{"id":3161,"date":"2020-05-23T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2020-05-21T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:03:57","slug":"jones-measure-reducing-licensing-burdens-on-californians-passes-key-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3161","title":{"rendered":"Jones&#8217; Measure Reducing Licensing Burdens on Californians Passes Key Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;It is time to get back to work, to stop being afraid and start living life as it was meant to be lived&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento &#8211; A measure by State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) to reduce the licensing burden on working Californians was unanimously approved by the Senate Business and Professions Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8217; Senate Bill 878 will ease licensing burdens for California workers who are required to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;California has a heavily regulated and cumbersome licensing scheme that does not serve Californians well&#8221;, stated Senator Brian Jones. &#8220;SB 878 will make the process to get licensed under DCA much smoother and more predictable for license applicants.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Specifically, SB 878 will require all boards and bureaus within DCA to prominently display on their websites the current average timeframe for processing initial and renewal license applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Department of Consumer Affairs has an ancient processing system which keeps hard-working Californians in limbo about the license processing timeframes,&#8221; continued Jones. &#8220;These licensees need to know about their application status so they can plan for accordingly for getting out into the workforce as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SB 878 goes next to the Senate Appropriations Committee for hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is time to get back to work, to stop being afraid and start living life as it was meant to be lived&#8221; Sacramento &#8211; A measure by State Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) to reduce the licensing burden on working Californians was unanimously approved by the Senate Business and Professions Committee. 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