requires a structural pest control operator to provide a report detailing the results of an inspection for wood destroying pests or organisms prior to commencing work on a contract or expressing an opinion regarding the presence or absence of wood destroying pests or organisms, to the Structural Pest Control Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs, as specified. Existing law requires that the pest control operator deliver a copy of the report to the person requesting inspection, or designated agent, within 10 business days of the inspection. Existing law requires a pest control operator to deliver a copy of that report to the owner or the owner’s agent within 10 working days of an inspection.

This bill would remove the requirement that the pest control operator provide the owner of the property or the owner’s agent with a copy of the report, unless the owner was the person who requested the inspection.

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(6)

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begin insert (8) end insert  Existing law creates the California Travel and Tourism Commission and provides for the membership and meetings of the commission.

This bill would specify that all meetings of the commission take place in California and would authorize commissioners to attend meetings of the commission by conference telephone or other technology, as specified.

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begin insert (9) end insert  Because this bill would expand the definition of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 5070.1 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

5070.1.  

(a) The board may establish, by regulation, a system
for the placement of a license into a retired status, upon application,
for certified public accountants and public accountants who are
not actively engaged in the practice of public accountancy or any
activity that requires them to be licensed by the board.

(b) No licensee with a license in a retired status shall engage in
any activity for which a permit is required.

(c) The board shall deny an applicant’s application to place a
license in a retired status if the permit is subject to an outstanding
order of the board, is suspended, revoked, or otherwise punitively
restricted by the board, or is subject to disciplinary action under
this chapter.

(d) (1) The holder of a license that was canceled pursuant to
Section 5070.7 may apply for the placement of that license in a
retired status pursuant to subdivision (a).

(2) Upon approval of an application made pursuant to paragraph
(1), the board shall reissue that license in a retired status.

(3) The holder of a canceled license that was placed in retired
status between January 1, 1994, and January 1, 1999, inclusive,
shall not be required to meet the qualifications established pursuant
to subdivision (e), but shall be subject to all other requirements of
this section.

(e) The board shall establish minimum qualifications to place
a license in retired status.

(f) The board may exempt the holder of a license in a retired
status from the renewal requirements described in Section 5070.5.

(g) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for the
restoration of a license in a retired status to an active status. These
minimum qualifications shall include, but are not limited to,
continuing education and payment of a fee as provided in
subdivision (h) of Section 5134.

(h) The board shall not restore to active or inactive status a
license that was canceled by operation of law, pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 5070.7, and then placed into retired
status pursuant to subdivision (d). The individual shall instead
apply for a new license, as described in subdivision (c) of Section
5070.7, in order to restore his or her license.

SEC. 2.  

Section 5087 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

5087.  

(a) The board may issue a certified public accountant
license to any applicant who is a holder of a current, active, and
unrestricted certified public accountant license issued under the
laws of any state, if the board determines that the standards under
which the applicant received the license are substantially equivalent
to the standards of education, examination, and experience
established under this chapter and the applicant has not committed
acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial under Section 480.
To be authorized to sign reports on attest engagements, the
applicant shall meet the requirements of Section 5095.

(b) The board may in particular cases waive any of the
requirements regarding the circumstances in which the various
parts of the examination were to be passed for an applicant from
another state.

SEC. 3.  

Section 6735 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

6735.  

(a) All civil (including structural and geotechnical)
engineering plans, calculations, specifications, and reports
(hereinafter referred to as “documents”) shall be prepared by, or
under the responsible charge of, a licensed civil engineer and shall
include his or her name and license number. Interim documents
shall include a notation as to the intended purpose of the document,
such as “preliminary,” “not for construction,” “for plan check
only,” or “for review only.” All civil engineering plans and
specifications that are permitted or that are to be released for
construction shall bear the signature and seal or stamp of the
licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. All final
civil engineering calculations and reports shall bear the signature
and seal or stamp of the licensee, and the date of signing and
sealing or stamping. If civil engineering plans are required to be
signed and sealed or stamped and have multiple sheets, the
signature, seal or stamp, and date of signing and sealing or
stamping shall appear on each sheet of the plans. If civil
engineering specifications, calculations, and reports are required
to be signed and sealed or stamped and have multiple pages, the
signature, seal or stamp, and date of signing and sealing or
stamping shall appear at a minimum on the title sheet, cover sheet,
or signature sheet.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a licensed civil engineer
who signs civil engineering documents shall not be responsible
for damage caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those
documents, if the subsequent changes or uses, including changes
or uses made by state or local governmental agencies, are not
authorized or approved by the licensed civil engineer who
originally signed the documents, provided that the engineering
service rendered by the civil engineer who signed the documents
was not also a proximate cause of the damage.

