From judotina48kg at gmail.com Mon Apr 3 14:51:51 2017 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 14:51:51 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] Cagdu Monthly conference call Message-ID: <054701d2acc4$8206d8e0$86148aa0$@gmail.com> Hello Everyone- CAGDU will be holding our monthly meeting via conference call Tuesday April 11 at 7:30PM. The call in information is as follows: (605)475.4700 Pin:405682#. We will be discussingAB1705 a bill in which the State Guide Dog Board has authored to remain in its form. Anyone is welcome and bring a friend. Looking forward to speaking with you all on Tuesday April 11. Thank you. Tina Thomas-President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20170408/8ebb4f1c/attachment.html From judotina48kg at gmail.com Sun Apr 9 22:37:08 2017 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 22:37:08 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: Public Meeting Notice - California State Board of Guide Dogs For the Blind - Monday, April 17, 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <07a001d2b1bc$7f49d9c0$7ddd8d40$@gmail.com> For your information. From: Skewis, Brian at DCA [mailto:Brian.Skewis at dca.ca.gov] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 1:43 PM Subject: Public Meeting Notice - California State Board of Guide Dogs For the Blind - Monday, April 17, 2017 Attached and below, please find the agenda for the California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind?s Practice Task Force Teleconference Meeting on Monday April 17, 2017 at 1:00pm. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Brian Skewis Executive Officer California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Office: 916-574-7826 Fax: 916-574-7829 Email: guidedogboard at dca.ca.gov Web: www.guidedogboard.ca.gov California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Public Meeting Notice and Agenda Monday, April 17, 2017 1:00 p.m. ? Completion of Business One or more Board Members will participate in this meeting at the teleconference sites listed below. Each teleconference location is accessible to the public and the public will be given an opportunity to address the Board at each teleconference location. The public teleconference sites for this meeting are as follows: Department of Consumer Affairs ? San Francisco Room 1625 N. Market Blvd N-318 Sacramento, CA 95834 6043 Ralston Ave Richmond, CA 94805 Important Notices to the Public All times indicated are approximate and subject to change. Agenda items may be discussed and action taken out of order at the discretion of the Board. The meeting may be cancelled without notice. For verification of the meeting, call (916) 574-7825 or access the Board?s website at http://guidedogboard.ca.gov/ The Board intends to provide a teleconference access to this meeting. The teleconference can be accessed by calling (866) 692-3158 and using Participant Code 99686782. Teleconference availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limitations on resources or technical difficulties. The meeting will continue even if the public teleconference is unavailable. If you wish to participate or to have a guaranteed opportunity to observe, please plan to attend at a physical location. Board Members Eric Holm Carmen Delgado Don Brown Catherine Carlton Rosa Gomez Gwen Marelli Joni Patche Executive Officer Brian Skewis Legal Counsel Shela Barker AGENDA 1. Call to order and President?s welcome 2. Roll call and Establishment of a quorum 3. Approval of the February 13, 2017 meeting minutes 4. Acceptance of the March 29, 2017 and March 30, 2017 Arbitration Special Committee meeting minutes 5. Executive Officer?s update 1. Sunset Review Process Update 2. Budget Update 3. Legislative Update 6. Practice Task Force update from March 21, 2017 meeting 1. Recommended changes to ownership laws 2. Request for clarification regarding suggested changes to the arbitration process 7. Discussion and possible action regarding AB 1569 (Caballero) regarding amendments to provision of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Gov. Code ? 54.1) and reasonable accommodations regarding animals in housing. 8. Discussion and possible action regarding the effectiveness of holding Board meetings telephonically. 9. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda (Note: No discussion may be had and no action taken on any item not on the agenda except for a Member to request the item be placed upon a future agenda) 10. Agenda Items and Meeting Dates for Future Board Meetings 11. Adjournment Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Agenda items may be taken out of order. Meetings of the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Brian Skewis at (916) 574-7825 or by e-mail at Brian.Skewis at dca.ca.gov or send a request to 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Please be advised that while the Board makes every effort to make meetings accessible by telephone, it is limited by technical capabilities and technical difficulties cannot always be prevented. 