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2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 4990-4990.16 Article 1. Administration
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODESECTION 4990-4990.16
4990. This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on social workers. It is to be liberally construed to effect its objectives. 4990.1. There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Behavioral Sciences which consists of 11 members. This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2008, and, as of January 1, 2009, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which becomes effective on or before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. 4990.2. Wherever "Board of Social Work Examiners of the State of California" or "Social Worker and Marriage Counselor Qualifications Board of the State of California" is used in any law or regulations of this state it shall mean the Board of Behavioral Sciences. 4990.3. Two members of the board shall be state-licensed clinical social workers, one shall be a licensed educational psychologist, two shall be state-licensed marriage and family therapists, and six shall be public members. Each member, except the six public members, shall hold at least a master's degree from an accredited college or university and shall have at least two years of experience in his or her profession. 4990.4. "Accredited school of social work," within the meaning of this chapter, is a school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. 4990.5. Each member of the board, except the members first appointed, shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The Governor shall appoint four of the public members and the five licensed members qualified as provided in Section 4990.3 with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member, and their initial appointment shall be made to fill, respectively, the first and second public member vacancies which occur on or after January 1, 1983. 4990.6. Not later than the first of March of each calendar year, the board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership. 4990.7. The board shall appoint an executive officer, which position is hereby designated as a confidential position and exempt from civil service under subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution. The executive officer shall have the same qualifications required of a member of the board, and shall serve at its pleasure. 4990.8. The executive officer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or her by this chapter. This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2008, and, as of January 1, 2009, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which becomes effective on or before January 1, 2009, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. 4990.9. With the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, the board shall fix the salary of the executive officer. 4990.10. Subject to the State Civil Service Act and Section 159.5, the board may employ such clerical, technical, and other assistants as it deems necessary, within budget limitations. 4990.11. The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for licenses and of all individuals to whom a license as a licensed clinical social worker is issued. 4990.12. The board may conduct research in, and make studies of problems involved in, the maintaining of professional standards among those engaged in social service work in California and may publish its recommendations thereon. 4990.125. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Behavioral Sciences in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount. 4990.13. The duty of enforcing this chapter is vested in the board and the executive officer subject to and under the direction of the board. In the performance of this duty, the board and the executive officer have all the powers and are subject to all the responsibilities vested in and imposed upon the head of a department by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. 4990.14. The board may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter and may by rule and regulation prescribe the qualifications for licensure. 4990.15. The board shall have and use a seal bearing the words "The Board of Behavioral Sciences," and shall otherwise conform to Section 107.5. 4990.16. Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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