SEC. 4.  

Section 7083 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:

7083.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, licensees shall notify
the registrar, on a form prescribed by the registrar, in writing within
90 days of any change to information recorded under this chapter.
This notification requirement shall include, but not be limited to,
changes in business address, personnel, business name, qualifying
individual bond exemption pursuant to Section 7071.9, or
exemption to qualify multiple licenses pursuant to Section 7068.1.

(b) Failure of the licensee to notify the registrar of any change
to information within 90 days shall cause the change to be effective
the date the written notification is received at the board’s
headquarters office.

(c) Failure to notify the registrar of the changes within the 90
days is grounds for disciplinary action.

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begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7200 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

7200.  

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a
State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind in whom enforcement of
this chapter is vested. The board shall consist of seven members
appointed by the Governor. One member shall be the Director of
Rehabilitation or his or her designated representative. The
remaining members shall be persons who have shown a particular
interest in dealing with the problems of begin delete the blind, end delete begin insert persons who are
blind or visually impaired end insert and at least two of them shall be begin delete blind
persons end delete begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert who use guide
dogs.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders
the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees
of the Legislature.

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begin insert SEC. 6. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7200.5 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7200.5.  

The board shall have exclusive authority in this state
to issue licenses for the instruction of begin delete blind persons end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who
are blind or visually impaired end insert in the use of guide dogs and for the
training of guide dogs for use by begin delete blind persons. end delete begin insert persons who are
blind or visually impaired. end insert It shall also have exclusive authority
in this state to issue licenses to operate schools for the training of
guide dogs begin delete for the blind, end delete and the instruction of begin delete blind persons end delete begin insert end insert
begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert in the use of guide
dogs.

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begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7200.7 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7200.7.  

A fee equal to no more than 0.005 of all school
expenses incurred in the most recently concluded school begin delete calendar end delete
begin insert fiscal end insert year, as specified in the audit required under Section 7217,
shall be paid no later than April 30 of each year for renewal of a
school’s license pursuant to Section 7200.5. The board shall, by
regulation, define the exact amount of the fee. All fees collected
pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Guide Dogs for
the Blind Fund, which is hereby created.

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begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7201 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

7201.  

No person shall be eligible to membership in the board
who is a stockholder in, or an owner of, or financially interested
directly or indirectly, in any company, organization, or concern
supplying, delivering, or furnishing any guide dogs for use by begin delete the
blind end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert .

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begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7202 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

7202.  

Each of the appointed members of the board shall hold
office for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed
and qualified or until one year shall have elapsed since the
expiration of the term for which he was appointed, whichever first
occurs. No person shall serve as an appointed member of the board
for more than two consecutive begin delete terms, but this provision shall not
apply to any member in office at the time this provision takes
effect. end delete begin insert terms. end insert

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begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7208 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7208.  

Pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act the board may make such rules and regulations as
are reasonably necessary to:

(a) Govern the procedure of the board.

(b) Govern the admission of applicants for examination for
license to instruct begin delete blind persons end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or visually
impaired end insert in the use of guide dogs or to engage in the business of
training, selling, hiring, or being in the business of supplying guide
dogs for begin delete the blind. end delete begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired. end insert

(c) Govern the operation of schools which furnish guide dogs
and train begin delete blind persons end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert
to use guide dogs.

(d) The reissuance of licenses.

(e) The reexamination of licensees.

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begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7209 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7209.  

