Bill > AB1288

This bill proposes several modifications to the regulations governing registered environmental health specialists in California. The bill extends the supervision period for environmental health specialist trainees from 3 to 5 years and expands the scope of practice to include body art and medical waste. It revises educational requirements by removing the requirement that basic science coursework be equal to what is acceptable in an approved environmental health degree program. The bill changes the composition of the Environmental Health Specialist Registration Committee, making the State Environmental Health Director the executive officer and removing restrictions on committee members serving consecutive terms. The committee will now be required to meet at least quarterly, either in person or virtually, with a quorum defined as a simple majority of filled committee seats. Additionally, the bill mandates that the department publish its registry of registered specialists and trainees on its website within 90 days of an exam and modifies the reexamination process, allowing applicants to be reexamined after a 90-day waiting period instead of the previous restrictions. The bill aims to streamline and modernize the regulations surrounding environmental health specialist registration and professional practice.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

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