GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW California Regulatory Notice Register REGISTER 2025, NUMBER 49–Z P UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW D ECEMBER 5, 2025 PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS TITLE 2. F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION Conflict–of–Interest Code – Z2025–1125–04 .......................................................... 1489 AMENDMENT MULTI–COUNTY: Gateway Community Charters TITLE 2. F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION Probable Cause Proceeding — Notice File Number Z2025–1125–05 ...................................... 1490 TITLE 5.

BOARD OF EDUCATION Special Education Early Start Eligibility Criteria Alignment — Notice File Number Z2025–1112–01 ............. 1491 TITLE 16.

BOARD OF BEHA VIORAL SCIENCES Continuing Education; Exams; Renewals — Notice File Number Z2025–1114–02 ............................ 1495 GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement Agreement for Lamoure’ s Cleaners and Visalia Dry Cleaner Investigation Sites in Visalia, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD Public Meeting and Business Meeting ............................................................... 1500 PROPOSITION 65 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT Notice to Interested Parties — BPS Listing Notice ..................................................... 1501 (Continued on next page) Time- Dated Material

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT Notice to Interested Parties — N–methyl–N–formylhydrazine Listing Notice ................................ 1502 A V AILABILITY OF INDEX OF PRECEDENTIAL DECISIONS BOARD OF PHARMACY Notice of Availability of Precedential Decision and Decision Index ........................................ 1502

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS Regulations filed with Secretary of State ............................................................. 1502 The California Regulatory Notice Register is an official state publication of the Office of Administrative Law containing notices of proposed regulatory actions by state regulatory agencies to adopt, amend or repeal regulations contained in the California Code of Regulations. The effective period of a notice of proposed regulatory action by a state agency in the California Regulatory Notice Register shall not exceed one year [Government Code § 11346.4(b)].

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CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1489 PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS Information contained in this document is published as received from agencies and is not edited by Thomson Reuters. TITLE 2.

FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fair Po - litical Practices Commission, pursuant to the au - thority vested in it by Sections 82011, 87303, and 87304 of the Government Code to review proposed conflict–of–interest codes, will review the proposed/ amended conflict–of–interest code of the following: CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODE AMENDMENT MULTI–COUNTY: Gateway Community Charters A written comment period has been established commencing on December 5, 2025, and closing on January 19, 2026.

Written comments should be direct- ed to the Fair Political Practices Commission, Atten - tion: Andrea Spiller Hernandez, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, California 95811. At the end of the 45–day comment period, the pro - posed conflict–of–interest code will be submitted to the Commission’s Executive Director for their review, unless any interested person or their duly authorized representative requests, no later than 15 days prior to the close of the written comment period, a public hear- ing before the full Commission.

If a public hearing is requested, the proposed code will be submitted to the Commission for review. The Executive Director of the Commission will review the above–referenced conflict–of–interest code, proposed pursuant to Government Code Sec - tion 87300, which designate, pursuant to Govern - ment Code

Section 87302, employees who must dis - close certain investments, interests in real property and income. The Executive Director of the Commission, upon their own motion or at the request of any interested person, will approve, or revise and approve, or re - turn the proposed code to the agency for revision and re–submission within 60 days without further notice. Any interested person may present statements, ar - guments, or comments, in writing to the Executive Director of the Commission, relative to review of the proposed conflict–of–interest code.

Any written com - ments must be received no later than January 19, 2026. If a public hearing is to be held, oral comments may be presented to the Commission at the hearing. COST TO LOCAL AGENCIES There shall be no reimbursement for any new or in- creased costs to local government which may result from compliance with these codes because these are not new programs mandated on local agencies by the codes since the requirements described herein were mandated by the Political Reform Act of 1974. There- fore, they are not “costs mandated by the state” as de- fined in Government Code

Section 17514. EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS AND BUSINESSES Compliance with the codes has no potential effect on housing costs or on private persons, businesses, or small businesses. AUTHORITY Government Code Sections 82011, 87303 and 87304 provide that the Fair Political Practices Com - mission as the code–reviewing body for the above conflict–of–interest codes shall approve codes as sub- mitted, revise the proposed code, and approve it as re- vised, or return the proposed code for revision and re–submission.

REFERENCE Government Code Sections 87300 and 87306 provide that agencies shall adopt and promulgate conflict–of–interest codes pursuant to the Political Re- form Act and amend their codes when change is ne - cessitated by changed circumstances. CONTACT Any inquiries concerning the proposed conflict–of–interest code should be made to Andrea Spiller Hernandez, Fair Political Practices Commis - sion, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, Califor - nia 95811, or email aspiller–hernandez@fppc.ca.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED CONFLICT–OF–INTEREST CODES Copies of the proposed conflict–of–interest codes may be obtained from the Commission offices or the respective agency. Requests for copies from the Com- mission should be made to Andrea Spiller Hernandez,

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1490 Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, California 95811, or email aspiller–hernandez@fppc.ca.gov. TITLE 2. F AIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION PROBABLE CAUSE PROCEEDING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fair Political Practices Commission (the Commission), under the authority vested in it under the Political Reform Act (the Act) 1 by

Section 83112 of the Government Code, proposes to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations in Ti - tle 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. The Commission will consider the proposed regula- tion at a public hearing on or after January 15, 2026, at the offices of the Fair Political Practices Commis - sion, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3000, Sacramento, Califor - nia, commencing at approximately 10:00 a.m. Written comments should be received at the Commission offic- es no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026. BACKGROUND/OVERVIEW Governing Statutes.

The Commission has “primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administra- tion and implementation of [the Act].” (Section 83111.) The Act and its regulations provide persons accused of violating the Act certain procedural protections be- yond those provided by the Administrative Procedure Act found in Sections 11500, et seq. (the APA).

Among them are the requirements that the Commission make a finding of probable cause and that respondents have the right to be heard at a probable cause proceeding. (Section 83115.5.) Under existing Regulation 18361.4(e), a hearing offi- cer determines whether the evidence, as summarized in a probable cause report prepared by the Enforce - ment Division, is sufficient to lead a person of ordi - nary caution and prudence to believe or entertain a strong suspicion that a respondent committed a vio - lation after the probable cause conference, if request - ed, in order for the Commission to make a finding of probable cause against a respondent. (Regulation 18361.4(e).) If the hearing officer, typically a senior at- torney in the Legal Division, determines the standard for finding probable cause is met, Enforcement Divi - sion staff are authorized to issue an accusation thereby 1 The Political Reform Act is contained in Government Code Sections 81000 through 91014.

