Physical Therapy Board of California.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that the Legislature will conduct the sunset review; it only expresses intent.

Physical Therapy Board of California

This law extends the Physical Therapy Board of California's authority until January 1, 2031 and sets rules for when they can consider petitions from people who want their licenses back.

What This Bill Does

• Extends until January 1, 2031, the board's ability to enforce rules and appoint an executive officer.
• Expresses the intent of the Legislature to review the Physical Therapy Board of California through a special process called sunset review.
• Adds new rules about when the board can consider petitions from people who want their licenses back after being suspended or revoked.
• Limits the board's consideration of petitions if the applicant is required to register as a sex offender, except for misdemeanor convictions.
• Also limits the board's consideration of petitions if the conduct involved sexual misconduct.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Physical Therapy Board of California
• Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in California

Terms To Know

sunset review

A process where the government reviews a program or agency to decide if it should continue.

executive officer

An official who is in charge of running an organization, like the Physical Therapy Board.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what changes will be made after the sunset review.
• It's unclear how many people might be affected by the new rules about petitions and sex offender registration.

Official Summary Text

AB 2774, as amended, Committee on Business and Professions.
Physical Therapy Board of California.
Existing law, the Physical Therapy Practice Act, establishes the Physical Therapy Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure, approval, and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Existing law prescribes specified fees for licenses issued by the board.
Existing law repeals
those provisions on January 1, 2027, at which time the board is subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
the board and its authority to employ an executive officer on January 1, 2027.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to evaluate the Physical Therapy Board of California through the joint legislative sunset review oversight process and to subsequently include in this bill recommendations produced through that process. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the above-described provisions.
This bill would extend the board’s authority to enforce and administer the act and to appoint an executive officer until January 1, 2031. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions prescribing fees for licenses issued by the board.
Existing law authorizes a person whose license has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on probation, to petition the board for reinstatement or modification of a penalty after a specified period of time has elapsed. Existing law prohibits the board from considering a petition while the petitioner is under sentence for any criminal offense, including any period of court-imposed probation or parole, or while there is an accusation or petition to revoke probation pending against the petitioner.
This bill would further prohibit the board from considering a petition if the applicant is required to register as a sex offender, as specified. The bill would except from this prohibition an applicant whose requirement to register as a sex offender is based solely on a misdemeanor conviction. The bill would also prohibit the board from considering a petition if the conduct underlying the petitioner’s conviction involved certain sexual misconduct.

Current Bill Text

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