SEVEN DOMAINS. CURRENT OFFICIAL SOURCES. ONE BEST ANSWER.
Run the business. Follow the law.
Study by official weight, make the money math automatic, and learn the compliance sequence behind the best answer.
Independent preparation. Free to use. No sign-in. Progress stays in this browser.
Set your exam date to pace the sprint.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
D-7: Diagnose and map
OFFICIAL BLUEPRINT
Study by weight
Contracts & execution
21%
Employment
20%
Business finances
15%
Safety
14%
Organization & licensing
13%
Insurance & liens
12%
Public works
5%
Bond$25,000
Renewal2 years
Qualifier90 days
Down payment$1k or 10%
Lien ladder20 / 90 / 60 / 30
Serious event8 hours
COMMUNITY-CURATED, OFFICIAL-CONTROLLED
Use three resources, not thirty.
Official guide and registry, this Exam Lab, then one explanation-backed supplement only if you need more volume.
NEW • FREE SEVEN-PART COURSE
Learn the rule behind the answer.
Use the source-backed teaching deck, full presenter script, and original pause-and-answer workbook. Seven domains; no study pile.
BANKS INC EDUCATION
Source-backed tools for the people building the trades.
This is the first public course in an education library designed to be useful before it is promotional: current sources, bounded study plans, and practice that explains the rule behind the answer.
Free & openOfficial-source controlledBuilt to finish
BANKS INC. • FREE & OPEN COURSE
California CSLB Law & Business masterclass
Seven focused video chapters built from current official sources, community-tested confusion points, and original retrieval practice.
Source checked August 1, 2026 • Independent exam preparation
FULL COURSE • SEVEN CHAPTERS
Watch here, then practice without notes.
RUN OF SHOW
The official blueprint controls the clock.
Organization & licensingMinor work, qualifier, status, bond, scope
10 minBusiness financesCost buckets, markup/margin, cash, break-even
11 minEmployment requirementsClassify, hire, report, cover, pay, record
15 minInsurance & liensThree protections and the lien clock
9 minContracts & executionWriting, payments, changes, cancellation, closeout
16 minPublic worksRegistration and prevailing-wage thresholds
4 minSafetyIIPP loop, incident response, final retrieval
10 minREAD / ANNOTATE
Printable study guide
The same priority structure in a compact PDF: official blueprint, number ladders, business math, verified video notes, and a seven-day plan.
Download PDF guidePAUSE / ANSWER
Retrieval workbook
Fifteen original scenarios with trigger-first explanations. No recalled or claimed exact exam questions.
Open workbookPRACTICE / REVIEW
Weighted Exam Lab
Original questions follow the official domain weights. Every result includes an explanation and source cue so misses become a study plan.
VERIFY / UPDATE
Source and claim audit
Official authorities, community signal, verification dates, corrections, and known limits remain visible behind the teaching material.
THE LEARNER PROMISE
Enough to cover the map. Small enough to finish.
After the masterclass, take a closed-book weighted set. Source-check every miss. Drill only the weakest domain. Do not add another resource unless the miss log proves a real gap.
UNLIMITED GENERATED PRACTICE
Business-math shop
Name the formula and denominator before touching the calculator.
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RETRIEVAL, NOT REREADING
Rule-trigger cards
Say the scope and exception before revealing the answer.
LICENSING
Click or press Space to reveal
ANSWER
1 / 30
ORIGINAL PRACTICE ITEMS
Practice and weighted mocks
Questions map to the official domains; they are not actual CSLB examination items.
SMALLEST HIGH-COVERAGE RESOURCE SET
Study stack, not study pile.
Community reports shape the workflow. Official CSLB and current agency sources still control every rule and number.
Official map and rule checks
Use the CSLB Study Guide for weights and this system's official registry for current, high-drift rules.
Open CSLB guideThis Exam Lab
Take weighted sets, review every miss, drill business math, and repeat weak domains. Practice questions teach concepts, not recalled wording.
One outside supplement
Choose an explanation-backed question bank for more scenarios or the 2026 PaintThinnerGang series when reading is not sticking. Verify every rule here.
75-MINUTE DAILY LOOP
Finish the loop, then stop.
ANTI-OVERLOAD RULES
Do not add these.
- Several overlapping question banks or paid courses
- Quizlet as the only preparation source
- Leaked, recalled, or claimed exact exam questions
- Old video numbers without official verification
- An unofficial passing score or question count
Community finding: recent passers say the real exam is often more scenario-based and differently worded. Learn the rule behind the answer. [C01-C04]
Open evidence and limitationsTRANSCRIPTS, CLEANED AND CHECKED
Verified video notes
Use the timestamped extraction instead of rewatching both long parts. It preserves the instructor's useful priorities and marks every important correction, including the strict under-$1,000 boundary, qualifier-control rule, senior age 65, and July 2026 penalty update.
AUTHORITY BEFORE OPINION
Official source lane
The exam blueprint and live rule sources are kept distinct so changed numbers do not hide behind an older book.
EXAM BLUEPRINT
CSLB Law & Business guide
Seven official domains, approximate weights, format, test strategy, and named resources.
Open official study guideCONTRACTOR LAW
California BPC Chapter 9
Licensing, bonds, discipline, contracts, and home-improvement law.
Open current statuteEMPLOYMENT
EDD Employer's Guide
California hiring, reporting, withholding, payroll taxes, and employer records.
Open current DE 44PUBLIC WORKS
DIR registration and compliance
Registration, thresholds, prevailing wage, payroll, and eligibility.
Open DIR registrationSAFETY
Cal/OSHA construction guide
Routes employers to the applicable Title 8 program, training, reporting, and hazard rules.
Open Cal/OSHA guideFULL REGISTRY
Claim-by-claim sources
Authority, scope, verification date, direct links, derived practice, and unknowns.
Open local source registryCOMMUNITY EVIDENCE
Test-taker signal, with limits
Recent Reddit reports, public videos, resource conflicts, and explicit reliability warnings.
Open community registryVIDEO CLAIM AUDIT
PaintThinnerGang Parts 1-2
Timestamped priorities, verified takeaways, corrected errors, and a minimal rewatch plan.
Open transcript audit