A person to be eligible for examination as an instructor
must begin delete (1) end delete begin insert (a) end insert  have a knowledge of the special problems of begin delete the blind end delete begin insert end insert
begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert and how to teach them,
begin delete (2) end delete begin insert (b) end insert  be able to demonstrate by actual blindfold test under traffic
conditions his ability to train guide dogs with whom begin delete a blind person end delete
begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert would be safe, begin delete (3) end delete
begin insert (c) end insert  be suited temperamentally and otherwise to instruct begin delete blind
persons end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert in the use of
guide dogs, and begin delete (4) end delete begin insert (d) end insert  have had at least three years’ actual
experience, comprising such number of hours as the board may
require, as an instructor, and have handled begin delete twenty-two (22)
man-dog end delete begin insert 22 person-dog end insert units; or its equivalent, as determined by
the board, as an apprentice under a licensed instructor or under an
instructor in a school satisfactory to the board.

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begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7209.5 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7209.5.  

Except as the context otherwise requires, as used in
this chapter the term “instructor” means a person who instructs
begin delete blind persons end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or visually impaired end insert in the
use of guide dogs or who engages in the business of training,
selling, hiring, or supplying guide dogs for begin delete the blind. end delete begin insert persons who
are blind or visually impaired. end insert

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begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7210.5 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7210.5.  

It is unlawful to solicit funds for any person purporting
to provide guide dogs for begin delete the blind end delete begin insert end insert begin insert persons who are blind or
visually impaired end insert in this state unless the person for whose benefit
the solicitation is made holds a valid and unimpaired license issued
by the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

As used in this section “person” means an individual, firm,
partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company,
or cooperative association.

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begin insert SEC. 14. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7211.1 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7211.1.  

(a) As a condition of renewal of an instructor’s license,
the instructor shall provide proof of completion of not less than 8
hours of continuing education. The board shall determine the form
of proof.

(b) Continuing education shall meet the criteria specified in
Section 166, and shall be in one or more of the following subject
matter areas:

(1) Blindness and mobility.

(2) Health issues relating to blindness.

(3) Instructing begin delete blind persons. end delete begin insert persons who are blind or visually
impaired. end insert

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(4) Care and training of dogs.

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(c) This section shall apply to renewal of instructors’ licenses
which expire on or after June 30, 1996.

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begin insert SEC. 15. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7211.2 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7211.2.  

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a
plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the
meaning of this article. The board may order the license suspended
or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for
appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed
on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending
the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under
the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such
person to withdraw his begin insert or her end insert plea of guilty and to enter a plea of
not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the
accusation, information or indictment.

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begin insert SEC. 16. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7215 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7215.  

No person shall sell, give, or furnish any guide dog to a
begin delete blind person end delete begin insert person who is blind or visually impaired end insert unless the
following requirements have been met:

(a) The dog has been immunized against distemper and rabies.

(b) The dog has been spayed or neutered.

(c) The dog has been examined by a licensed veterinarian and
found to be in good health.

A certificate from a veterinarian certifying to the foregoing shall
be delivered to the recipient of the dog at the time the dog is
assigned to a client.

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begin insert SEC. 17. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7215.5 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7215.5.  

During the first year following the successful training
of each person-dog unit, and release from a guide dog training
school of the trained person supplied with a guide dog, the school
may retain title to the trained dog. During this probationary year,
the school may enter into a contractual agreement with the user of
the dog describing the conditions under which the user may
maintain the status of legal custodian of the dog. During the
probationary year, the school, acting in what it deems to be the
best interest of the user, the dog, or the public, may temporarily
or permanently resume possession of the dog.

Within 15 days after the end of each begin delete calendar end delete begin insert fiscal end insert year, each
licensed school shall report to the board the following:

(1) The number of dog ownership titles transferred to dog users
pursuant to this section during the calendar year.

(2) The number of title recoveries and repossessions made by
the school pursuant to this section during the calendar year.

(3) The number, type, and amount of charges assessed for
followup training, instruction, veterinary, or boarding services,
pursuant to this section, which make a distinction between users
who have acquired title to their dogs and users who have not
acquired title.

(4) The views of the governing entity of the school as to any
problems or concerns relative to compliance with the provisions
of this section, along with recommendations for appropriate
legislative or administrative changes commensurate with the
purposes of this section.

