(a) The Private Investigator Disciplinary Review Committee shall perform the following functions:
(1) Affirm, rescind, or modify all decisions concerning administrative fines assessed by the bureau against private investigators that are appealed to the committee.
(2) Affirm, rescind, or modify all decisions concerning denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses or permits issued by the bureau, except denials, suspensions, or revocations ordered by the director in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that are appealed to the committee.
(b) The committee may grant a probationary license with respect to the appealed decisions described in subdivision (a).
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.