[nagdu] (no subject)

[mhingson]

So what the heck are they trying to acomplish?  As I stated earlier they
want to get money out of out of state schools doing business in the state.
Mostly this will effect fundraising and such.  This is a fruitless task for
the board to take on especially since it hasn't done anything with outside
schools in sixty years.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of tina thomas 
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 4:44 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: [nagdu] (no subject)

I just received this from the CA state board. Here is the link Please see
below a link to the fact sheet on out-of-state instruction from the State
Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

http://www.guidedogboard.ca.gov/forms_pubs/outofstate_fact.shtml 
The text follows. 
Tina      



Fact Sheet - Out-of-State Guide Dog Instruction
Printer Friendly Version

1. Can an out-of-state guide dog instructor who is not licensed as an
instructor in California perform an initial interview/assessment for
training?
There is nothing in the Guide Dog Act that prohibits an out-of-state
instructor who is not licensed in California as an instructor from
performing an initial
interview or assessment of an individual for training.

2. Can an out-of-state guide dog instructor provide follow up services?
Business and Professions Code Section 7209.5 defines "instructor" as a
person who instructs blind persons in the use of guide dogs or who engages
in the
business of training, selling, hiring, or supplying guide dogs for the
blind. Section 7210 states that "It shall be unlawful for any person to
sell, offer
for sale, give, hire or furnish under any other arrangement, any guide dog
or seeing-eye dog or to engage in the business or occupation of training any
such dog unless he holds a valid and unimpaired license issued pursuant to
the provisions in this chapter." Follow up services would not be prohibited
by state law so long as guide dog "instruction" was not occurring. For
example, a home interview or verbal assessment of the day-to-day activities
of a
guide dog team would not be prohibited.

3. Can I, as a California resident, go out-of-state to receive guide dog
instruction?
Yes. The California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind does not have
jurisdiction over guide dog instruction in any other state.

4. If I would like to encourage my out-of-state instructor to become
licensed, how would he or she start the process?
If an out-of-state instructor can provide evidence that the instructor has
handled 22 man-dog unit teams (Business and Professions Code Section 7209),
the
instructor can apply for the guide dog instructor examination. The licensure
process can be accessed on the web at
www.guidedogboard.ca.gov
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