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AB 1147 —2— requirements for the council to issue to an applicant a certificate as a massage practitioner or massage therapist. Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to impose certain requirements on massage establishments or businesses that are the sole proprietorship of an individual certified pursuant to existing state law or that employ or use only persons who are so certified. Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to, among other things, adopt reasonable health and safety requirements,as specified,pertaining to those massage establishments or businesses,and to require an applicant for a business license to operate a massage business or establishment to fill out an application that requests relevant information, as specified. This bill would reenact, revise,and recast these provisions to,among other things,-te establish an interim board of directors to govern the council until September 1,2015,and-would provide for the appointment of a new board of directors consisting of 13 members, as specified, whose 4-year terms would begin on that date.The bill would authorize the board to establish fees reasonably related to the costs of providing services and performing its duties, not to exceed $300. The bill would require the board to provide at least 90 days' advance notice prior to holding a meeting to vote upon a proposal to change the certification requirements or increase the certification fees, as specified, except as provided. The bill would also require the board to notify certificate holders of a board action that changes those requirements or increases those fees. This bill would delete provisions for the registration of massage establishments and, instead, provide for the certification of massage establishment operators and sole provider massage establishment operators, as specified.The bill would discontinue the issuance of new massage practitioner certificates after January 1, 2015, except as provided, but would authorize the renewal of massage practitioner certificates issued prior to January 1, 2015.The bill would require that all certificates issued pursuant to these provisions be subject to renewal every 2 years, except as provided. The bill would require the council to inspect and approve schools or continuing education providers. The bill would authorize the council to deny an application for a certificate, or to discipline a certificate holder for a violation of these provisions, as specified. The bill would require the board to exercise its denial or discipline authority by means of fair and reasonable procedures that,among other things,provide the applicant or certificate holder with notice and an opportunity to be heard,as specified.The bill 90