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                                                                  AB 1091
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1091 (Morrell)
          As Amended  June 8, 2011
          Majority vote
           
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           Original Committee Reference:    B., P. & C.P.  

           SUMMARY  :  Revises and recasts provisions on notification 
          requirements when a qualifier disassociates from a contractor's 
          license.  

           The Senate amendments  are minor and technical and clarifying in 
          nature. 

           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Provides for the licensing and regulation of contractors by 
            the Contractors' State License Board (CSLB). 

          2)Requires a licensee or qualifier to notify CSLB in writing and 
            replace the disassociating qualifier within 90 days from the 
            date of disassociation.  Failure to comply shall result in an 
            automatic license suspension or classification removal at the 
            end of those 90 days. 

          3)Authorizes the CSLB registrar to review and accept the 
            petition of one 90-day extension of a licensee who disputes 
            the date of disassociation or who has failed to notify and 
            replace the qualifier within 90 days, upon a showing of good 
            cause by the contractor.  The CSLB registrar may grant only 
            one 90-day extension to replace the qualifier.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill revised and recast 
          provisions on notification requirements when a qualifier 
          disassociates from a contractor's license.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations 
          Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs. 










                                                                  AB 1091
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           COMMENTS  :  Business and Professions Code Section 7068.2 
          stipulates that when a qualifier (the qualifying individuals, or 
          qualifier, is the person listed in CSLB records who meets the 
          experience and examination requirements) disassociates from a 
          license, the qualifier or the licensee shall notify CSLB and 
          replace the qualifier within 90 days after the disassociation 
          date, or the license is suspended.  The CSLB registrar may grant 
          one and only one 90-day extension for good cause.  If the 
          qualifier and licensee fail to notify CSLB of the disassociation 
          within the 90-day deadline, the license shall be suspended upon 
          written notification of the disassociation.

          This bill, as amended in the Senate, is consistent with Assembly 
          actions.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916) 
          319-3301 


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