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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SB 875 (Price)
          As Amended  August 6, 2012
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :37-0  
           
           BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS          9-0                 
          APPROPRIATIONS      17-0        
           
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          |Ayes:|Hayashi, Bill Berryhill,  |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey,          |
          |     |Allen, Butler, Eng,       |     |Blumenfield, Bradford,    |
          |     |Hagman, Hill, Ma, Smyth   |     |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
          |     |                          |     |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto,   |
          |     |                          |     |Hall, Hill, Lara,         |
          |     |                          |     |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, |
          |     |                          |     |Solorio, Wagner           |
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          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Allows the Department of Real Estate Commissioner 
          (Commissioner) to bar individuals from licensure and licensure 
          examinations for specified violations, and makes other changes 
          to Real Estate Law.  Specifically,  this bill  :   

          1)Allows the Commissioner to bar from participation in a 
            licensure examination a real estate salesperson, a real estate 
            broker, or specified unlicensed persons if the Commissioner 
            makes certain findings.

          2)Provides that persons suspended or barred from a position of 
            employment, management, or control under existing law are also 
            barred from participating in licensure examinations.

          3)Requires the Department of Real Estate (DRE), upon denial of a 
            license application or a license endorsement, to proceed under 
            statutes governing the denial, suspension and revocation of 
            licenses issued by the boards and bureaus within the 
            Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), which require a 
            statement of issues or a notification of denial, as specified.

          4)Requires the Commissioner to require a person who submits a 
            petition for reinstatement of a license or reduction of a 








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            penalty to submit his or her fingerprints with the petition.

          5)Provides that no person shall cheat on, subvert, or attempt to 
            subvert a licensing examination given by the DRE, and provides 
            definitions for cheating and subverting.

          6)Allows the Commissioner to bar any candidate who willfully 
            cheats on, subverts, or attempts to subvert an examination 
            from taking any license examination and from holding an active 
            real estate license under any provision of the Business and 
            Professions code for up to three years.

          7)Repeals provisions relating to conditional licenses (which the 
            DRE no longer issues).

          8)Clarifies grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee 
            for acting as a dual agent without the knowledge or written 
            consent of all parties.

          9)Clarifies that an applicant for a Mortgage Loan Originator 
            (MLO) endorsement may fail the examination only three 
            consecutive times before having to wait six months before 
            re-taking the exam.

          10)Allows licensees with an MLO endorsement who are called to 
            active military duty to extend the timeframe in which they 
            must complete continuing education (CE) requirements.

          11)Makes conforming and technical changes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations 
          Committee, costs associated with this legislation are minor and 
          absorbable within existing resources.

           COMMENTS  :  This bill makes a number of changes to enhance and 
          streamline DRE's enforcement authority and reduce associated 
          costs, clarify DRE's examination procedures, and allow active 
          military more time to complete CE required to maintain an MLO 
          license endorsement.


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









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