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Thank you, Brian Skewis Executive Officer California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Office: 916-574-7825 Fax: 916-574-7829 Email: brian.skewis at dca.ca.gov Web: www.guidedogboard.ca.gov California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Board Meeting Materials Monday, April 17, 2017 1:00 p.m. ? Completion of Business Teleconference Phone Number: 1-866-692-3158 Participant Code: 99686782 One or more Board Members will participate in this meeting at the teleconference sites listed below. Each teleconference location is accessible to the public and the public will be given an opportunity to address the Board at each teleconference location. The public teleconference sites for this meeting are as follows: Department of Consumer Affairs ? San Francisco Room 1625 N. Market Blvd N-318 Sacramento, CA 95834 6043 Ralston Ave Richmond, CA 94805 MATERIALS 1. Call to order and President?s welcome No Materials Necessary 2. Roll call and Establishment of a quorum No Materials Necessary 3. Approval of the February 13, 2017 meeting minutes Please see document entitled ?Attachment 1 - Draft Meeting Minutes - 2-13-17? 4. Acceptance of the March 29, 2017 and March 30, 2017 Arbitration Special Committee meeting minutes Please see documents entitled ?Attachment 2 - Draft Meeting Minutes - 3-29-17? and ?Attachment 3 - Draft Meeting Minutes - 3-30-17? 5. Executive Officer?s update a. Sunset Review Process Update * Hearing held on 2-27-17 * AB 1705 (Committee on Business and Professions) introduced on 3-02-2017 * Responses to Committee questions submitted on 3-27-17 * Next Steps o Attendance at legislative hearings o Presentation of additional draft language (Ownership and Arbitration laws) b. Budget Update * School renewal fees totaling approximately $154K (up from $140K in 2015-16) * Instructor initial licensing and renewal fees totaling approximately $9K (down from approximately $12K in 2015-16) * Projected annual expenditures of $145K * Projected year end fund balance of $88K (up from a projected $75K displayed in the Governor?s Budget) c. Legislative Update * AB 1705 (Committee on Business and Professions) ? language, history, and status can be found at: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=20172018 0AB1705 * AB 1569 (Caballero) ? language, history, and status can be found at: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=20172018 0AB1569 6. Practice Task Force update from March 21, 2017 meeting a. Recommended changes to ownership laws b. Request for clarification regarding suggested changes to the arbitration process Please see document entitled ?Attachment 4 - Proposed Article 2 of Guide Dog Act?. Section 7220 (ownership laws) recommended for approval by the Board and Section 7221 (arbitration process) requesting clarification from the Practice Task Force. 7. Discussion and possible action regarding AB 1569 (Caballero) regarding amendments to provision of the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Gov. Code ? 54.1) and reasonable accommodations regarding animals in housing. Language, history, and status can be found at: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=20172018 0AB1569 8. Discussion and possible action regarding the effectiveness of holding Board meetings telephonically. No Materials Necessary 9. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda No Materials Necessary 10. Agenda Items and Meeting Dates for Future Board Meetings No Materials Necessary 11. Adjournment No Materials Necessary ATTACHMENT 1 California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Draft Meeting Minutes Monday, February 13, 2017 Location: Department of Consumer Affairs ? San Francisco Room 1625 N. Market Blvd N-318 Sacramento, CA 95834 Board Members Eric Holm Carmen Delgado Don Brown Catherine Carlton Rosa Gomez Gwen Marelli Joni Patche Executive Officer Brian Skewis Legal Counsel Shela Barker Meeting Minutes 1. Call to order and President?s welcome President Holm called the meeting to order at 1:20 p.m., welcomed everyone to the meeting both in person and via public teleconference and established the rules of the meeting. 2. Roll call and Establishment of a quorum EO Skewis took roll noting 4 members present and a quorum was established. 3. Approval of the November 1, 2016 meeting minutes Member Marelli motioned to approve the meeting minutes dated November 1, 2016. Vice President Delgado seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions 4. Acceptance of the January 26, 2017 Arbitration Special Committee meeting minutes Vice President Delgado motioned to accept the meeting minutes dated January 26, 2017. Member Marelli seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions 5. Executive Officer?s update a. Examinations EO Skewis reported that William Henry of Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael took and passed the Instructor examination on January 9-10, 2017. b. School Inspections EO Skewis reported that annual school inspections were conducted in December 2016 and that all schools successfully completed their inspections. 6. Consideration and possible action regarding recommended statutory changes pertaining to code cleanup, the examination process, arbitration, licensee reporting requirements, and other clarifications or changes a. Practice Task Force recommendations EO Skewis reported that the Practice Task Force met on February 8, 2017 and discussed several proposed statutory changes to the Board?s code but no motions were made. The Task Force will meet again prior to the next quarterly Board meeting to discuss ownership laws and the arbitration process. b. Executive Officer recommendations EO Skewis provided several proposed statutory changes pertaining to code cleanup, the examination process, licensee reporting requirements, and other clarifications or changes. Member Marelli motioned to approve the sections discussed today for suggestion by the EO to be included in subsequent sunset review legislation. Vice President