(1) Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law establishes various entities within the department for the licensure, regulation, and discipline of various professions and vocations.
Existing law establishes the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of specified special funds and accounts. Other existing law, the Naturopathic Doctors Act, establishes the Naturopathic Doctor's Fund in the State Treasury.
This bill would include the Naturopathic Doctor's Fund in those special funds and accounts in the Professions and Vocations Fund.
(2) Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dental hygienists by the Dental Hygiene Board of California. Existing law defines "dental hygiene board" to mean the Dental Hygiene Board of California and "dental board" to mean the Dental Board of California.
This bill would correct references to these boards.
(3) Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of, among others, speech-language pathology assistants, hearing aid dispensers, and dispensing audiologists.
Existing law requires a person applying for approval as a speech-language pathology assistant to have graduated from a speech-language pathology assistant associate of arts degree program, or equivalent course of study, approved by the board.
This bill would require graduation from a speech-language pathology assistant associate degree program, or equivalent course of study, approved by the board.
Existing law, as it relates to hearing aid dispensers and dispensing audiologists, refers to a "hearing aid dispenser's license."
This bill would instead refer to a "hearing aid dispenser license."
(4) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing.
Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a registered nurse to comply with prescribed requirements, including a requirement to have successfully completed the courses of instruction prescribed by the board for licensure, in a program in this state accredited by the board for training registered nurses, or to have successfully completed courses of instruction in a school of nursing outside of this state that, in the opinion of the board at the time the application is filed, are equivalent to the minimum requirements of the board for licensure established for an accredited program in this state.
This bill would replace references to an "accredited program" with "approved program."
Existing law prohibits an individual from holding themselves out as a public health nurse or using a title that includes the term "public health nurse" unless that individual is in possession of a valid California public health nurse certificate. Existing law establishes minimum and maximum amounts for a fee for an evaluation of qualifications to use the title "public health nurse," a fee for an application for renewal of the certificate to practice as a public health nurse, and a penalty fee for failure to renew a certificate to practice as a public health nurse within the prescribed time.
This bill would delete the minimum amounts for those public health nurse fees.
(5) Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Board.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in that act.
(6) Existing law, the Naturopathic Doctors Act, establishes the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Existing law changed the name of the former Naturopathic Medicine Committee to the board and former law changed the name of the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine to the committee. Existing law specifies that any reference in any law or regulation to the bureau or the committee refers to the board.
This bill would update numerous outdated references to the bureau or the committee to instead refer to the board.
Existing law requires the board to adopt regulations in order to carry out the purposes of the Naturopathic Doctors Act and, unless contrary to the Naturopathic Doctors Act, applies regulations adopted by the bureau to the board and its licensees.
This bill, unless contrary to the Naturopathic Doctors Act, would also apply regulations adopted by the committee to the board and its licensees.
(7) Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the Veterinary Medical Board for the licensure and regulation of veterinarians and the practice of veterinary medicine. Under existing law, revenues of specified fees and fines are deposited in the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund (veterinary fund) , an account in the Professions and Vocations Fund subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
This bill would rename the board and the veterinary fund, respectively, the "California Veterinary Medical Board" and the "California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund."
(8) Existing law establishes the Board of Behavioral Sciences and requires the board to license and regulate various registrants and licensees under existing law, including licensees and registrants under the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act. A violation of the act is a crime. Existing law prohibits the board from renewing any registration as an associate marriage and family therapist unless the registrant certifies under penalty of perjury to the board, and on a form prescribed by the board, that they have completed not less than 3 hours of continuing education on the subject of California law and ethics during the preceding year. Existing law requires the continuing education to be obtained from one of prescribed sources, including an accredited school or state-approved school that meets specified requirements.
This bill would instead authorize a school, college, or university that is accredited or approved, as defined, to be a continuing education source.
(9) Existing law, the Automotive Repair Act, provides for the registration and regulation of automotive repair dealers by the Bureau of Automotive Repair. Existing law requires an automotive repair dealer to pay a required fee for each place of business operated by the dealer in this state and to register with the director upon forms prescribed by the director, as prescribed. Existing law requires the forms to include any applicable nationally recognized and industry-accepted educational certifications and any bureau-approved educational certifications.
This bill would revise "bureau-approved educational certifications" to "bureau-accepted educational certifications."
(10) Existing law requires every person who regularly transacts business in this state for profit under a fictitious business name to file a fictitious business name statement, as prescribed, not later than 40 days from the time the registrant commences to transact business, to file a new statement after any change in the facts, and to file a new statement when refiling a fictitious business name statement. Existing law requires the fictitious business name statement to contain specified information and to be substantially in a specified form, including prescribed notice of existing law governing the expiration of a statement.