All statutory references are to the Government Code, unless otherwise indicated. The regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission are contained in Sec - tions 18110 through 18997 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations. All regulatory references are to Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations, unless otherwise indicated. initiating an administrative adjudication. Regulation 18361.4(

e) goes on to state that “[a] finding of probable cause by the hearing officer does not constitute a find- ing that a violation occurred.” When the Commission determines there is probable cause for believing the Act has been violated, it may hold an administrative hearing to determine if a viola- tion has occurred. (Section 83116.) Notice must be giv- en and the hearing conducted in accordance with the APA (Chapter 5 (commencing with

Section 11500),

Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, Government Code). (Ibid.) The APA provides for a comprehensive adjudi - catory process pre–hearing, during a hearing, and post–hearing, to ensure the due process rights of a respondent are upheld. When an administrative pro - ceeding is initiated after a finding of probable cause, a respondent has the opportunity to conduct formal discovery, address evidentiary disputes, participate in a full evidentiary hearing before a neutral fact finder, and has the opportunity to challenge the decision be - fore the Commission and seek judicial review in supe- rior court. (See

Section 1150 et seq.) Under the Act, the probable cause conference is only a preliminary determination that cannot form the ba - sis of a violation of the Act. The purpose of the prob - able cause proceeding under the Act is to test the suf - ficiency of the evidence supporting the Enforcement Division’s allegations that the Act has been violated. The ultimate determination of a violation is made un - der the APA ’s adjudication process. The hearing officer at a probable cause conference does not decide whether a respondent violated the Act, and the conference is not a trial. The hearing officer’s role is limited to determining whether the Enforce - ment Division’s

summary of evidence is sufficient to lead a person of ordinary caution and prudence to be - lieve or entertain a strong suspicion that a respondent committed a violation of the Act. The hearing officer does not weigh evidence, but determines whether a reasonable person could weigh the evidence summa - rized by the Enforcement Division and believe or en - tertain a strong suspicion that the Act was violated. Amendments to Regulation 18361.4. Regulation 18361.4 is amended to remove the current provisions in Regulation 18361.4(d) (3), and all references thereto, that allow for records production or “discovery” of ev- idence in probable cause proceedings. Under subdivision (

g) of the amendments, the time–frames for conducting a probable cause confer - ence do not change: the conference must occur at least 75 days after the request for a probable cause confer - ence is received, and if not then the conference must be scheduled at least 14 calendar days later. The amend - ments eliminate the current procedure that allows any party to make a request to extend any of these times to the hearing officer, supported by good cause. The

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1491 amendments remove the hearing officer’s discretion to grant further extensions of time past the 75 days, plus 14 calendar days provided in the existing regula - tion, unless the extension is mutually requested by a respondent and the Enforcement Division. This mod - ification places a hard deadline on the scheduling of a probable conference and eliminates the current open–ended extension procedure set forth in the ex - isting regulation.

Allowing an exception to this dead - line for parties to mutually extend time accounts for instances where parties seek to enter a settlement agreement but need additional time to negotiate an agreement. The amendments remove provisions allowing for the participation of witnesses or other non–party at - tendees at the probable cause conference, and elim - inate language that allow for parties to submit addi - tional evidence after the probable cause conference. In addition to these substantive changes, the amend- ments renumber existing subdivisions and add titles that identify each part of the process.

These nonsub - stantive changes are intended to provide additional clarity to the probable cause proceedings. REGULATORY ACTION Amend 2 Cal. Code Regs.

Section 18361.4 — Proba- ble Cause Proceedings. SCOPE The Commission may adopt the language noticed herein or it may choose new language to implement its decisions concerning the issues identified above or related issues. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT Fiscal Impact on Local Government. This regula - tion will have no fiscal impact on any local entity or program. Fiscal Impact on State Government. This regula - tion will have no fiscal impact on any state entity or program. Fiscal Impact on Federal Funding of State Pro - grams. This regulation will have no fiscal impact on the federal funding of any state program or entity. AUTHORITY

Section 83112 provides that the Fair Political Practices Commission may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of the Act. REFERENCE Sections 83115, 83115.5 and 83116, Government Code. CONTACT Any inquiries should be made to John Feser, Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, CA 95811; email: jfeser@fppc.ca.gov; telephone (279) 237–5912. Proposed regulatory language can be accessed at http://www.fppc.ca.gov/the–law/fppc–regulations/ proposed–regulations–and–notices.html . TITLE 5.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION EARLY START ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ALIGNMENT Notice is Hereby Given that the State Board of Ed- ucation (SBE) proposes to adopt the regulations de - scribed below after considering all comments, objec - tions, or recommendations regarding the proposed action. The SBE invites interested persons to present state - ments or arguments with respect to alternatives to the proposed regulations at the scheduled hearing or during the written comment period.

PUBLIC HEARING The California Department of Education (CDE) staff, on behalf of the SBE, will hold a virtual public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on January 20, 2026.

Attendees may participate in the public hearing via the Zoom online meeting platform by logging in per the following instructions: ● Click the following link or paste the link in your browser to join the meeting and enter the passcode: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89551734411 Passcode: 501129 ● To connect with audio only and no video, call one of the following telephone numbers and enter the meeting ID and password: +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles) +1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 895 5173 4411 Passcode: 501129 Attendees may test their Zoom connection by: ● Clicking on the test link: https://zoom.us/test.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1492 ○ For any issues regarding connecting with Zoom, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/ en–us for assistance.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individ- ual with a disability who requires reasonable accom - modation to attend or participate in a public hearing on proposed regulations, may request assistance by con - tacting Gigi Ostrowsky, Special Education Division, 1430 N Street, Room 2401, Sacramento, CA, 95814 or by telephone at 916–982–2259. It is recommended that assistance be requested at least two weeks prior to the hearing. Pursuant to Government Code

section 11346.6, be - cause some of these regulations pertain to special edu- cation, the following provisions also apply: Upon request from a person with a visual disabil - ity or other disability for which effective communi - cation is required under state or federal law, the CDE shall provide that person a narrative description of the additions to, and deletions from, the regulations. The description shall identify each addition to or deletion from the regulations by reference to the subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, or subclause within the proposed regulation containing the addition or de- letion.

The description shall provide the express lan - guage proposed to be added to or deleted from the reg- ulations and any portion of the surrounding language necessary to understand the change in a manner that allows for accurate translation by reading software used by the visually impaired. The CDE shall provide the information described above within 10 business days, unless the CDE deter - mines that compliance with this requirement would be impractical and notifies the requester of the date on which the information will be provided.

Notwithstanding any other law, if information is provided to a requester as described above, the CDE shall provide that requester at least 45 days from the date upon which the information was provided to the requester to submit a public comment regarding the proposed regulation. The CDE shall not take final ac - tion to adopt the regulation until the requester has sub- mitted a public comment or the extended 45–day com- ment period expires, whichever occurs first.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD Any interested person, or their authorized represen- tative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to: Lorie Adame, Regulations Coordinator Administrative Support and Regulations Adoption Unit California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 5319 Sacramento, CA 95814 Comments may also be submitted by fac - simile (FAX) at 916–322–2549 or by email to regcomments@cde.ca.gov. Comments must be received by the Regulations Co- ordinator prior to or on January 20, 2026.

