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

Tue Jan 2 21:21:54 UTC 2018

Actually, just the opposite is true.

A few years ago the California State Guide Dog board, a board established by
the legislature in 1948, began requiring that out of state schools needed to
have any instructor who was to come into the state to conduct follow-up or
other related services from their school be licensed by California and pay
fees. This did cause concern among schools outside California and some
refused to send instructors into California.

The major consumer groups in California used this and other arguments about
the ineffectiveness of the board to abolish it.

At the same time since some kind of standard had been set up in California,
now schools must adhere to the standards set up by the International
Federation of Guide Dog Schools, standards that make more sense.

No more fees and no more restrictive rules. 

Best Regards,

Michael Hingson

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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
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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
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Department of Consumer Affairs
>
> Consumer Information Center
>
> 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112
>
> Sacramento, CA 95834
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>
>
> Email -  <mailto:dca at dca.ca.gov> dca at dca.ca.gov
>
> Phone - (800) 952-5210
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>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Original Signed By
>
> Dean Grafilo, Director
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