(a) The board shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications for obtaining a license as a pilot pursuant to this division, determine who shall have the license, and issue the license.
(b) A person possessing a valid state pilot’s license on January 1, 1985, is hereby licensed as if the license was granted by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 324, Sec. 14. (AB 1025) Effective January 1, 2012.)