All writ - ten comments received by CDE staff during the pub - lic comment period are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE Authority: Sections 56100 and 56332, Education Code. References: Sections 56001, 56026, 56320, 56332, 56333 and 56337, Education Code;

Section 95014, Government Code; 20 U.S.C. Sections 1401(3) (

A) and (B), 1414(

a) and (b), and 1432(5); and 34 C.F.R. Sections 300.8, 300.25, 300.300, 300.301, 300.304, 300.305, 300.306, 300.307, 300.308, 300.309, 300.311, and 303.21. INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT OVERVIEW Children with exceptional needs age birth to young- er than three years that are served under

Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1431 et seq.) are evaluated and (if eligible) provided Early Start services through a regional center or local educational agency (LEA). LEAs serving Early Start clientele may include, but are not limited to, school districts, special education local plan areas (SELPAs), and county offices of ed - ucation. In California, the Department of Develop - mental Services (DDS) is the lead agency for

Part C of IDEA, and they evaluate and serve the majority of Early Start clientele and their families through region- al centers across the state. The California Department of Education (CDE) and LEAs are responsible for the provision of Early Start services for children with solely a visual, hearing, or severe orthopedic impair - ment, or any combination of those impairments. LEAs are also responsible to evaluate and serve children with other disability areas up to their funded capacity, including children who are dually served by region - al centers and LEAs.

Additionally, LEAs and region - al centers must have interagency agreements in place at the local level and through these interagency agree- ments, there may be additional stipulations regarding

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1493 LEA responsibilities to evaluate and serve Early Start clientele and their families. In 2022, DDS updated Early Start eligibility crite - ria for regional centers as indicated in Government Code

section 95014; however, California Code of Reg- ulations, title 5,

section 3031 was not updated to re - flect these changes for LEAs. Therefore, regional cen- ters and LEAs currently use different criteria to deter- mine Early Start eligibility for children under

Part C of IDEA. The purpose of introducing this rulemaking process is to align the Early Start eligibility criteria for LEAs with the Early Start eligibility criteria for re- gional centers. Although the current discrepancy between the eligi- bility criteria is not extensive, aligning it creates con - sistency between DDS and CDE benefiting all chil - dren age birth to younger than three years with excep- tional needs and their families across California. The proposed amendments to California Code of Regula - tions, title 5,

section 3031 will align the Early Start eligibility criteria for LEAs with the eligibility crite - ria for regional centers as indicated in Government Code

section 95014 and California Code of Regula - tions, title 17,

section 52022. As the proposed amend- ments will reference Government Code

section 95014 and California Code of Regulations, title 17,

section 52022, the following changes will take place: ● Defining the three eligibility criteria areas: Devel- opmental Delay, Established Risk, and High Risk for Developmental Disability, which are outlined in California Code of Regulations, title 17, sec - tion 52022 and Government Code

section 95014. Government Code

section 95014 also defines a significant difference between expected level of development and current level of functioning as a 25% delay. The language proposed to be deleted from

section 3031 defines this significant differ - ence as a 33% delay. ● Defining six potential areas of developmental delay as provided in Government Code

section 95014 (a) (1). Currently LEAs use five areas, as specified in language proposed to be deleted from

section 3031. ● Adding fetal alcohol syndrome as an established risk condition, as defined in Government Code

section 95014 (a) (2). ● Removing the additional requirement from Cal - ifornia Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3031 (a) (1) and (a) (2) whereby it appeared that children with exceptional needs, age birth to younger than three years, under

Part C of the IDEA had to meet eligibility under one of the 13 eligibility criteria areas indicated in California Code of Regula - tions, title 5,

section 3030, which concerns indi - viduals with exceptional needs, age three years or older, under Part B of the IDEA. The SBE is also proposing amendments to Califor - nia Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3030 to clarify that the eligibility criteria is applicable to individuals with exceptional needs age three years and older under Part B of IDEA, and thus, providing further clarifica - tion for LEAs regarding the differences in eligibility criteria for

Part C versus Part B of IDEA. Additionally, in 2024, Assembly Bill (AB) 2173 was enacted to provide that the term “emotional distur - bance,” as defined in

section 300.8 (c) (4) of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, may also be known as “emotional disability” under state law. Pursuant to

section 300.8(c) (4) of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the term “emotional disturbance” is used in the IDEA to describe this eligibility category. In ac- cordance with AB 2173, California may refer to this category as “emotional disability” without changing the definition or its legal effect. The SBE is propos - ing to amend California Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3030 to update this terminology to align with the regulation with AB 2173 and Education Code sec- tion 97. POLICY STATEMENT OVERVIEW The proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3030 and 3031 will align the Early Start eligibility criteria for all children age birth to younger than three years served under

Part C of IDEA across California. Specifically, these re - visions will create consistency between DDS and the CDE by aligning Early Start eligibility criteria for LEAs with the eligibility criteria for regional centers as provided in Government Code

section 95014 and California Code of Regulations, title 17,

section 52022. In addition, the proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3030 will speci - fy that the eligibility criteria applicable under Part B of IDEA for individuals with exceptional needs is for age three years and older. This provides further clari - fication for LEAs regarding the differences in eligibil- ity criteria for

Part C versus Part B of IDEA. Further - more, the proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 5,

section 3030 change the term “emotional disturbance” to “emotional disability” to align with AB 2173 and Education Code

section 97. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED REGULATION Aligning the eligibility criteria between LEAs and regional centers for children under

Part C of IDEA en- sures consistency in serving Early Start clientele and their families across California. This will help set stu-

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1494 dents up for success as they enter school and contrib - ute to improved placement outcome for students in special education which aligns with the Universal Pre- kindergarten (UPK): Early Start for Greater Growth and Achievement initiative. Aligning Early Start eli - gibility criteria will also provide clarity for LEAs to ensure fidelity in IDEA

Part C assessment practices as well as with data reporting at the state and feder - al level. EVALUATION OF INCONSISTENCY/ INCOMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING STATE REGULATIONS An evaluation of the proposed regulations has deter- mined they are not inconsistent/incompatible with ex- isting regulations, pursuant to Government Code sec - tion 11346.5(a) (3) (D). After conducting a review for any regulations that would relate to or affect this area of law, the SBE has concluded that these are the only regulations that concern the Special Education Eligi - bility Criteria.

DISCLOSURES REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACTION/FISCAL IMPACT The SBE has made the following initial determinations: Other statutory requirements : There are no other matters as are prescribed by statute applicable to the specific state agency or to any specific regulations or class of regulations. Mandate on local agencies and school districts: No. Costs to any local agencies or school districts for which reimbursement would be required pursuant to

Part 7 (commencing with

section 17500) of division 4 of the Government Code: None. Cost or savings to any state agency: None. Other non–discretionary costs or savings imposed on local agencies, including local educational agen - cies: None. Costs or savings in federal funding to the state : None. Effect on housing costs: None. Significant, statewide adverse economic impact di - rectly affecting business including the ability of Cali - fornia businesses to compete with businesses in other states: None.

