California Government Code 7120 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons …
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons licensed in this state to engage in the practice of dentistry shall be accorded equal professional status and privileges, without regard to the degree earned.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency of the state or of any city, county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state shall discriminate, with respect to employment, staff privileges, or the provision of, or contracts for, professional services, against a licensed dentist solely on the basis of the educational degree held by the dentist.
Terms Used In California Government Code 7120
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 729, Sec. 1.)