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                                                                  AB 2783
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          Date of Hearing:   April 28, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

           AB 2783 (Committee on Veterans Affairs) - As Introduced:  March  
                                      8, 2010 

          Policy Committee:                              Veterans  
          AffairsVote:   9-0
                        Business and Professions              11-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires state licensing and regulatory boards under  
          the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to consult with the  
          Military Department prior to adopting rules and regulations that  
          are required, under current law, to specify how education,  
          training, and experience obtained in the armed forces are  
          applicable to the requirements of each board's regulated  
          business or profession.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor absorbable GF costs to the Military Department and minor  
          absorbable special fund costs to the respective DCA boards for  
          the consultation.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  .  According to the committee, the Military Department  
          could provide assistance in specifying how military education,  
          training, and experience may be used to meet the licensure  
          requirements for the particular business, occupation, or  
          professions regulated under DCA.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081