Cost impacts on a representative private person or businesses: The SBE is not aware of any cost impacts that a representative private person or business would necessarily incur in reasonable compliance with the proposed action. Report required : The proposed regulations do not require a report to be made. Effect on small businesses : The proposed regula - tions would not have an effect on any small business because the amendments are made to aspects of exist- ing regulations that will not impose new or additional work on the LEAs or impact small businesses.

RESULTS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS/ASSESSMENT Benefits of the Regulations to the Health and Wel - fare of California Residents, Worker Safety, and the State’s Environment — Government Code

section 11346.5(a) (10): The SBE concludes that it is unlikely that these proposed regulations will: 1) create or elim- inate jobs within California; 2) create new businesses or eliminate existing businesses within California; or 3) affect the expansion of businesses currently doing business within California.

Benefits of the Proposed Action: The proposed reg- ulations will not benefit the health of California res - idents, worker safety, and the state’s environment, but it will benefit the welfare of California families by ensuring consistency in accessing Early Start ser - vices for children with exceptional needs, age birth to younger than three years, and their families. The proposed amendments will have a positive impact on children as they enter school as well as with special education placements which aligns with the Univer - sal Prekindergarten (UPK): Early Start for Greater Growth and Achievement initiative.

Additionally, the proposed amendments will provide clarity for LEAs to ensure fidelity in IDEA

Part C assessment practic - es as well as with data reporting at the state and fed - eral level. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES In accordance with Government Code

section 11346.5(a) (13), the SBE determined that no reasonable alternative it considered or that has otherwise been identified and brought to the attention of the SBE, would be more effective in carrying out the purpose for which the action is proposed, would be as effective and less burdensome to affected private persons than the proposed action, or would be more cost–effective to affected private persons and equally effective in im- plementing the statutory policy or other provision of law. The SBE invites interested persons to present state - ments or arguments with respect to alternatives to the proposed regulations during the written comment period.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1495 CONTACT PERSONS Inquiries concerning the content of these proposed regulations should be directed to: Gigi Ostrowsky, Education Programs Consultant Special Education Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Room 2401 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: 916–982–2259 Email: gostrowsky@cde.ca.gov Inquiries concerning the regulatory process may be directed to Lorie Adame, Regulations Coordinator, or the backup contact person, Gerri White, Analyst.

The Regulations Coordinator and the Analyst may be reached by email at regulations@cde.ca.gov or by telephone at 916–319–0860. AVAILABILITY OF INITIAL STATEMENT OF REASONS, TEXT OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION As of the date this notice is published in the Notice Register, the rulemaking file consists of this Notice, the proposed text of the regulations, the Initial State - ment of Reasons (ISOR), the agenda and a recording of the SBE meeting where the SBE approved com - mencement of this rulemaking activity, and Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement (STD. 399).

These docu- ments upon which the proposed action is based may be obtained upon request from the Regulations Coor - dinator. In addition, this Notice, the text of the pro - posed regulations and the ISOR may also be viewed on CDE’s website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/rr/. AVAILABILITY OF CHANGED OR MODIFIED TEXT Following the public hearing and considering all timely and relevant comments received, the SBE may adopt the proposed regulations substantially as de - scribed in this Notice or may modify the proposed regulations if the modifications are sufficiently relat - ed to the original text.

With the exception of techni - cal or grammatical changes, the full text of any mod - ified regulation will be available to the public for at least 15 days prior to its adoption from the Regulations Coordinator and will be mailed to those persons who submit written comments related to this regulation, or who provide oral testimony at the public hearing, or who have requested notification of any changes to the proposed regulations.

If individuals want to be noti - fied of additional changes for only these proposed reg- ulations, a written request should be sent to the Regu - lations Coordinator at the contact information above. The SBE will accept written comments on the mod - ified regulations for 15 days after the date on which they are made available. AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION OF THE FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS AND RULEMAKING FILE You may obtain a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons, once it has been finalized, by making a writ- ten request to the Regulations Coordinator.

All the information upon which the proposed reg - ulations are based is contained in the rulemaking file which is available for public inspection by contacting the Regulations Coordinator. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET Copies of the Notice of Proposed Action, the Ini - tial Statement of Reasons, and the text of the regula - tions with modifications highlighted, as well as the Fi- nal Statement of Reasons, when completed, and mod- ified text, if any, can be accessed via CDE’s website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/rr/. TITLE 16.

BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CONTINUING EDUCATION; EX A MS; R EN EWA LS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN t h a t t h e C a l i f o r- nia Board of Behavioral Sciences (Board) is proposing to take the action described in the Informative Digest below, after considering all comments, objections and recommendations regarding the proposed action. PUBLIC HEARING The Board has not scheduled a public hearing on this proposed action.

However, the Board will hold a hear- ing if it receives a written request for a public hearing from any interested person, or their authorized repre - sentative, no later than 15 days prior to the close of the written comment period. A hearing may be requested by making such request in writing addressed to the in- dividuals listed under Contact Person in this Notice. WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD Written comments relevant to the action proposed, including those sent by mail, facsimile, or email to the addresses listed under Contact Person in this Notice, must be received by the Board at its office not later

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1496 than January 20, 2026 , or must be received by the Board at the hearing, should one be scheduled. AVAILABILITY OF CHANGED OR MODIFIED TEXT After considering all timely and relevant comments, the Board, upon its own motion or at the request of any interested party, may thereafter adopt the proposals substantially as described below or may modify such proposals if such modifications are sufficiently relat - ed to the original text.

With the exception of technical or grammatical changes, the full text of any modified proposal will be available for 15 days prior to its adop- tion from the person designated in this Notice as Con- tact Person and will be mailed to those persons who submit written or oral testimony related to this pro - posal or who have requested notification of any chang- es to the proposal.

AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE Pursuant to the authority vested by Sections 4980.60, 4989.34, 4990.20 and 4999.76 of the Business and Pro- fessions Code (BPC), and to implement, interpret, or make specific BPC sections 29, 32, 141, 4980.397, 4980.399, 4980.50, 4980.54, 4982, 4984, 4984.01, 4984.8, 4984.41, 4989.32, 4989.34, 4989.44, 4989.45, 4989.54, 4992.05, 4992.09, 4992.1, 4992.3, 4996.22, 4996.28, 4997, 4997.1, 4999.52, 4999.53, 4999.55, 4999.76, 4999.90, 4999.100, 4999.102, 4999.112 and 4999.113, and Government Code (GC) Sections 12926 and 12944, the Board is considering changes to Divi - sion 18 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regula - tions (16 CCR) as follows: INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT OVERVIEW The Board of Behavioral Sciences (Board) licenses and regulates Licensed Marriage and Family Thera - pists (LMFTs) (BPC sections 4980 et seq.), Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEPs) (BPC sections 4989.10 et seq.), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) (BPC sections 4991 et seq.), and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs) (BPC sec - tions 4999.10 et seq.).

