A temporary licensee under Section 2538.28 shall take the license examination within the first 10 months after the temporary license is issued. Failure to take the license examination within that time shall result in expiration of the temporary license, and it shall not be renewed unless the temporary licensee has first taken the licensure examination. The board, however, may in its discretion renew the temporary license if the licensee failed to take the necessary examination due to illness or other hardship.
Source:
Section 2538.29, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=2538.29..