This bill would conform the notice language to existing law governing the expiration of a statement.
(11) Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (the act) , until January 1, 2027, provides for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. The act imposes various requirements and creates certain exemptions that are based, in part, on the total charges, which the act defines as the sum of institutional and noninstitutional charges. The act further defines "noninstitutional charges" to mean charges for an educational program paid to an entity other than an institution that are specifically required for participation in an educational program.
This bill would narrow the definition of "noninstitutional charges" to include only those specified charges that are paid to such an entity directly.
Existing law prohibits an enrollment agreement from containing a provision that requires a student to invoke an internal institutional dispute procedure before enforcing any contractual or other legal rights or remedies.
This bill would instead prohibit an institution from imposing such a requirement.
Existing law requires a private postsecondary educational institution that maintains an internet website to provide on that website specific documents relating to the institution and a link to the bureau's internet website.
This bill would require that those documents and that link be the current version.
Existing law generally prohibits certain institutions approved to participate in veterans' financial aid programs pursuant to specified federal law from being exempt from the act. Existing law, as an exception to that prohibition, authorizes an institution that satisfies certain requirements to claim an exemption from the act.
This bill would delete that exception.
(12) Existing law, the Psychology Licensing Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists and registered psychological associates.
This bill would correct various references in other laws to a "psychological assistant" to instead refer to a "registered psychological associate," and would delete an outdated reference to the category of "registered psychologist."
(13) The bill would make technical and other nonsubstantive changes, including changes relating to obsolete provisions and references and the elimination of gendered pronouns.
(14) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4980.54 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2270 and AB 2581 to be operative only if this bill and either or both AB 2270 and AB 2581 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 2816 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2471 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2471 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Statutes affected:
SB1526: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 124260 HSC
03/18/24 - Introduced: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 124260 HSC
04/17/24 - Amended Senate: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4826.7 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 1374.72 HSC, 124260 HSC, 128454 HSC
06/11/24 - Amended Assembly: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2761 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4826.7 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94897 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94907 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94947 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 1374.72 HSC, 124260 HSC, 128454 HSC
06/26/24 - Amended Assembly: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2761 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4826.7 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94897 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94907 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94947 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 1374.72 HSC, 124260 HSC, 128454 HSC
08/19/24 - Amended Assembly: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2761 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4826.7 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94897 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94907 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94947 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 1374.72 HSC, 124260 HSC, 128454 HSC
08/27/24 - Amended Assembly: 144 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2761 BPC, 2816 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4826.7 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94897 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94907 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94947 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 1374.72 HSC, 124260 HSC, 128454 HSC
SB 1526: 144 BPC, 208 BPC, 1903 BPC, 1905.2 BPC, 1910.5 BPC, 1944 BPC, 2538.3 BPC, 2538.10 BPC, 2538.25 BPC, 2538.27 BPC, 2539.1 BPC, 2736 BPC, 2816 BPC, 3503 BPC, 3526 BPC, 3531 BPC, 3534.4 BPC, 3534.5 BPC, 3545 BPC, 3620 BPC, 3620.1 BPC, 3621.5 BPC, 3622 BPC, 3623 BPC, 3624 BPC, 3627 BPC, 3630 BPC, 3633 BPC, 3633.1 BPC, 3634 BPC, 3636 BPC, 3640 BPC, 3640.2 BPC, 3640.3 BPC, 3640.5 BPC, 3640.8 BPC, 3641 BPC, 3644 BPC, 3650 BPC, 3651.5 BPC, 3652 BPC, 3660 BPC, 3661 BPC, 3663 BPC, 3663.5 BPC, 3670 BPC, 3672 BPC, 3675 BPC, 3681 BPC, 3685 BPC, 4175 BPC, 4800 BPC, 4800.1 BPC, 4809.6 BPC, 4810 BPC, 4811 BPC, 4836.1 BPC, 4842.2 BPC, 4846 BPC, 4848.1 BPC, 4857 BPC, 4860 BPC, 4875 BPC, 4886 BPC, 4903 BPC, 4904 BPC, 4905 BPC, 4910 BPC, 4920.2 BPC, 4920.4 BPC, 4920.8 BPC, 4980.54 BPC, 9884 BPC, 17913 BPC, 94816 EDC, 94850 EDC, 94856 EDC, 94876 EDC, 94883 EDC, 94899.5 EDC, 94901 EDC, 94906 EDC, 94913 EDC, 94949.71 EDC, 124260 HSC