The Board also registers and regulates individuals gaining supervised experience toward meeting the re - quirements for licensure. This includes registered As - sociate Marriage and Family Therapists (AMFTs), Associate Professional Clinical Counselors (APCCs) and Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASWs) (aka “registrant”). The Board is responsible for licensing and discipline of the above professionals and enforcement of Chap - ters 13, 13.5, 14 and 16 of Division 2 of the BPC which regulates the above professions as set forth in BPC

section 4990.18. BPC

section 4990.16 mandates that the protection of the public shall be the highest priori- ty of the Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. BPC sections 4980.54 (marriage and family thera - pists), 4989.34 (educational psychologists), 4996.22 (clinical social workers) and 4999.76 (professional clinical counselors), set forth continuing education (CE) requirements for licensees and allow the Board to establish exceptions from CE requirements for good cause. Assembly Bill 1759 (Chapter 520, Statutes of 2022) (AB 1759) added a law and ethics course CE requirement for Board–approved registrants to these sections (with the exception of

section 4989.34, as the LEP profession does not have registrants). This legis - lation also struck the 12–hour California law and eth - ics course requirement for a registrant who did not pass the law and ethics exam during their prior renew- al cycle. Existing 16 CCR sections 1822.51, 1829.2 and 1877.2 set forth requirements for eligibility to take the law and ethics examination, including the 12–hour Cali - fornia law and ethics course requirement for a regis - trant who did not pass the exam during their prior re - newal cycle.

To conform with AB 1759, which struck the 12–hour course requirement, this proposal would strike that requirement from regulation. In addition, the proposal would update the Board’s eligibility and notice requirements for taking the California law and ethics examination including specifying how the Board transmits a notice of an applicant’s eligibility to take the law and ethics examination to both the exam- ination administrator (Pearson Vue) and to the appli - cant and specifies the content of those notifications.

It also clarifies an applicant’s responsibilities once no - tice is received, including an applicant’s responsibil - ities for scheduling and taking the examination, and executing any authorizations by Pearson Vue required to release personal information and examination re - sults to the Board. These sections would also set requirements for the Board’s receipt of notice of either “proof of participa- tion or successful completion” of the Board’s Califor- nia law and ethics examination, as defined.

These sec- tions would further specify the process for the Board’s receipt of an applicant’s examination results directly from Pearson Vue to determine qualifications for li - censure or for renewal of a registration. Existing 16 CCR

section 1887 is the first

section that appears under

Article 8, which contains the Board’s regulations pertaining to CE requirements. The pro - posed amendment would amend subsection (

c) of sec- tion 1887 to revise the existing definition of a “renewal period” by: (1) adding a new definition specifically for

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1497 registrants and (2) amending the existing definition for “renewal period” to specify that the definition covers “Licensees.” Amendments to the existing definition for “renewal period” for licensees would be made to include a reference to “issue date” as a starting point for a renewal period. Existing 16 CCR

section 1887.1 sets forth CE re - quirements for renewal of a license but does not spec- ify what a completed renewal application contains, how it is to be submitted to the Board or that a com - pleted application is a condition of renewal. This pro - posal would address these issues and add specified re- quirements for renewal of both a license or registra - tion to this section, including CE requirements. Existing 16 CCR

section 1887.2 specifies require - ments for temporary waivers of and exemptions from CE requirements. This proposal would update the current waiver form (“Request for Temporary Con - tinuing Education (CE) Waiver –– Licensee Appli - cation,” Form Number DCA BBS 37A–635 (Revised 08/22[OAL to insert new revision date])), and verifi - cation of disability or medical condition forms (“Re - quest for Temporary Continuing Education (CE) Waiver – Verification of Disability or Medical Con - dition,” Form Number DCA BBS 37A–636 (Revised 08/22 [OAL to insert new revision date]), incorporated by reference in this section.

Section 1887.2 also cur - rently limits the Board’s acceptance of verifications of disability or medical condition to those executed by licensed physicians or psychologists with expertise in the area of the physical or mental disability or medi - cal condition. This proposal would amend this

section to remove that limitation and allow additional types of healthcare providers with a current and active license, as specified, to verify a disability or medical condi - tion for the purpose of qualifying a licensee for a CE waiver. Existing 16 CCR

section 1887.3 specifies CE course requirements and CE credit allowed for specified ac - tivities. This proposal would add registrants into sev - eral subsections of

section 1887.3; clarify that activ - ities that count toward CE provided by the Board of Behavioral Sciences are provided by the “California” Board; and, specify what the Board considers accept - able documentation of completion for qualifying activ- ities, as specified, that may be credited as CE as well as amend recordkeeping requirements. This proposal would also add the following activities to be consid - ered acceptable qualifying CE credit for the purpose of licensee renewal:

(1) Allow a licensee to earn up to six (6) hours of CE credit by attending California Board of Behavior- al Sciences’ Board or Committee meetings (vir - tually or in–person) for the renewal cycle during which the meetings occurred under specified conditions; and,

(2) Allow a licensee to earn up to eighteen (18) hours of CE for providing direct supervision of an indi- vidual gaining experience toward licensure as a trainee or associate for the renewal cycle during which supervision was provided under specified conditions. Existing 16 CCR sections 1887.4.2, 1887.4.3 and 1887.12 specify CE provider approval agency respon- sibilities for Board–recognized approval agencies, ac- ceptable CE providers and responsibilities, and licens- ee and provider course records requirements, respec - tively.

This proposal would update these sections as specified to incorporate registrants into each of these sections and thereby make these existing standards applicable to registrants who are now required to sat - isfy CE requirements. This proposal would make technical, conforming changes to the titles of these sections to better reflect the newly proposed subject matter for these sections. This proposal also specifies changes to the “Note” sections of the regulations in this proposal to update the “Reference” citations to strike outdated sections of law and add pertinent sections.

ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF PROPOSAL The objectives of the amendments and anticipated benefits in this regulatory proposal are to provide for clarity and currency in the Board’s CE regulations; help to ensure that CE offered by providers to regis - trants meets the standards currently in place for licens- ees in regulation; provide flexibility to licensees in the choice of a healthcare professional who can complete a verification of disability for purposes of a CE waiv - er request; and, add activities that may be counted for CE credit including attendance at board or committee meetings, which may increase participation, and for providing supervision, which may increase the num - ber of licensees willing to provide supervision.

Docu - menting the Board’s process related to its examination vendor and specifying the applicant’s responsibilities in that process, as well as documenting the current re- quirements of the Board’s license and registration re - newal process, may improve compliance with exam - ination and renewal requirements, thereby avoiding deficiencies in the application and renewal processes.

