Senate BillNo. 1244


Introduced by Senator Lieu

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bonilla)

February 20, 2014


An act to amend Sections 8520 and 8528 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to the Structural Pest Control Board.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1244, as introduced, Lieu. Structural Pest Control Board.

Existing law, until January 1, 2015, establishes the Structural Pest Control Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to appoint a registrar to be the executive officer of the board. The board is required to license and regulate structural pest control operators, as specified.

This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2019.

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

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 8520 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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8520.  

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a
4Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members.

5(b) Subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the director by
6Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), the board is vested
7with the power to and shall administer the provisions of this
8chapter.

P2    1(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that consumer protection
2is the primary mission of the board.

3(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,begin delete 2015end delete
4begin insert 2019end insert, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
5that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2015end deletebegin insert 2019end insert, deletes or extends
6that date.begin delete Theend deletebegin insert Notwithstanding any other law, theend insert repeal of this
7section renders the board subject tobegin delete theend delete reviewbegin delete required by Division
81.2 (commencing with Section 473)end delete
begin insert by the appropriate policy
9committees of the Legislatureend insert
.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 8528 of the Business and Professions Code is
11amended to read:

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8528.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insertWith the approval of the director, the board shall
13appoint a registrar, fix his or her compensation, and prescribe his
14or her duties.

begin delete

15The

end delete

16begin insert(b)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertTheend insert registrar is the executive officer and secretary of the
17 board.

begin delete

18This

end delete

19begin insert(c)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertThisend insert section shall remain in effect only until January 1,begin delete 2015end delete
20begin insert 2019end insert, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
21that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2015end deletebegin insert 2019end insert, deletes or extends
22that date.



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