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Law schools: externships: compensation.California · AB 1155 · Last action Oct 3, 2025This bill would require, beginning August 1, 2026, each law school, defined to include American Bar Association-accredited or California-accredited law schools at the University of California or an independent institution of higher education, to allow law students to receive compensation from an externship site, as defined, while concurrently earning…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2025.Enacted law
State Bar of California.California · AB 3279 · Last action Sep 12, 2024This bill would authorize an appointing authority to remove from office at any time a member of the board appointed by that appointing authority for continued neglect of duties, incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 227, Statutes of 2024.Enacted law
Maternal care and services.California · SB 65 · Last action Oct 4, 2021This bill would enact the Midwifery Workforce Training Act, under which the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, contract with programs that train certified nurse-midwives and programs that train licensed midwives to increase the number of students receiving quality education and training as a…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 449, Statutes of 2021.Enacted law
Dentistry: foreign dental schools.California · SB 1471 · Last action Mar 9, 2022The act, prior to January 1, 2020, required a foreign dental school seeking approval to submit an application to the board, including, among other things, a finding that the educational program of the foreign dental school is equivalent to that of similar accredited institutions in the United States and adequately prepares its students for the practice of…Latest action: Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.Session ended
Law schools: unaccredited law school disclosures.California · SB 1281 · Last action Jul 22, 2016This bill would additionally require a law school that is not accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to publicly disclose on its Internet Web site, specified information, including tuition costs, class sizes, number of faculty, bar passage data, and employment outcomes for graduates.Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2016.Enacted law
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