Delgado seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions Member Gomez motioned to table the discussion regarding ownership and arbitration laws (BPC 7215.5 and 7215.6) Member Marelli seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions 7. Discussion and possible action regarding forms and documents required by the enactment of Senate Bill 1331 (Pavley) Chapter 595 Statues of 2016; Potential Commencement of Rulemaking EO Skewis presented draft authorization and notification forms for Out of State Instructors to complete when providing follow-up instruction in the State without a license. Legal Counsel Barker provided several necessary changes to the form for compliance with State laws and Department consistency including the collection of a social security number, clarifications to fingerprint questions, notices and affidavits, and other technical changes. Member Marelli motioned to accept the authorization and notification forms with the edits and enhancements discussed to implement SB 1331 and to authorize EO Skewis to begin the rulemaking process. Member Gomez seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions EO Skewis presented a draft fact sheet as required by SB 1331. General Board discussion took place regarding technical and format changes. Member Gomez motioned to accept the fact sheet with the edits and enhancements discussed. Vice President Delgado seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions 8. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda No Comments Made 9. Agenda Items and Meeting Dates for Future Board Meetings Vice President Delgado requested a general discussion regarding meeting locations and the effectiveness of teleconferenced meetings. 10. Adjournment Member Marelli motioned to adjourn the meeting. Member Gomez seconded the motion. Motion Passed: 4 ayes, 0 no?s, 0 abstentions ATTACHMENT 2 California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Arbitration Special Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Arbitration Special Committee Members David Johnson, Board Designated Representative Joel Richman, User Designated Representative Kim Madsen, School Designated Representative Executive Officer Brian Skewis Legal Counsel Shela Barker Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order/Roll Call EO Skewis called the meeting to order and noted attendance by all Committee Members and the parties of the dispute. 2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda No comments made 3. Final determination regarding the custody of guide dog ?C.? pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 7215.6. The Committee heard presentations from both the school and the user regarding the dispute of continued custody of ?C?. General discussion and questioning took place between the Committee and the parties of the dispute. The Committee deliberated in closed session and a final decision was issued on April 7, 2017. 4. Adjournment The Committee adjourned at approximately 2:45 p.m. ATTACHMENT 3 California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Arbitration Special Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 30, 2017 820 Mission Ave #12 San Rafael, CA 94901 1921 Bella Coola Dr South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Additional Location with Public Access: Department of Consumer Affairs 1625 N. Market Blvd N-112 Sacramento, CA 95834 Arbitration Special Committee Members Eric Holm, Board President Carmen Delgado, Board Vice President Executive Officer Brian Skewis Legal Counsel Shela Barker Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order/Roll Call President Holm called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. EO Skewis took roll noting both Committee Members present. Representatives from the school were noted present. The guide dog user was noted as absent. 2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda No comments made. 3. Determination regarding the custody of guide dog ?C.? pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 7215.6(f). The Committee heard a presentation from the school regarding the events leading up to their decision to reclaim custody of ?C? and not to reunite ?C? with the guide dog user. General discussion and questioning took place between the Committee and the school. The guide dog user was absent and no testimony was made on his behalf. A woman identifying herself as the guide dog user?s estranged wife provided testimony regarding her concern for the user?s ability to care for ?C?. The Committee deliberated in closed session and a final decision was issued on March 30, 2017. 4. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 a.m. ATTACHMENT 4 Article 2 of Chapter 9.5 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code 7220 ? Transfer of Title of a Guide Dog (a) Schools shall develop standardized processes regarding the transfer of a guide dog?s title to a client upon conclusion of training required to obtain a certificate of satisfactory completion of instruction. Schools shall provide information to the client, prior to the commencement of training and in an accessible format, explaining the title transfer process and any affects it may have on the client?s relationship with the school, financially or otherwise. (b) Schools may transfer title upon satisfactory completion of instruction or may retain title to the dog during the first year following a client?s satisfactory completion of instruction from a school as a transitional period to ensure safety and effectiveness of the