[NAGDU] FYI FW: Regarding CA State Guide Dog Board

Tue Jan 2 21:03:41 UTC 2018

I don't see this as something good. All I see this as is the established 
California schools trying to keep others out from training Dog Guides. Just 
My Opinion.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Buddy Brannan via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2018 12:44 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Buddy Brannan
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] FYI FW: Regarding CA State Guide Dog Board

While this is really good news, and it's really long past time, I'm left 
with the thought that the requirement for guide dog schools to submit a list 
of their staff seems a bit unnecessary and a way to generate more paperwork, 
at best. Since the requirement is that someone must either be qualified by 
virtue of having the specialized skills and abilities to work with blind 
people and train guide dogs, *or* be employed by a guide dog program 
(presumably, such employees would have said specialized knowledge), how is 
this provision even enforceable, given that it's an *or*, not an *and*? It's 
great that it isn't an *and* provision, so owner trainers and  private 
trainers should be covered, not to mention programs that aren't IGDF 
accredited (thinking of Pilot and Eye Dog Foundation specifically, though 
probably not exclusively).

So I guess my question here is, apart from appeasing some special interest 
or other, what's the point of that particular provision?

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> On Jan 2, 2018, at 11:40 AM, Michael Hingson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
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> This has been a long time in coming. Congratulations to all of us in
> California who fought so hard for this day.
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> Best Regards,
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> Michael Hingson
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> From: Guidedogboard at DCA [mailto:Guidedogboard at dca.ca.gov]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2018 8:29 AM
> Subject: Regarding CA State Guide Dog Board
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> To whom it may concern,
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> Assembly Bill (AB) 1705 was signed into law October 11, 2017 and will take
> effect January 1, 2018. It repeals the chapter regulating guide dog
> instruction (Chapter 9.5 commencing with Section 7200 of Division 3 of the
> Business and Professions Code). It also establishes a fine and civil 
> penalty
> for persons who improperly represent (or advertise) themselves as guide 
> dog
> instructors. Instructors must have knowledge of the special needs of 
> persons
> who are blind or visually impaired and be able to teach them, be able to
> train guide dogs such that blind or visually impaired persons would be 
> safe
> under various traffic conditions, or be employed by a guide dog school
> certified by the International Guide Dog Federation or successor entity. 
> AB
> 1705 also requires guide dog schools to submit to the Department of 
> Consumer
> Affairs (DCA), on or before September 1 of each year, a list of all 
> trainers
> or guide dog instructors employed or contracted by the school.
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> Yearly Filing of Mandatory List of Employees/Contractors
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> As noted above, AB 1705 requires a yearly filing with the DCA of a list of
> trainers who are employees or contractors of a guide dog school. Guide dog
> schools will be responsible for submitting this filing to the DCA Customer
> Information Center (CIC) Correspondence Unit on or before September 1st of
> each year. The filings may either be postmarked or delivered 
> electronically
> to the CIC Correspondence Unit. The contact information for the CIC is
> included at the bottom of this letter.
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> Storage of Records and Document Retention
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> Beginning January 1, 2018, DCA will assume responsibility for the Board's
> official documents and records.  These records will be stored and/or
> disposed of appropriately in accordance with DCA's records and retention
> policy.  If you have specific questions regarding this policy, please
> contact the CIC Correspondence Unit.
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> General Inquiries
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> During and after the transition any questions, complaints and inquiries 
> from
> consumers, licensees or the general public shall be directed to DCA's
> Consumer Information Center. Contact information is provided below.
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> Department of Consumer Affairs
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> Consumer Information Center
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> 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112
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> Sacramento, CA 95834
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> Email -  <mailto:dca at dca.ca.gov> dca at dca.ca.gov
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> Phone - (800) 952-5210
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> Sincerely,
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> Original Signed By
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> Dean Grafilo, Director
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