CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1319Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1319, as introduced, Mendoza. Professions and vocations.Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, and commissions that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations deemed to engage in activities that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare for the purpose of ensuring that those professions and vocations are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1319Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1319, as introduced, Mendoza. Professions and vocations.Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, and commissions that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations deemed to engage in activities that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare for the purpose of ensuring that those professions and vocations are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1319 Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 16, 2018 Introduced by Senator Mendoza February 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1319, as introduced, Mendoza. Professions and vocations. Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, and commissions that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations deemed to engage in activities that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare for the purpose of ensuring that those professions and vocations are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Under existing law, the Department of Consumer Affairs is comprised of various boards, bureaus, and commissions that license and regulate the practice of various professions and vocations deemed to engage in activities that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare for the purpose of ensuring that those professions and vocations are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. 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 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. SECTION 1. Section 101.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. 101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. 101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California.To(b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code. 101.6. (a) The boards, bureaus, and commissions in the department are established for the purpose of ensuring that those private businesses and professions deemed to engage in activities which that have potential impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare are adequately regulated in order to protect the people of California. To (b) To this end, they the boards, bureaus, and commissions establish minimum qualifications and levels of competency and license persons desiring to engage in the occupations they regulate upon determining that such those persons possess the requisite skills and qualifications necessary to provide safe and effective services to the public, or register or otherwise certify persons in order to identify practitioners and ensure performance according to set and accepted professional standards. They provide a means for redress of grievances by investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, fraudulent action, or unlawful activity brought to their attention by members of the public and institute disciplinary action against persons licensed or registered under the provisions of this code when such action is warranted. In addition, they conduct periodic checks of licensees, registrants, or otherwise certified persons in order to ensure compliance with the relevant sections of this code.