I went down there last week, cannot remember the exact day, so lets just call it the 1st week of September 2012. My first stop was the police station, they told me it was no longer required and to head to the clerk of courts (which I knew already but was nice of them to tell me where to go, they were very polite and helpful).
Got to the clerk of court, waited about 10 minutes in line to be called. I had the application pre-filled out. She did ask for my safety course/proficiency class/certificate (whatever you want to term or call it, showing that I had indeed taken a CHP class. She looked at it and accepted it without any delay, problems or issues. The lady I had assisting me was very helpful. The entire process took about 15-20 minutes. Now I'm just waiting around for my response/issuance of the license.