Immediately upon completion of the first year following the
successful training referred to above, if the training school and the
dog user are mutually satisfied with the operation of the person-dog
unit, title to the dog shall be transferred to the begin delete blind end delete user begin insert who is
blind or visually impaired end insert if the user so desires. Transfer of title
shall be evidenced by a transfer of title agreement executed by
both parties thereto. The school may retain an option to recover
title and possession to the guide dog subject to conditions described
in the transfer of title agreement. These conditions may include,
but are not limited to, the following:

(1) If in the school’s opinion, the guide dog is being misused
or neglected or mistreated by its begin delete blind user. end delete begin insert user who is blind or
visually impaired. end insert

(2) If the begin delete blind person end delete begin insert user end insert to whom the dog was furnished has
ceased to use the dog as a guide and the dog is not too old to be
retrained as a guide for another begin delete blind person. end delete begin insert person who is blind
or visually impaired. end insert

(3) If, in the school’s opinion, the dog is no longer a safe guide
and the user refuses to cease using the dog as a guide after being
requested by the school to cease this use.

The guide dog school shall make no distinction as to the quality
or extent of followup or supportive services available to its blind
graduates based on whether they elect to acquire title to their dogs
or allow title to remain with the school after the probationary year.
The school may, however, make this distinction when assessing
reasonable and appropriate charges for followup training,
instruction, veterinary, or boarding services.

No applicant for admission to a guide dog training school, nor
any enrolled student, shall be required by the school prior to
completion of his or her training to sign any instrument or to
announce his or her intention regarding transfer of title of the dog
from the school to himself or herself upon completion of the
training and probation period.

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begin insert SEC. 18. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7217 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7217.  

(a) Within 60 days after begin delete the end of a calendar year or
after end delete the termination of the fiscal year of a school, there shall be
furnished to the board the following:

(1) A list of students accepted for training and those who have
completed training.

(2) A list of the number of dogs trained.

(b) Within 90 days after the end of a begin delete calendar end delete begin insert fiscal end insert year, there
shall be furnished to the board an independent audit of the school’s
finances by a certified public accountant licensed by this state.

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begin insert SEC. 19. end insert   

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begin insert Section 7685 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions Code end insert
begin insert is amended to read: end insert

7685.  

(a) (1) Every funeral director shall provide to any
person, upon beginning discussion of prices or of the funeral goods
and services offered, a written or printed list containing, but not
necessarily limited to, the price for professional services offered,
which may include the funeral director’s services, the preparation
of the body, the use of facilities, and the use of automotive
equipment. All services included in this price or prices shall be
enumerated. The funeral director shall also provide a statement on
that list that gives the price range for all caskets offered for sale.

(2) The list shall also include a statement indicating that the
survivor of the deceased who is handling the funeral arrangements,
or the responsible party, is entitled to receive, prior to the drafting
of any contract, a copy of any preneed agreement that has been
signed and paid for, in full or in part, by or on behalf of the
deceased, and that is in the possession of the funeral establishment.

(3) The funeral director shall also provide a written statement
or list that, at a minimum, specifically identifies a particular casket
or caskets by price and by thickness of metal, or type of wood, or
other construction, interior and color, in addition to other casket
identification requirements under Part 453 of Title 16 of the Code
of Federal Regulations and any subsequent version of this
regulation, when a request for specific information on a casket or
caskets is made in person by any individual. Prices of caskets and
other identifying features such as thickness of metal, or type of
wood, or other construction, interior and color, in addition to other
casket identification requirements required to be given over the
telephone by Part 453 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal
Regulations and any subsequent version of this regulation, shall
be provided over the telephone, if requested.

(b) (1) Each licensed funeral establishment that maintains an
Internet Web site shall post on its Internet Web site the list of
funeral goods and services that are required to be included in the
establishment’s general price list, pursuant to federal rule, and a
statement that the general price list is available upon request.

