Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 21, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 09, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 04, 2018 Amended IN Senate July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1247Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2017An act to amend Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1247, Nazarian. Professional fiduciaries: prelicensing and renewal or restoration: education.Existing law, the Professional Fiduciaries Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional fiduciaries and provides for the administration of those provisions by the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an applicant to complete 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau as a condition of licensure. The act also requires a licensee to complete 15 hours of continuing education courses each year as a condition of license renewal or restoration.This bill, beginning January 1, 2020, would require the prelicensing education courses to include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency, as defined by the bill, and, beginning January 1, 2020, would require a licensee to complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every 3 years as a condition of license renewal or restoration.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 21, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 09, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 04, 2018 Amended IN Senate July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1247Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2017An act to amend Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1247, Nazarian. Professional fiduciaries: prelicensing and renewal or restoration: education.Existing law, the Professional Fiduciaries Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional fiduciaries and provides for the administration of those provisions by the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an applicant to complete 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau as a condition of licensure. The act also requires a licensee to complete 15 hours of continuing education courses each year as a condition of license renewal or restoration.This bill, beginning January 1, 2020, would require the prelicensing education courses to include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency, as defined by the bill, and, beginning January 1, 2020, would require a licensee to complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every 3 years as a condition of license renewal or restoration.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 21, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 09, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 04, 2018 Amended IN Senate July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2017 Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 21, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 09, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate June 04, 2018 Amended IN Senate July 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1247 Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2017 Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian February 17, 2017 An act to amend Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1247, Nazarian. Professional fiduciaries: prelicensing and renewal or restoration: education. Existing law, the Professional Fiduciaries Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional fiduciaries and provides for the administration of those provisions by the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an applicant to complete 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau as a condition of licensure. The act also requires a licensee to complete 15 hours of continuing education courses each year as a condition of license renewal or restoration.This bill, beginning January 1, 2020, would require the prelicensing education courses to include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency, as defined by the bill, and, beginning January 1, 2020, would require a licensee to complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every 3 years as a condition of license renewal or restoration. Existing law, the Professional Fiduciaries Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional fiduciaries and provides for the administration of those provisions by the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an applicant to complete 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau as a condition of licensure. The act also requires a licensee to complete 15 hours of continuing education courses each year as a condition of license renewal or restoration. This bill, beginning January 1, 2020, would require the prelicensing education courses to include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency, as defined by the bill, and, beginning January 1, 2020, would require a licensee to complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every 3 years as a condition of license renewal or restoration. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. SECTION 1. Section 6538 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. 6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. 6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency.(b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years.(c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee.(d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities. 6538. (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau. (2) Beginning January 1, 2020, the prelicensing education courses shall include at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency. (b) (1) To renew a license, or to restore a license from retired status to active status, a licensee shall complete 15 hours of approved continuing education courses each year. (2) Beginning January 1, 2020, as part of the approved continuing education courses required by paragraph (1), a licensee shall complete at least one hour of instruction in LGBT cultural competency every three years. (c) The cost of any educational course required by this chapter shall not be borne by any client served by a licensee. (d) For purposes of this section, LGBT cultural competency means understanding and applying cultural and ethnic data to the process of care that includes, but is not limited to, information on the appropriate treatment of, and provision of care to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities.