The Department of Consumer Affairs is scheduled to transition additional
Boards and Bureaus to the new BreEZe online licensing and enforcement
system in January 2016.

The transition to the new system will require a temporary shutdown of all
licensing processes for several business days, and could result in delays
in processing initial license applications, license renewals, and changes
such as name changes or changes of address.

   - *License Renewals:* Individuals holding a professional license with
   December 2015 or January 2016 expiration dates who wish to renew their
   licenses are strongly encouraged to renew as early as possible,
preferably *before
   the end of November 2015*.
   - *New Licenses:* Individuals seeking a new license are strongly
   encouraged to apply *before November 23, 2015 or after January 2016* to
   help avoid delays in license issuance.

DCA will update this message if there are any changes in the dates, as it
is important to us in assisting you to avoid licensing delays. Please watch
for updates to this message. Thank you.

Effective January 1, 2016 the Board’s examination process will be restructured. In order to ensure a successful transition, the Board will be implementing an examination blackout period for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) examinations to ensure the integrity of examination candidate data during the transition. The examination blackout period will be from December 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.