BRN committee votes to pursue bill requiring notice to licensing boards for certain vacated convictions

SACRAMENTO — The Nurse Practice Committee of the California Board of Registered Nursing voted Jan. 22 to authorize staff to pursue legislation that would require courts to notify a licensee’s professional licensing board when a petitioner seeks relief under Penal Code §236.15 and the underlying conviction is substantially related to the person’s professional practice.

The proposal, presented by BRN staff member Marissa, responds to a recent case in which a licensee’s conviction was vacated under AB 124 without the board receiving notice, preventing the board from using the conviction in its pending administrative discipline. Marissa told the committee the board’s proposal would not change the court’s ability to grant relief but would ensure licensing bodies have the opportunity to…