team. Acting in what it deems to be the best interest of the user, the dog, or the public, the school may temporarily or permanently resume possession of the dog during this transitional year. (c) If title of the dog is not unconditionally transferred by the school to the client upon issuance of the certificate of satisfactory completion of instruction, or upon satisfactory completion of a transitional year, the school shall, within 30 days of completion of a transitional year, ascertain the client?s wishes to acquire title to the dog or have the school retain title. If the title of the guide dog is not transferred to the client at the conclusion of the transitional period, the school may enter into a contractual agreement with the client describing the conditions under which the client may maintain the status of legal custodian of the dog. Transfer of title shall be evidenced by a transfer of title agreement executed by both the school and the client. The school may transfer title unconditionally, or retain an option to recover title and possession of the dog subject to conditions described in the agreement. These conditions may include, but are not limited to: (1) If the school deems the dog is being misused, neglected, or mistreated. (2) If the client has ceased to use the dog as a guide and the dog is not too old to be retrained as a guide for another client. (3) If the school deems the dog is no longer a safe guide and the client refuses to cease using the dog as a guide after being requested by the school to cease this use. (d) The school shall make no distinction as to the quality or extent of follow-up or supportive services available to its clients based on whether they elect to acquire title to their dogs or allow title to remain with the school after the transitional year. The school may, however, make this distinction when assessing reasonable and appropriate charges for follow-up training, instruction, veterinary, or boarding services. Any distinction must be included in the school?s information provided to clients required in subdivision (a) to aid in a client?s determination in acquiring title. (e) No applicant for admission to a school, nor any enrolled client, shall be required to sign any instrument or to announce any intention regarding transfer of title until training and any transitional period has been completed. 7221 ? Arbitration of Disputes Between School and Client (a) The following arbitration procedure shall be established as a pilot project for the resolution of disputes between clients and licensed schools relating to the continued physical custody or use of a dog, or any equipment owned or provided by the school, after any transitional period provided by Section 7220. (b) The only disputes which shall be subject to arbitration shall concern differences between the client and school over: (i) continued use of a dog, (ii) continued custody of a dog, (iii) care or treatment of a dog, (iv) continued possession or use of equipment owned or provided by the school, including but not limited to, the guide dog harness. Arbitration specifically shall not address issues related to admissions to schools, training practices, or other issues relating to school standards. (c) A school shall notify the client in writing of its intent to end the client?s use or custody of a dog, the client?s use or possession of equipment owned or provided by the school, or regarding any disputes regarding the care or treatment of the dog at least 30 calendar days prior to taking action. (d) Clients who dispute determinations or actions taken by schools may request the Board convene an arbitration panel composed of up to three neutral arbitrators. Panel members will be selected by the Board?s Executive Officer or a person designated by the Board?s Executive Officer (e) Requests for arbitration must be submitted to the Board in writing no later than 30 days after the school notifies the client of its determination and intended actions. 7222 ? Custody of Guide Dog During Dispute (a) Custody of a dog shall remain with the client pending a resolution of a dispute by the arbitration panel. (b) A school shall not remove a dog from the client?s physical custody without concurrence of the client, except in circumstances where the immediate health and safety of the client, dog, or public is threatened. (c) In circumstances where the school determines that immediate removal is necessary, prior to removal, the school shall promptly notify the Board of its determination and provide satisfactory evidence to the Board justifying immediate removal. If the team resides outside of California, the school shall provide satisfactory evidence that such removal is not a violation of that jurisdiction?s laws. (d) The school shall not remove the dog from the client?s custody until the Board has notified the school it has provided satisfactory evidence of a need to immediately remove the dog. (e) Upon notice by a school of its intent to immediately remove a dog against a client?s wishes, and the concurrence of the Board that satisfactory evidence of the need for immediate removal exists, the Board shall convene an emergency custody arbitration panel, within five business days, consisting of two neutral parties selected by the Board?s Executive Officer or a person designated by the Board?s Executive Officer, to make a determination regarding custody of the dog pending hearing by the arbitration panel. The emergency custody arbitration panel shall render its findings within one business day. If the emergency custody arbitration panel determines that the dog must be returned to the user pending a determination of the arbitration panel, the school must return the dog within one calendar day. (f) A guide dog user dissatisfied with the determination of the emergency custody arbitration panel may submit a request for a full hearing before an arbitration panel within 30 days of the decision of the emergency custody arbitration panel. 