Bill > SB944

This bill makes numerous amendments to various sections of the Business and Professions Code, as well as the Labor Code and Public Contract Code, primarily to update regulations and clarify existing provisions for licensed professionals and contractors. Key changes include establishing relations with international regulatory bodies for professional engineers and land surveyors to promote uniform standards, adding provisions for technical advisory committees for geologists and geophysicists, and outlining requirements for geologist-in-training certification. The bill also modifies rules regarding contractor advertising, the display of identification on business vehicles for specific contractor types, and the content of contracts for home improvement and service/repair work. It further refines regulations for asbestos certification, guide dog instructors, repossession agencies, and the handling of personal effects during repossessions. Additionally, the bill addresses electrician certification requirements, tax preparer education and compliance, and includes a noncollusion declaration for public works contracts.