Dealing with CSLB (California Contractors LIcensing Board)

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Found it awkward that CLSB rejected my Landscape Contractor license application despite having an undergrad degree encompassing Landscape Design as well as Horticulture, plus over 5 years experience out of state (recently relocated here from my hmetown, NYC) in landscaping!

What they are requiring is WORK PERMITS for the jobs I've done in the past 5 years. Who pulls work permits for replacing lawns with mulch, for resurfacing driveways, and for installing Pavers? 

Their rejection letter appears to suggest my only recourse is to locate a 'QUALIFIER' who has at least 4 years journeyman experience, to qualify my landscaping contractor company. so, in the interim, i can only do jobs that total $500 which is basically nothing since just a truckload of MULCH here in socal can easily add up to over $500 and the CA laws in my opinion are so outdated since $500 maximum in labor+materials means handymen can only do tiny jobs like painting, yard cleanup, garbage hauling.

(Come to think if it, even garbage loading & hauling easily goes over $500 for just 10 tons of trash here in socal)