Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California.

Existing law, until January 1, 2021, establishes the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California to license and regulate vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians. Existing law requires the board to discipline the holder of any license whose default has been entered or who has been heard by the board and found guilty. Existing law, prior to January 1, 2018, required the board to appoint an executive officer to perform duties delegated by the board. Existing law, beginning January 1, 2018, and until January 1, 2021, instead requires the Governor to appoint an executive officer, and, commencing January 1, 2021, requires the executive officer to again be appointed by the board. Existing law repeals the authority to appoint an executive officer on January 1, 2022. This bill would require the board to delegate to the executive officer the authority to adopt a decision entered by default and to adopt a stipulation for surrender of a license. The bill would make various other additional nonsubstantive changes to related provisions establishing the board and appointing the executive officer.