<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Guidedogboard@DCA" <<a href="mailto:Guidedogboard@dca.ca.gov">Guidedogboard@dca.ca.gov</a>><br><b>Date:</b> April 12, 2013, 10:29:09 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Undisclosed recipients:;<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>SB 822 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development) - SUPPORT</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.guidedogboard.ca.gov/about/lawsregs/support-sb822.shtml">http://www.guidedogboard.ca.gov/about/lawsregs/support-sb822.shtml</a>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 4, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Honorable Curren Price<br>
Chair, Senate Committee on Business Professions and Economic Development<br>
State Capitol, Room 2053 <br>
Sacramento, CA 95814<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RE: SB 822 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development) -
<b>SUPPORT</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Senator Price:
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind (Board) is writing in
<b>support</b> of SB 822 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development) which would eliminate the requirement for the Board to meet to conduct examinations and remove trademarked terminology (“seeing eye dog”) from the Guide Dog Act (Act).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In 2005, the Board conducted an Occupational Analysis which created a legally defensible examination involving subject matter experts, as opposed to Board Members, for purposes of conducting instructor
examinations. Additionally, the Act utilizes the term “seeing eye dog” which is a trademarked term for the Seeing Eye Dog School in New Jersey. These changes update the Act to be more current with examination standards and industry terminology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For the reasons mentioned above, the Board is supportive of SB 822. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the information provided above, please feel free to contact me at (916)
574-7825. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THOMAS B. SCOTT<br>
Chair, Legislative Committee, State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind<br>
1625 Market Blvd. S-202<br>
Sacramento, CA 95834<br>
P: 916-574-7825<br>
F: 916-574-7829<br>
<a href="mailto:guidedogboard@dca.ca.gov%20"><span style="color:#3754D4">guidedogboard@dca.ca.gov
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<a href="http://www.guidedogboard.ca.gov/"><span style="color:#3754D4">www.guidedogboard.ca.gov
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">cc: Board Members<br>
Senator Bill Emmerson<br>
Senator Marty Block<br>
Senator Ellen M. Corbett<br>
Senator Cathleen Galgiani<br>
Senator Ed Hernandez<br>
Senator Jerry Hill<br>
Senator Alex Padilla<br>
Senator Mark Wyland<br>
Senator Leland Yee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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