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AB 1 147 Assembly Bill-Bill Analysis Page 28 of 35 mission is worthy of continuation. Nevertheless, CAMTC faces many challenges to its ability to fulfill its mission: the need for greater oversight of educational institutions; a need for establishment and business inspections; a need for better administrative controls; questions regarding Board composition; and a strong desire from local governments to regain some measure of land use authority over establishments using certified professionals. CAMTC will need to be proactive in addressing these issues in order to fulfill its mandate and earn the trust of its many stakeholders. In addition, CAMTC will need to enhance its communications with local government and law enforcement entities to help stop individuals and businesses engaged in illegal activity from masquerading as legitimate healing arts practitioners and damaging the reputation of the massage therapy profession. A strong argument can be made for the continuation of some form of professional regulation: statewide regulation is more efficient, consistent, and the norm across the majority of states. Without any regulation, consumers would lose any hope of making distinctions in quality between massage practitioners, practitioners would b regimes, and local governments would be forced to develop new regulatory processes from scratch. However, the question remains as to the form that regulatory oversight should ideally take. Should the non-profit model represented by CAMTC, perhaps with some changes, continue for another four years? Should CAMTC be allowed to sunset, and have its responsibilities taken over by a newly created board or bureau under the jurisdiction of DCA? Transition to a board/bureau model would certainly entail transition costs, including setting up the physical office, hiring staff, and shifting over the database and certificate production processes. Conversely, a board or bureau would provide greater consistency in administrative practices, greater transparency to the public, and perhaps confer greater enforcement powers as well. Of course, such a change would also represent a shift in control over regulation from the industry to the public sector as well. Committee staff recommended that the Committees may wish to further AB 1147 Page 38 discuss the relative merits of continuing the non-profit model of regulation, deregulating the industry completely, or transitioning to a board or bureau overseen by DCA. Of course, the creation of a new board or bureau should be done only with the agreement of the Governor's Administration. If, however, it is determined that the current non-profit model should be continued, that it be granted only a two-year sunset extension in order to ensure that any outstanding issues are dealt with quickly and to the satisfaction of the Committees. [ The current language in this measure reflects the continuation Of CAMTC, but oniv grants a two vear extension of the sunset date to deal with outstanding issues as identified by the Committees. 5.Related Legislation This Year. AB 2739 (Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, 2014) would have extended the sunset date for the CAMTC until January 2019. ( Status . AB 2739 was held in the Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee.) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-I4/bill/asm/ab_1101-1 150/ah_I 147_cfa_20140620_111 115_sen_comm.html 7/3/2014