EVALUATION OF CONSISTENCY AND COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING STATE REGULATIONS During the process of developing this regulato - ry proposal, the Board has conducted a search of any similar regulations on these topics and has concluded that these regulations are neither inconsistent nor in - compatible with existing state regulations.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1498 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This rulemaking would include amendments to the following forms currently incorporated by reference: (1) “Request for Temporary Continuing Education (CE) Waiver — Licensee Application,” Form Number 37A–635 ([OAL to insert new revision date]). (2) “Request for Temporary Continuing Education (CE) Waiver — Verification of Disability or Med- ical Condition,” Form Number 37A–636 ([OAL to insert new revision date]).

DISCLOSURES REGARDING THIS PROPOSED ACTION FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATES Fiscal Impact on Public Agencies Including Costs or Savings to State Agencies or Costs/Sav - ings in Federal Funding to the State: The proposed regulations do not result in a fiscal impact to the state. Adopting this regulation adds registrants into the ex - isting CE requirements to mirror those same require - ments as licensees, allows other types of healthcare professionals to verify a disability or medical condi - tion for a CE waiver request; and allow certain types of activities to count toward a licensee’s CE.

It also simply sets forth currently existing procedures per - taining to the examination, as well as currently ex - isting procedures relating to license and registration renewal. The regulations do not result in costs or savings in federal funding to the state. Mandate on Local Agencies or School Districts: None. Nondiscretionary Costs/Savings to Local Agen - cies: None. Cost to Any Local Agency or School District for Which Government Code Sections 17500–17630 Require Reimbursement: None. Significant Effect on Housing Costs: None.

BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATES The Board has made the initial determination that the proposed regulatory action would have no signif - icant statewide adverse economic impact directly af - fecting business, including the ability of California businesses to compete with businesses in other states. This initial determination is based upon the follow - ing facts: The Board does not believe this regulation will have a significant adverse economic impact on businesses.

Adopting this regulation simply adds registrants into the existing CE requirements to mirror those same re - quirements as licensees, allows other types of health - care professionals to verify a disability or medical condition for a CE waiver request; and allow certain types of activities to count toward a licensee’s CE. It also simply sets forth currently existing procedures pertaining to the examination, as well as currently existing procedures relating to license and registra - tion renewal. The rulemaking file includes the facts, documents, and other evidence which supports this determination.

Cost Impact on Representative Private Person or Business The Board is not aware of any cost impacts that a representative private person or business would nec - essarily incur in reasonable compliance with the pro - posed action for the reasons set forth above in the “Business Impact Estimates” section.

While this proposal provides additional pathways to accrue CE hourly credits by attending Board meetings (up to 6 hours) and by serving as supervisor (up to 18 hours), the Board does not anticipate significant eco - nomic impacts to individuals or CE providers because: 1) free or low–cost CE courses are readily available, and 2) current regulations require supervisors to fulfill 15 hours of training or coursework, as specified. As a result, the Board does not anticipate any mea - surable cost savings to individuals opting for these ad- ditional pathways or decreased tuition fee revenues for CE providers.

RESULTS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT/ANALYSIS Impact on Jobs/Businesses The Board has determined that the proposed regula- tory action would not have a significant statewide ad - verse economic on the following: 1) The creation or elimination of jobs within the state, 2) The creation of new businesses or the elimination of existing businesses within the state, or, 3) The expansion of businesses currently doing business within the state. This proposal would not have any of the above–referenced impacts as explained in the “Busi - ness Impact Estimates”

section of this notice. Benefits of the Regulation The Board has determined that this regulatory pro - posal will have the following benefits to the health and welfare of California residents. The objectives of the amendments and anticipated benefits in this regulato - ry proposal are to provide for clarity and currency in the Board’s CE regulations; help to ensure that CE of- fered by providers to registrants meets the standards

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1499 currently in place for licensees in regulation; provide flexibility to licensees in the choice of a healthcare professional who can complete a verification of dis - ability for purposes of a CE waiver request; and, add activities that may be counted for CE credit includ - ing attendance at board or committee meetings, which may increase participation, and for providing super - vision, which may increase the number of licensees willing to provide supervision.

Documenting the Board’s process related to its ex - amination vendor and specifying the applicant’s re - sponsibilities in that process, as well as document - ing the current requirements of the Board’s license and registration renewal process, may improve com - pliance with examination and renewal requirements, thereby avoiding deficiencies in the application and re- newal processes. This regulatory proposal will have no impact on worker safety because the proposal does not address worker safety.

This regulatory proposal will have no impact on the California environment as the proposal is not related to the environment. Business Reporting Requirements This proposed regulation does not require business- es to file a report with the Board.

Effect on Small Business While the Board does not have, nor does it main - tain, data to determine if any of its licensees are a “small business,” as defined in Government Code sec- tion 11342.610, the Board has made an initial determi- nation that the proposed regulatory action will have no significant impact on small businesses as it simply adds registrants into the existing CE requirements to mirror those same requirements as licensees, allows other types of healthcare professionals to verify a dis - ability or medical condition for a CE waiver request; and allow certain types of activities to count toward a licensee’s CE.

It also simply sets forth currently exist- ing procedures pertaining to the examination, as well as currently existing procedures relating to license and registration renewal and therefore does not change any current processes. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES In accordance with Government Code

section 11346.5, subdivision (a) (13),the Board must deter - mine that no reasonable alternative it considered to the regulation or that has otherwise been identified and brought to its attention would be more effective in car- rying out the purpose for which the action is proposed; would be as effective and less burdensome to affected private persons than the proposal described in this No- tice, or would be more cost–effective to affected pri - vate persons and equally effective in implementing the statutory policy or other provision of law.

Any interested person may submit comments to the Board in writing relevant to the above determinations at 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S200, Sacra - mento CA 95834 during the written comment period, or at the hearing if one is scheduled or requested. AVAILABILITY OF INITIAL STATEMENT OF REASONS AND RULEMAKING FILE The Board has compiled a record of for this regu - latory action, which includes the Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR), proposed regulatory text, and all the information on which this proposal is based.

This ma- terial is contained in the rulemaking file and is avail - able for public inspection upon request to the Contact Persons named in this notice. TEXT OF PROPOSAL Copies of the exact language of the proposed reg - ulations, and any document incorporated by refer - ence, and of the initial statement of reasons, and all of the information upon which the proposal is based, may be obtained at the hearing (if scheduled or requested) or upon request from the persons des - ignated in this Notice under Contact Person list - ed below, or by accessing the Board’s website at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/about/law_reg.html.

AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION OF THE FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS AND RULEMAKING FILE All of the information upon which the proposed reg- ulations are based is contained in the rulemaking file, which is available for public inspection by contacting the Contact Person named below. You may obtain a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons once it has been prepared, by making a writ - ten request to the Contact Persons named below or by accessing the website listed below.

