Cal. BPC § 114.5
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 114.5, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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Official statutory text
(a) Each board shall inquire in every application for licensure if the individual applying for licensure is serving in, or has previously served in, the military.
(b) If a board’s governing law authorizes veterans to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements, that board shall post information on the board’s Internet Web site about the ability of veteran applicants to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements.
(b) If a board’s governing law authorizes veterans to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements, that board shall post information on the board’s Internet Web site about the ability of veteran applicants to apply military experience and training towards licensure requirements.
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