SB 1195 Summary

• Authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to review board decisions within the department upon own initiative or upon request by the board or Legislature to determine whether decisions further state law, with final written decision required within 90 days.

• Prohibits executive officers of boards, committees, or commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs from being active licensees of professions those entities regulate.

• Extends the Veterinary Medical Board's operation to January 1, 2021, authorizes veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians to compound drugs for animal use under board-approved regulations, and creates university licenses for veterinarians employed by UC or Western University of Health Sciences.

• Requires boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs to submit proposed regulations to the Director for review and approval before filing with the Office of Administrative Law, with director authority to approve, disapprove, or require modifications on grounds the regulation does not further state law.

• Authorizes public entities to pay treble damages in antitrust awards against regulatory board members for acts within the scope of their employment, and specifies that treble damages under federal law are not punitive or exemplary damages.