California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 144.6

(a) For purposes of Section 668.14 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the required minimum number of hours, or the equivalent, established in this state for education programs that qualify persons for any license issued by a board within the department shall be equal to the number of clock or credit hours, or the equivalent, that the education program provides as of the effective date of this section.

(b) For an education program approved by a board within the department as of the effective date of this section that submits to the applicable board, no later than July 1, 2026, a request to modify the program to reduce the program clock or credit hours, or the equivalent, the applicable board shall, no later than January 1, 2027, complete its review of the requested modification.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.