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Board hears DCA update, reviews budget and regulations and approves legislative omnibus proposal; minutes and proposal adopted by roll call
Summary
At its Feb. 21, 2025 meeting the Speech‑Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board heard a Department of Consumer Affairs update on wildfire fee‑deferral executive orders, AB 1170 Form 700 electronic filing, the governor’s proposed budget and reorganization, and received staff reports on budget projections and auditing; the b
The Speech‑Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board received a Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) update and several staff reports at its Feb. 21, 2025 meeting in Sacramento and approved an omnibus legislative proposal for non‑substantive statutory updates. The board also approved the Dec. 2024 meeting minutes by roll call.
Why this matters: the DCA update and staff reports include immediate compliance changes for licensees (Form 700 e‑filing), disaster relief measures for wildfire‑affected licensees, and the board’s budget outlook. The legislative action authorizes staff to pursue an omnibus bill to correct and update statutory references.
DCA and administrative updates
- Presenter and contact: Melissa Geer, deputy director for board and bureau relations at DCA, gave the update and asked boards to share resources with licensees.
- Wildfire fee deferral: Geer summarized Governor Newsom’s executive order (cited in the packet as Executive Order N‑1525) providing relief to licensees in specified Los Angeles County ZIP codes affected by wildfires. She said: “Licensees will still need to renew their licenses, but their fees will be postponed for 1 year.” The DCA is providing a disaster help center webpage…
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