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-13— AB 1147 1 4604.2. (a) The council shall not accept applications to issue 2 any new certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner 3 on or after August 1, 2015. 4 (b) Certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner 5 for applications accepted prior to January 1,2015,may be renewed 6 without any additional educational requirements. 7 (c) A massage practitioner certificate and any identification card 8 issued by the council, shall be surrendered to the council by any 9 certificate holder whose certificate is suspended or revoked. 10 4604.3. (a) A person who was issued a conditional certificate 11 to practice as a massage practitioner shall, within five years of 12 being issued the conditional certificate by the council, complete 13 and report to the council the completion of, at least 30 hours of 14 additional education per year from approved schools or from 15 continuing education providers approved by the council, until he 16 or she has completed a total of at least 250 hours of education. 17 (b) A conditional certificate issued to any person pursuant to 18 this section shall immediately be nullified,without need for further 19 action by the council, if proof of completion of the requirements 20 specified in subdivision(a) is not filed with the council within the 21 time period specified in subdivision (a). 22 (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 4604.2, the 23 council shall issue a new certificate to practice as a massage 24 practitioner to a person that successfully completes the 25 requirements described in subdivision (a). 26 4605. Except as otherwise provided, a certification issued 27 pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to renewal every two years 28 in the manner prescribed by the council. A certificate issued by 29 the council shall expire after two years unless renewed as 30 prescribed. The council may provide for the late renewal of a 31 certificate orregistratiee. 32 4606. (a) Prior to issuing a certificate to an applicant, or 33 designating a custodian of records, the council shall require the 34 applicant or the custodian of records candidate to submit fingerprint 35 images as directed by the council and in a form consistent with 36 the requirements of this section. 37 (b) The council shall submit the fingerprint images and related 38 information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of 39 obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of 40 state and federal level convictions and of state and federal level 90