(2) Information posted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
provided by a link from the begin delete home page end delete begin insert homepage end insert of the Internet
Web begin delete site. end delete begin insert site with a word or combination of words, including, but
not limited to, “goods,” “merchandise,” “products,” or
“services.” end insert

(3) An establishment that posts on its Internet Web site home
page the words “price information” or a similar phrase that includes
the word “price,” with a link that leads to the establishment’s
general price list, need not comply with paragraphs (1) or (2).

(4) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to affect an
establishment’s obligations under federal or state law effective
prior to January 1, 2013.

(5) This subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2013.

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Section 8508 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

8508.  

“Household” means any structure and its contents that
are used for persons and their convenience.

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begin insert SEC. 21. end insert   

Section 8513 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

8513.  

(a) The board shall prescribe a form entitled “Notice to
Owner” that shall describe, in nontechnical language and in a clear
and coherent manner using words with common and everyday
meaning, the pertinent provisions of this state’s mechanics lien
laws and the rights and responsibilities of an owner of property
and a registered pest control company thereunder. Each company
registered under this chapter, prior to entering into a contract with
an owner for work for which a company registration is required,
shall give a copy of this “Notice to Owner” to the owner, his or
her agent, or the payer.

(b) No company that is required to be registered under this
chapter shall require or request a waiver of lien rights from any
subcontractor, employee, or supplier.

(c) Each company registered under this chapter that acts as a
subcontractor for another company registered under this chapter
shall, within 20 days of commencement of any work for which a
company registration is required, give the preliminary notice in
accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of
Title 2 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, to the owner, his
or her agent, or the payer.

(d) Each company registered under this chapter that acts as a
prime contractor for work for which a company registration is
required shall, prior to accepting payment for the work, furnish to
the owner, his or her agent, or the payer a full and unconditional
release from any claim of mechanics lien by any subcontractor
entitled to enforce a mechanics lien pursuant to Section 8410 of
the Civil Code.

(e) Each company registered under this chapter that subcontracts
to another company registered under this chapter work for which
a company registration is required shall furnish to the subcontractor
the name of the owner, his or her agent, or the payer.

(f) A violation of the provisions of this section is a ground for
disciplinary action.

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Section 8516.5 of the Business and Professions Code
is repealed.

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begin insert SEC. 23. end insert   

Section 8552 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

8552.  

It is unlawful for any person to advertise or represent in
any manner that any pest control work, in whole or in part, has
been done upon any structure, unless the work has been performed
by a registered company, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter.

begin delete SEC. 9. end delete
begin insert SEC. 24. end insert   

Section 8611 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

8611.  

(a) Each branch office shall have a branch supervisor
designated by the registered company to supervise and assist the
company’s employees who are located at that branch. The branch
supervisor shall be an individual who is licensed by the board as
an operator or a field representative in the branch or branches of
business being conducted and his or her license shall be
prominently displayed in the branch office.

(b) If a branch supervisor ceases for any reason to be connected
with a registered company, the company shall notify the registrar
in writing within 10 days from that cessation. If this notice is given,
the company’s branch office registration shall remain in force for
a reasonable length of time to be determined by rules of the board,
during which period the company shall submit to the registrar in
writing the name of another qualified branch supervisor.

begin delete SEC. 10. end delete
begin insert SEC. 25. end insert   

Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

17913.  

(a) The fictitious business name statement shall contain
all of the information required by this subdivision and shall be
substantially in the following form:

 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as
*
at **    :
***
This business is conducted by ****
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on
*****
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Registrant signature
Statement filed with the County Clerk of ____ County on

 

NOTICE--IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF
SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT
GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM
THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN
SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES
40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH
IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913
OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS
OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE
EXPIRATION.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF
AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF
ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW
(SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS CODE).

(b) The fictitious business name statement shall contain the
following information set forth in the manner indicated in the form
provided by subdivision (a):

(1) Where the asterisk (*) appears in the form, insert the
fictitious business name or names. Only those businesses operated
at the same address and under the same ownership may be listed
on one fictitious business name statement.

(2) Where the two asterisks (**) appear in the form: If the
registrant has a place of business in this state, insert the street
address, and county, of his or her principal place of business in
this state. If the registrant has no place of business in this state,
insert the street address, and county, of his or her principal place
of business outside this state.

