Contractors: violations: disciplinary actions.

Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law creates the Contractors' State License Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and authorizes the board to impose discipline on contractors for violations of laws and to impose, among other penalties, civil penalties. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar as the executive officer and secretary to carry out all of the administrative duties of the board. Existing law provides that a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor arises for violations of specified safety provisions that result in death or serious injury to a person. This bill would also authorize disciplinary action against a contractor for violations of specified regulations regarding tree work, including maintenance or removal, without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted. Existing law requires the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor within 180 days of receipt of notification from the Labor Commissioner that a contractor has made a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code. This bill would also require the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor upon transmission to the Contractors' State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions for willful or deliberate violations of specified tree trimming regulations. The bill would also extend the time for the registrar to bring the disciplinary action from 180 days to 18 months.