CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 878Introduced by Senator JonesJanuary 22, 2020 An act to add Section 139.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 878, as introduced, Jones. Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing: applications: wait times.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.This bill would require each board within the department that issues licenses to prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website, as provided.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 139.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 878Introduced by Senator JonesJanuary 22, 2020 An act to add Section 139.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 878, as introduced, Jones. Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing: applications: wait times.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.This bill would require each board within the department that issues licenses to prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 878
Introduced by Senator JonesJanuary 22, 2020
Introduced by Senator Jones
January 22, 2020
An act to add Section 139.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 878, as introduced, Jones. Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing: applications: wait times.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.This bill would require each board within the department that issues licenses to prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website, as provided.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
This bill would require each board within the department that issues licenses to prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website, as provided.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 139.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
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 139.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
SECTION 1. Section 139.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.
139.5. Each board, as defined in section 22, within the department that issues a license shall do both of the following:
(a) Prominently display the current timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications on its internet website.
(b) With respect to the information displayed on the website, specify the average timeframe for each license category.