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LATC hears multiple bills that could affect exams, applicant prioritization and emergency flexibility
Summary
Staff summarized four bills under active monitoring: AB 667 (interpreters for state-administered exams), AB 742 (priority licensure for descendants of enslaved people), SB 470 (post-COVID teleconference amendments to Bagley-Keene), and SB 641 (emergency waivers for licensing requirements).
LATC staff summarized several pending bills that could affect licensing, exam administration and emergency authority.
Laura Zuniga briefed the committee on AB 667, which would require state-administered exams to allow applicants who cannot read, speak or write English to use an interpreter at no cost for oral or verbal portions. Zuniga said the bill has been narrowed to apply to state-administered exams (the California Supplemental Examination) rather than national exams and is currently on the Assembly…
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