(3) Where the three asterisks (***) appear in the form: If the
registrant is an individual, insert his or her full name and residence
address. If the registrants are a married couple, insert the full name
and residence address of both parties to the marriage. If the
registrant is a general partnership, copartnership, joint venture, or
limited liability partnership, insert the full name and residence
address of each general partner. If the registrant is a limited
partnership, insert the full name and residence address of each
general partner. If the registrant is a limited liability company,
insert the name and address of the limited liability company, as
set out in its articles of organization on file with the California
Secretary of State, and the state of organization. If the registrant
is a trust, insert the full name and residence address of each trustee.
If the registrant is a corporation, insert the name and address of
the corporation, as set out in its articles of incorporation on file
with the California Secretary of State, and the state of
incorporation. If the registrants are state or local registered
domestic partners, insert the full name and residence address of
each domestic partner. If the registrant is an unincorporated
association other than a partnership, insert the name of each person
who is interested in the business of the association and whose
liability with respect to the association is substantially the same
as that of a general partner.

(4) Where the four asterisks (****) appear in the form, insert
whichever of the following best describes the nature of the
business: (i) “an individual,” (ii) “a general partnership,” (iii) “a
limited partnership,” (iv) “a limited liability company,” (v) “an
unincorporated association other than a partnership,” (vi) “a
corporation,” (vii) “a trust,” (viii) “copartners,” (ix) “a married
couple,” (x) “joint venture,” (xi) “state or local registered domestic
partners,” or (xii) “a limited liability partnership.”

(5) Where the five asterisks (*****) appear in the form, insert
the date on which the registrant first commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business name or names listed, if
already transacting business under that name or names. If the
registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the
fictitious business name or names listed, insert the statement, “Not
applicable.”

(c) The registrant shall declare that all of the information in the
fictitious business statement is true and correct. A registrant who
declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that
the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(d) (1) At the time of filing of the fictitious business name
statement, the registrant filing on behalf of the registrant shall
present personal identification in the form of a California driver’s
license or other government identification acceptable to the county
clerk to adequately determine the identity of the registrant filing
on behalf of the registrant as provided in subdivision (e) and the
county clerk may require the registrant to complete and sign an
affidavit of identity.

(2) In the case of a registrant utilizing an agent for submission
of the registrant’s fictitious business name statement for filing, at
the time of filing of the fictitious business name statement, the
agent filing on behalf of the registrant shall present personal
identification in the form of a California driver’s license or other
government identification acceptable to the county clerk to
adequately determine the identity of the agent filing on behalf of
the registrant as provided in subdivision (e). The county clerk may
also require the agent to submit a notarized statement signed by
the registrant declaring the registrant has authorized the agent to
submit the filing on behalf of the registrant.

(e) If the registrant is a corporation, a limited liability company,
a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, the county
clerk may require documentary evidence issued by the California
Secretary of State and deemed acceptable by the county clerk,
indicating the current existence and good standing of that business
entity to be attached to a completed and notarized affidavit of
identity, for purposes of subdivision (d).

(f) The county clerk may require a registrant that mails a
fictitious business name statement to a county clerk’s office for
filing to submit a completed and notarized affidavit of identity. A
registrant that is a corporation, limited liability company, limited
partnership, or limited liability partnership, if required by the
county clerk to submit an affidavit of identity, shall also submit
documentary evidence issued by the California Secretary of State
indicating the current existence and good standing of that business
entity.

(g) A county clerk that chooses to establish procedures pursuant
to this section shall prescribe the form of affidavit of identity for
filing by a registrant in that county.

begin delete SEC. 11. end delete
begin insert SEC. 26. end insert   

Section 13995.40 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

13995.40.  

(a) Upon approval of the initial referendum, the
office shall establish a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation named
the California Travel and Tourism Commission. The commission
shall be under the direction of a board of commissioners, which
shall function as the board of directors for purposes of the
Nonprofit Corporation Law.

(b) The board of commissioners shall consist of 37
commissioners comprising the following:

(1) The director, who shall serve as chairperson.

