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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 2783
          Author:   Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE  :  4-0, 6/22/10
          AYES:  Denham, Correa, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Wyland, Vacancy, Vacancy
           
          SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  74-0, 5/6/10 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Professions and vocations:  military personnel

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill states the Military Department shall  
          be consulted before the adopting of rules and regulations  
          that provide for the licensure and regulation of certain  
          businesses, occupations, and professions by specified  
          boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs created  
          under the Business and Professions Code.

           ANALYSIS  :    
           
           Existing law:

          1. Provides for the licensure and regulation of certain  
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             businesses, occupations, and professions by specified  
             boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)  
             created under the Business and Professions Code. 

          2. Requires these boards to adopt rules and regulations to  
             provide for methods of evaluating education, training,  
             and experience obtained in the armed services, if  
             applicable to the requirements of the business,  
             occupation, or profession regulated, and to specify how  
             this education, training, and experience may be used to  
             meet the licensure requirements for the particular  
             business, occupation, or profession regulated. 

          3. Requires these boards to consult with the Department of  
             Veterans Affairs before adopting these rules and  
             regulations.

           Comments
           
          These boards are required to adopt rules and regulations to  
          provide for methods of evaluating education, training, and  
          experience obtained in the armed services, if applicable to  
          the requirements of the business, occupation, or profession  
          regulated, and to specify how this education, training, and  
          experience may be used to meet the licensure requirements  
          for the particular business, occupation, or profession  
          regulated. 

          According to the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Services, the  
          department contacted DCA in August 2009 to ensure that  
          veterans' skills and experience obtained in the armed  
          services are appropriately accounted for in professional  
          licensing rules and regulations.  As of August 2009, the   
          department had no explicit agreements, timelines, or plans  
          regarding the collaboration.

           FISCAL EFFECT :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/3/10)

          American Legion, Department of California
          AMVETS, Department of California
          Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council

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           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,  
            Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles  
            Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De  
            Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,  
            Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,  
            Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,  
            Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,  
            Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,  
            Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,  
            Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,  
            Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Bass, Block, De La Torre, Gilmore,  
            Mendoza, Vacancy


          TSM:mw  8/4/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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