7223 ? Release of Guide Dog by Law Enforcement No local law enforcement agency, animal control agency, or private entity contracted with any local government body to provide animal control, shall release a guide dog, which it has taken physical possession of, to a school except upon presentation of concurrence from the Board of the authority of the school to take custody of the guide dog, unless the guide dog user is deceased, has been committed, for any period of incarceration in a local jail or state prison, for any period of pre-trial detention in a local jail, for any period of treatment at a state hospital, for any period of involuntary observation or treatment at any health care provider pursuant to the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code, has been adjudicated as incompetent, or has been determined by a physician to be presently incapacitated from making his or her own health care determinations due to medical infirmity of any nature. In the event none of these permitting circumstances exist, such an entity described may return the dog to the custody of the client or, if the entity has cause to believe that release of a dog to a client would pose an immediate threat to the dog or public, the entity may notify the Board in writing of the circumstances and its intent to transfer possession of the guide dog to the school prior to such transfer, or it may continue to maintain possession of the guide dog until such time as the dispute between the client and the school has been resolved through arbitration or otherwise. When an animal control entity or law enforcement make such written notification to the Board, the arbitration proceedings shall commence as if the school had given notice to the Board of its intent to take custody and the Board had made a determination that satisfactory evidence exists justifying an emergency custody change. Written notification may be in any manner, form, or format elected by the animal control entity or law enforcement, provided the manner, form, or format chosen provides actual notice to the Board. 7224 ? Process of Arbitration Panel (a) Each arbitration panel shall decide the best means to determine final resolution in each case. This may include, but is not limited to, a hearing of the matter before the arbitration panel at the request of either party to the dispute, an opportunity for each party in the dispute to make presentations before the arbitration panel, examination of the written record, or any other inquiry as will best reveal the facts of the dispute. In any case, the panel shall make its findings and complete its examination within 45 calendar days of the date of filing the request for arbitration, and a decision shall be rendered within 10 calendar days of the examination. (2) All arbitration hearings shall be held at sites convenient to the parties and with a view to minimizing costs, including the right to hold meetings electronically or telephonically. Each party to the arbitration shall bear its own costs, except that the arbitration panel, by unanimous agreement, may modify this arrangement. 7225 ? Open Meeting Act Exemption Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public meetings, any arbitration panel described in this article may convene in closed session to receive and consider evidence related to the basis of the dispute between a school and client. An arbitration panel shall only convene in closed session to the extent that it is necessary to protect the privacy of a guide dog user. 7226 ? Failure to Comply (a) A licensed guide dog school that fails to comply with any provision of this section shall automatically be subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per day for each day in which a violation occurs. The penalty shall be paid to the board. The license of a guide dog school shall not be renewed until all penalties have been paid. (b) The penalty shall be assessed without advance hearing, but the licensee may apply to the board for a hearing on the issue of whether the penalty should be modified or set aside. This application shall be in writing and shall be received by the board within 30 days after service of notice of the penalty. Upon receipt of this written request, the board shall set the matter for hearing within 60 days. 7227 ? Pilot Project Effectiveness The board may study the effectiveness of the arbitration panel pilot project in expediting resolution and reducing conflict in disputes between guide dog users and guide dog schools and may share its findings with the Legislature upon request. 7228 ? Panel Not Involved The board and its representatives are not parties to any dispute described in this article. 7229 ? Waiver for Subsequent Judicial Review The findings and decision of any arbitration panel shall be final and binding. By voluntarily agreeing to have a dispute resolved by an arbitration panel and subject to its procedures, each party to the dispute shall waive any right for subsequent judicial review. 7230 ? Sunset Date This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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