(2) (A) Twelve members, who are professionally active in the
tourism industry, and whose primary business, trade, or profession
is directly related to the tourism industry, shall be appointed by
the Governor. Each appointed commissioner shall represent only
one of the 12 tourism regions designated by the office, and the
appointed commissioners shall be selected so as to represent, to
the greatest extent possible, the diverse elements of the tourism
industry. Appointed commissioners are not limited to individuals
who are employed by or represent assessed businesses.

(B) If an appointed commissioner ceases to be professionally
active in the tourism industry or his or her primary business, trade,
or profession ceases to be directly related to the tourism industry,
he or she shall automatically cease to be an appointed
commissioner 90 days following the date on which he or she ceases
to meet both of the eligibility criteria specified in subparagraph
(A), unless the commissioner becomes eligible again within that
90-day period.

(3) Twenty-four elected commissioners, including at least one
representative of a travel agency or tour operator that is an assessed
business.

(c) The commission established pursuant to Section 15364.52
shall be inoperative so long as the commission established pursuant
to this section is in existence.

(d) Elected commissioners shall be elected by industry category
in a referendum. Regardless of the number of ballots received for
a referendum, the nominee for each commissioner slot with the
most weighted votes from assessed businesses within that industry
category shall be elected commissioner. In the event that an elected
commissioner resigns, dies, or is removed from office during his
or her term, the commission shall appoint a replacement from the
same industry category that the commissioner in question
represented, and that commissioner shall fill the remaining term
of the commissioner in question. The number of commissioners
elected from each industry category shall be determined by the
weighted percentage of assessments from that category.

(e) The director may remove any elected commissioner
following a hearing at which the commissioner is found guilty of
abuse of office or moral turpitude.

(f) (1) The term of each elected commissioner shall commence
July 1 of the year next following his or her election, and shall
expire on June 30 of the fourth year following his or her election.
If an elected commissioner ceases to be employed by or with an
assessed business in the category and segment which he or she
was representing, his or her term as an elected commissioner shall
automatically terminate 90 days following the date on which he
or she ceases to be so employed, unless, within that 90-day period,
the commissioner again is employed by or with an assessed
business in the same category and segment.

(2) Terms of elected commissioners that would otherwise expire
effective December 31 of the year during which legislation adding
this subdivision is enacted shall automatically be extended until
June 30 of the following year.

(g) With the exception of the director, no commissioner shall
serve for more than two consecutive terms. For purposes of this
subdivision, the phrase “two consecutive terms” shall not include
partial terms.

(h) Except for the original commissioners, all commissioners
shall serve four-year terms. One-half of the commissioners
originally appointed or elected shall serve a two-year term, while
the remainder shall serve a four-year term. Every two years
thereafter, one-half of the commissioners shall be appointed or
elected by referendum.

(i) The selection committee shall determine the initial slate of
candidates for elected commissioners. Thereafter the
commissioners, by adopted resolution, shall nominate a slate of
candidates, and shall include any additional candidates complying
with the procedure described in Section 13995.62.

(j) The commissioners shall elect a vice chairperson from the
elected commissioners.

(k) The commission may lease space from the office.

(l) The commission and the office shall be the official state
representatives of California tourism.

(m) (1) All commission meetings shall be held in California.

(2) Commissioners may participate in meetings by means of
conference telephone and other technology, as authorized pursuant
to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 7211 of the
Corporations Code.

(n) No person shall receive compensation for serving as a
commissioner, but each commissioner shall receive reimbursement
for reasonable expenses incurred while on authorized commission
business.

(o) Assessed businesses shall vote only for commissioners
representing their industry category.

(p) Commissioners shall comply with the requirements of the
Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section
81000)). The Legislature finds and declares that commissioners
appointed or elected on the basis of membership in a particular
tourism segment are appointed or elected to represent and serve
the economic interests of those tourism segments and that the
economic interests of these members are the same as those of the
public generally.

(q) Commission meetings shall be subject to the requirements
of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing
with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1).

(r) The executive director of the commission shall serve as
secretary to the commission, a nonvoting position, and shall keep
the minutes and records of all commission meetings.

begin delete SEC. 12. end delete
begin insert SEC. 27. end insert   

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant
to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.