CONTACT PERSON Inquiries or comments concerning the proposed rulemaking action may be addressed to: Name: Christy Berger Address: Board of Behavioral Sciences 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S200 Sacramento CA 95834 Telephone: 916–574–7995 Fax: 916–574–8625 Email: BBS.Rulemaking@dca.ca.gov

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1500 The backup contact person is: Name: Rosanne Helms Address: Board of Behavioral Sciences 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S200 Sacramento CA 95834 Telephone: 916–574–7939 Fax: 916–574–8625 Email: Rosanne.Helms@dca.ca.gov AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET Copies of the Notice of Proposed Action, the Ini - tial Statement of Reasons, and the text of the regu - lations with modifications noted, as well as the Final Statement of Reasons when completed, and modified text, if any, can be accessed through the Board’s web- site at: https://www.bbs.ca.gov/about/law_reg.html (select the “Regulations” drop down, then “Pending Regulations”).

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR LAMOURE’S CLEANERS AND VISALIA DRY CLEANER INVESTIGATION, VISALIA, CA 93277 What is being proposed? The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) invites you to review and comment on a proposed settlement regarding Lam - oure’s Cleaners & Visalia Dry Cleaner Investigation Sites, located in Visalia, California (Site). Site History: Since 2005, DTSC has been investigating releases of hazardous substances at the Site and adjacent proper - ties.

The proposed settlement resolves DTSC’s claims against Lamoure’s Inc., a California corporation, for their liability for contamination at the Site, subject to the conditions in the Settlement Agreement. This pro- posed settlement applies to the property located at 2911 South Boulevard, Visalia, CA, identified as Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 121–090–068 (the “Property”). Under the proposed settlement, DTSC will record a statutory lien in the amount of $1,300,000.00 on the Property, and Lamoure’s Inc. will pay DTSC a total $18,500.

The amount DTSC receives under the settle- ment will be used to reimburse DTSC for a portion of its cleanup and oversights costs, subject to certain conditions and reservations. The settlement includes contribution protection for the parties pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- tion, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

section 113(f) (2), 42 U.S.C. § 9613(f) (2). Lamoure’s Inc. also agreed to de- molish the existing structure on the Property and to provide DTSC with access to the Property to take all necessary complete or partial response actions. DTSC will consider comments received during the public comment period. DTSC may modify or with - draw its consent to the proposed settlement if com - ments received during the public comment period dis- close facts or considerations that indicate that this pro- posed settlement is inappropriate, improper or inade - quate.

The public comment period begins on Decem - ber 8, 2025 and ends on January 8, 2026.

All com - ments must be postmarked or emailed by January 8, 2026 to: Ryan Mitchum, Unit Chief 1515 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CA 93611 Email: Ryan.Mitchum@dtsc.ca.gov Phone: (559) 297–3958 Learn more about the project: The proposed set - tlement agreement and related documents can be found at: https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/ profile_report.asp?global_id=60000403 For Additional Information, please contact: For the Project: Scott Yuen Tel: (559) 578–8176 Email: Scott.Yuen@dtsc.ca.gov For Public Participation: Anita Chun Tel: (747) 249–1129 Email: Anita.Chun@dtsc.ca.gov OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND BUSINESS MEETING OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD Pursuant to Government Code

section 11346.4 and the provisions of Labor Code Sections 142.1, 142.2, 142.3, 142.4, and 144.6, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Board”) of the State of Cal- ifornia has set the time and place for a Public Meeting and Business Meeting:

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1501 QR Code for Access: On December 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Cal/EPA Building Sierra Hearing Room 1001 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 as well as via the following: ● Videoconference at https://tkoworks.zoom.us/ j/87501250331. ● Teleconference at (669) 444–9171 (Webinar ID 875 0125 0331). ● Live video stream and audio stream (English and Spanish) at https://videobookcase.com/california/ oshsb/.

At the Public Meeting, the Board will make time available to receive comments or proposals from in - terested persons on any item concerning occupational safety and health. At the Business Meeting, the Board will conduct its monthly business. DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION NOTICE : Disability accommodation is available upon request.

Any person with a disability requiring an accom - modation, auxiliary aid or service, or a modification of policies or procedures to ensure effective com - munication and access to the public hearings/meet - ings of the Board should contact the Disability Ac - commodation Coordinator at (916) 274–5721 or the state–wide Disability Accommodation Coordinator at 1 (866) 326–1616 (toll free). The state–wide Coordina- tor can also be reached through the California Relay Service, by dialing 711 or 1 (800) 735–2929 (TTY) or 1 (800) 855–3000 (TTY–Spanish).

Accommodations can include modifications of pol - icies or procedures or provision of auxiliary aids or services. Accommodations include, but are not lim - ited to, an Assistive Listening System (ALS), a Computer–Aided Transcription System or Com - munication Access Realtime Translation (CART), a sign–language interpreter, documents in Braille, large print or on computer disk, and audio cassette record - ing. Accommodation requests should be made as soon as possible. Requests for an ALS or CART should be made no later than five (5) days before the hearing.

PROPOSITION 65 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986 (PROPOSITION 65) CHEMICAL LISTED EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8, 2025 AS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: BISPHENOL S (BPS) Effective December 8, 2025, the Office of Environ- mental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is add - ing the developmental toxicity endpoint to the listing of bisphenol S (BPS) on the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause reproductive tox - icity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic En - forcement Act of 1986, sections 25249.5 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code, otherwise known as Proposi- tion 65.

BPS was first placed on the Proposition 65 list for reproductive toxicity, based on the female repro - ductive endpoint, on December 29, 2023, and based on the male reproductive endpoint on January 3, 2025. At a public meeting on October 9, 2025, the De - velopmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identifica - tion Committee (DARTIC) in its official capacity as the “state’s qualified experts” determined that BPS was clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause developmental toxicity.

Regulations for the listing of chemicals by the DARTIC are set out in Title 27, Cali- fornia Code of Regulations,

section 25305(b) (1). A complete, updated Proposition 65 chemical list is available on the OEHHA website: https://oehha. ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1502 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986 (PROPOSITION 65) CHEMICAL LISTED EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8, 2025 AS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER: N–METHYL–N–FORMYLHYDRAZINE Effective December 8, 2025, the Office of Environ- mental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is add - ing N–methyl–N–formylhydrazine to the list of chem- icals known to the State of California to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, sections 25249.5 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code, otherwise known as Proposition 65.

At a public meeting on November 18, 2025, the Car- cinogen Identification Committee (CIC), in its offi - cial capacity as the “state’s qualified experts,” deter - mined that N–methyl–N–formylhydrazine was clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause cancer. Reg- ulations for the listing of chemicals by the CIC are set out in Title 27, California Code of Regulations,

section 25305(a) (1). A complete, updated Proposition 65 chemical list is available on the OEHHA website: https://oehha. ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list. A V AILABILITY OF INDEX OF PRECEDENTIAL DECISIONS BOARD OF PHARMACY ANNUAL NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PRECEDENTIAL DECISIONS INDEX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the California State Board of Pharmacy (Board), pursuant to sec - tion 11425.60 of the Government Code, maintains an index of precedential decisions, which is annual - ly made available to the public by email subscription.

