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Board debates inconsistent treatment of Megan’s Law registrants in petitions and new‑applicant rules
Summary
Staff identified a mismatch between the board’s mandatory denials of new applicants who are required registrants under Penal Code section 290 (Megan’s Law) and the board’s current practice of hearing petitions for reinstatement from revoked licensees who remain registrants.
Physical Therapy Board staff warned the board about an inconsistency between two parts of law: a provision that directs denial of licensure to some applicants who must register under Penal Code section 290 (the *** Offender Registration Act, commonly called “Megan’s Law”) and the board’s existing authority to hear petitions for reinstatement from previously licensed practitioners who remain registrants.
Staff explained that Business and Professions Code language applied to applications—cited in the meeting as section “26 60.5”—requires the board to deny a new application from someone who is required to…
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