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Board authorizes staff to pursue technical statute changes on advertising and other cleanup in omnibus bill
Summary
The Board approved staff work to pursue non‑substantive statutory amendments to modernize advertising and disclosure requirements for associates, trainees and interns, and supported other minor technical fixes to the practice acts for inclusion in a committee omnibus bill.
The Board reviewed updates to a multi‑step project to modernize advertising and client‑disclosure law for associates, trainees and interns. Staff explained a phased approach: finalize regulation amendments (currently with OAL), then pursue statute changes during the next legislative session so definitions and disclosure requirements are consistent across license types.
Key points Staff said advertising regulation amendments have been submitted to the Office of Administrative Law; a second step will move statutory language for associate/trainee disclosure into practice acts to create consistency. The Board has previously approved draft language and attachments, including charts that show inconsistent prior requirements across license types.
Motion and vote A motion to direct staff to develop and pursue the non‑substantive legislative proposals (to appear in an omnibus committee bill) was moved and seconded and passed by roll call.
Why it matters The changes are intended to clarify advertising disclosures for consumers, make associate/trainee disclosures consistent across license types, and remove outdated exceptions. Staff indicated these are largely technical and non‑substantive changes that improve clarity for the public.
