CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2862Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2862, as introduced, Gipson. Licenses: African American applicants.Existing law prescribes requirements for licensure and regulation of various businesses and professions, including healing arts and real estate businesses and professions, by various boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and departments.This bill would require boards to prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses under these provisions, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.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. Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2862Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2862, as introduced, Gipson. Licenses: African American applicants.Existing law prescribes requirements for licensure and regulation of various businesses and professions, including healing arts and real estate businesses and professions, by various boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and departments.This bill would require boards to prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses under these provisions, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2862
Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson
February 15, 2024
An act to add Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2862, as introduced, Gipson. Licenses: African American applicants.
Existing law prescribes requirements for licensure and regulation of various businesses and professions, including healing arts and real estate businesses and professions, by various boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and departments.This bill would require boards to prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses under these provisions, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.
Existing law prescribes requirements for licensure and regulation of various businesses and professions, including healing arts and real estate businesses and professions, by various boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and departments.
This bill would require boards to prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses under these provisions, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
SECTION 1. Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 473) is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses
DIVISION 1.1. Prioritization of Licenses
473. (a) For purposes of this division:(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.
473. (a) For purposes of this division:
(1) Board includes bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency.
(2) License includes certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a board shall prioritize African American applicants seeking licenses, especially applicants who are descended from a person enslaved in the United States.