To join the Board’s email list, go to the Board’s web - site at https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/subscribe_ alert.shtml. The index and the text of the precedent decisions are continuously available on the Board’s website at http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/enforcement/ precedential.shtml. For additional information, contact: Debbie Damoth California State Board of Pharmacy 2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95833 Telephone: (916) 518–3100 Fax: (916) 574–8618 Email: PharmacyRulemaking@dca.ca.gov

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS REGULATIONS FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE This

Summary of Regulatory Actions lists regula - tions filed with the Secretary of State on the dates in - dicated. Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the agency or from the Secretary of State, Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 653−7715. Please have the agency name and the date filed (see below) when making a request. State Allocation Board File # 2025–1013–01 Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998; Propo- sition 2 Provisions This certificate of compliance implements AB 247 (Muratsuchi,

Chapter 81, Statutes 2024) by, among other things, adjusting school district bond capacity while remaining eligible for financial hardship assis - tance, adjusting the time frame for requiring revalida - tion of a small school district’s new construction en - rollment projections, adjusting assistance to schools in military installations, and adopting a new grant agree- ment form.

Title 02 Amend: 1859.2, 1859.51, 1859.60, 1859.61, 1859.78.8, 1859.79.2, 1859.81 Filed 11/25/2025 Effective 11/25/2025 Agency Contact: Lisa Jones (279) 946–8459 Department of Public Health File # 2025–1016–03 Immunization Recommendations This action adopts baseline immunization recom - mendations. This action is exempt from the APA pur- suant to Health and Safety Code

section 120164.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1503 Title 17 Adopt: 7100 Filed 11/21/2025 Effective 11/21/2025 Agency Contact: Veronica Rollin (916) 445–2529 Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy File # 2025–1014–03 Conflict–of–Interest Code This is a conflict–of–interest code that has been approved by the Fair Political Practices Commission and is being submitted for filing with the Secretary of State and printing only.

Title 14 Amend: 28301 Filed 11/20/2025 Effective 12/20/2025 Agency Contact: Brenda Lusk (916) 634–3398 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology File # 2025–1015–03 Interpreters for Licensing Exams This regular rulemaking action by the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (“Board”) amends the frequency in which an individual can serve as an interpreter for any Board licensing exam from only once in two years to once per year. The action further defines the meaning of “once per year” and amends the interpreter application to align with the changes in the California Code of Regulations.

Title 16 Amend: 931 Filed 11/19/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Allison Lee (279) 278–5107 Board of Chiropractic Examiners File # 2025–1010–01 Appeal Process for Citations and Compliance In this action the Board makes amendments to align to Business and Professions Code

section 125.9, sub - division (b), and to extend the deadline for requesting an informal conference to contest a citation to 30 days from the date of issuance on the citation for consisten- cy with the timeframe for requesting a formal admin - istrative hearing. Title 16 Amend: 390.4, 390.5 Filed 11/19/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Kristin Walker (916) 574–7784 California Department of Tax and Fee Administration File # 2025–1021–02 Calculation of Estimated Use Tax — Use Tax Table This regular rulemaking action by the Cali - fornia Department of Tax and Fee Administra - tion (“Department”) amends

section 1685.5 of title 18 of the California Code of Regulations (“CCR”).

Specifically, this action amends the percentage of Cal- ifornia consumers’ total purchases of tangible person- al property for use in California that are made from out–of–state retailers that are not registered with the Department to collect use tax that the Department uses to annually calculate the use tax liability factor, replac- es the federal data the Department uses to annually cal- culate total spending on taxable purchases with other federal data and a taxable percentage, and updates the way the Department annually calculates the average state, local, and district sales and use tax rate that the Department uses to calculate the use tax liability factor.

This action also removes outdated provisions and makes grammatical changes to make provisions read more clearly. Title 18 Amend: 1685.5 Filed 11/26/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Kim DeArte (916) 309–5227 Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training File # 2025–1016–02 Amend Commission Regulation 1055 In this regular rulemaking action, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training amends course presentation completion requirements to require a written comment explaining why a stu - dent was unsuccessful.

Title 11 Amend: 1055 Filed 11/19/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Carrie Hollar (916) 227–2802 Commission on Teacher Credentialing File # 2025–1016–01 PK–3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential U.S. Constitution Requirements This regular rulemaking adds the verification of knowledge of the United States Constitution require - ment as the sixth minimum requirement for appli - cants seeking to obtain the preliminary PK–3 Ear - ly Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2025, VOLUME NUMBER 49–Z 1504 Title 05 Amend: 80067 Filed 11/26/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Mika Laidler–Rubio (916) 327–8697 Department of Cannabis Control File # 2025–1014–04 Animal Cannabis Product Standards In this rulemaking, the Department of Cannabis Control is adopting and amending regulations per - taining to animal cannabis products to implement, in - terpret, and make specific Assembly Bill 1885 (Chap- ter 389, Statutes of 2022).

These changes include the following: (1) amending the definition of “edible can- nabis products”; (2) adopting a definition of “animal cannabis products”; (3) identifying which types of products may be manufactured, distributed, or sold as animal cannabis products; and (4) adopting a limit of one milligram of Total THC per package of animal cannabis products.

Title 04 Adopt: 17350 Amend: 15000 Filed 11/24/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Eric Partington (279) 799–8792 Department of Motor Vehicles File # 2025–1014–02 Fee Adjustment This rulemaking action by the Department of Mo - tor Vehicles amends the regulation governing fees to further specify the California Consumer Price In - dex for All Urban Consumers All Items (CPI–

U) as the database used by the department to calculate fee adjustments. Title 13 Amend: 423.00 Filed 11/25/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Randi Calkins (916) 282–7294 Fish and Game Commission File # 2025–1014–01 Commercial Take of Market Squid In this regular rulemaking action, the California Fish and Game Commission seeks to amend require - ments for the commercial take of market squid and repeal sections regarding the Market Squid Fishery Management Plan.

Title 14 Amend: 53.01, 149, 149.1 Repeal: 53.02, 53.03 Filed 11/25/2025 Effective 01/01/2026 Agency Contact: Sherrie Fonbuena (916) 902–9284 San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission File # 2025–1014–05 Amendment of SF Waterfront Special Area Plan, a part of SF Bay Plan This rulemaking action pursuant to Government Code

section 11354.1 by the San Francisco Bay Con - servation and Development Commission amends the San Francisco Waterfront Special Area Plan to re - vise geographic–specific findings and policies that pertain to Fisherman’s Wharf and the Northeastern Waterfront.

Title 14 Amend: 11960 Filed 11/26/2025 Effective 11/26/2025 Agency Contact: Amanda Boyd (415) 352–3643 PRIOR REGULATORY DECISIONS AND CCR CHANGES FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE A quarterly index of regulatory decisions by the Of- fice of Administrative Law (OAL) is provided in the California Regulatory Notice Register in the volume published by the second Friday in January, April, July, and October following the end of the preceding quar - ter. For additional information on actions taken by OAL, please visit oal.ca.gov.