California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 1 — Department of Consumer AffairsChapter 1 — The DepartmentSection 135.5
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the State of California to provide persons who are not lawfully present in the United States with the state benefits provided by all licensing acts of entities within the department, and therefore enacts this section pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 30, and except as required by subdivision (e) of Section 7583.23, no entity within the department shall deny licensure to an applicant based on his or her citizenship status or immigration status.
(c) Every board within the department shall implement all required regulatory or procedural changes necessary to implement this section no later than January 1, 2016. A board may implement the provisions of this section at any time prior to January 1, 2016.
Notes
Prohibits department entities from denying licensure based on an applicant’s citizenship or immigration status, except as required by the referenced security-license provision. Requires every department board to make necessary regulatory or procedural changes no later than January 1, 2016, while allowing earlier implementation.
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