Sat, Oct 09, 2010
Temporary Relief For Flight Training Operations Passed
Thursday
The California Legislature on Thursday passed SB 856, a bill
that, among its other provisions, will provide a delay in
compliance with regulations issued by the California Bureau of
Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) pursuant to AB 48, Chapter
310, Statues of 2009 as they apply to flight training
operations. SB 856 is now headed to Governor Schwarzenegger's
desk for his signature.
SB 856 creates a delay in compliance, retroactive from July
2010, until July 2011, for all flight training facilities and
activities. This bill's passage is the result of a long effort by
the flight training industry along with a broad array of advocacy
groups such as NATA and AOPA. If signed by the governor, will allow
the necessary time for the California Legislature to examine the
appropriateness of incorporating flight training into the BPPE's
regulatory purview.
"This delay is absolutely necessary to ensure that the flight
training community is afforded the opportunity to have its voice
heard on regulations affecting the future of the industry" NATA
Director of Regulatory Affairs Michael France said in a news
release Friday. "Without this type of opportunity, the impact of
the BPPE's regulations could be disastrous for flight training and
the aviation industry in general."
"We look forward to the opportunity to see this issue through to
resolution with a long-term solution that offers consumer
protections without inflicting excessive damage on the aviation
industry - to protect countless small businesses and jobs in the
state," added Greg Pecoraro, AOPA's vice president of airports and
state advocacy.
AB 48 authorized the BPPE to regulate flight training for the
first time without input from the industry. If signed by the
governor, SB 856 will mark the beginning of an industry effort to
educate legislators on the uniqueness of flight training and why it
cannot be regulated like typical "brick and mortar" educational
facilities.
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