BILL NUMBER: SB 308INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Price FEBRUARY 15, 2013 An act to amend Sections 5810, 7200, and 7303 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 308, as introduced, Price. Professions and vocations. Existing law authorizes a certified interior designer, as defined, to obtain a stamp that uniquely identifies the designer and certifies that he or she meets certain qualifications and requires the use of that stamp on all drawings and documents submitted to any governmental agency by the designer. Existing law makes it an unfair business practice for any certified interior designer or any other person to represent that he or she is state certified to practice interior design. Existing law provides that these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2014, and shall be subject to review by the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection, which has been abolished. This bill would instead repeal those provisions on January 1, 2018, and would make them subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various businesses and professions by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Existing law requires that the board consist of certain members. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2014. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2018. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of barbering and cosmetology by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January 1, 2014. This bill would instead repeal these provisions on January 1, 2018, and specify that the board would be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature upon repeal. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5810 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 5810. (a) This chapter shall be subject tothe review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,2014,2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,2014,2018, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 2. Section 7200 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 7200. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind in whom enforcement of this chapter is vested. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. One member shall be the Director of Rehabilitation or his or her designated representative. The remaining members shall be persons who have shown a particular interest in dealing with the problems of the blind, and at least two of them shall be blind persons who use guide dogs. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,2014,2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,2014,2018, deletes or extends that date. Notwithstanding any otherprovision oflaw, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. SEC. 3. Section 7303 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 7303. (a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 9148) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code, there is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in which the administration of this chapter is vested. (b) The board shall consist of nine members. Five members shall be public members, and four members shall represent the professions. The Governor shall appoint three of the public members and the four professional members. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one public member. Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, except that of the members appointed by the Governor, two of the public members and two of the professions members shall be appointed for an initial term of two years. No board member may serve longer than two consecutive terms. (c) The board may appoint an executive officer who is exempt from civil service. The executive officer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or her by this chapter. The appointment of the executive officer is subject to the approval of the director. In the event that a newly authorized board replaces an existing or previous bureau, the director may appoint an interim executive officer for the board who shall serve temporarily until the new board appoints a permanent executive officer. (d) The executive officer shall provide examiners, inspectors, and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,2014,2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,2014,2018, deletes or extends that date. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.