California Senate Bill SB560 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 560AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 6, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Senator Monning FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend Section 7011.4 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 560, as amended, Monning. Contractors. The Contractors' State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act establishes an enforcement division within the board that is required to enforce prohibitions against all forms of unlicensed activity, as specified. This bill would authorize the enforcement division to additionally  ensure   enforce the obligation to secure the  payment of  valid and current  workers' compensation insurance, as specified. 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 7011.4 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 7011.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7011, there is in the Contractors' State License Board, a separate enforcement division that shall rigorously enforce this chapter prohibiting all forms of unlicensed activity and  ensuring   shall enforce the obligation to secure the  payment of  valid and current  workers' compensation  insurance, pursuant to   insurance in   accordance with  Section 3700.5 of the Labor Code. (b) Persons employed as enforcement representatives of the Contractors' State License Board and designated by the Director of Consumer Affairs shall have the authority to issue a written notice to appear in court pursuant to Chapter  5c   5C  (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. An employee so designated is not a peace officer and is not entitled to safety member retirement benefits as a result of that designation. He or she does not have the power of arrest. (c) When participating in the activities of the Joint Enforcement Strike Force on the Underground Economy pursuant to Section 329 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, the enforcement division shall have free access to all places of labor.