Revenue from those fees is deposited into the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would require the board to set and charge certain fees for the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act examination and the temporary license to be issued as described above. By increasing the source of funds for a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. In expanding the scope of an existing crime this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. The board shall, by means of examination, ascertain the professional qualifications of all applicants for licenses to practice veterinary medicine in this state and shall issue a license to every person whom it finds to be qualified. No license shall be issued to anyone who has not demonstrated his or her competency by examination. A California state board examination. An examination concerning those statutes and regulations of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act administered by the board.