BILL NUMBER: AB 447	CHAPTERED  10/09/01

	CHAPTER  625
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 9, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 8, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 10, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 2, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Firebaugh

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2001

   An act to amend Section 1601 of, and to add and repeal Section
1601.1 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 447, Firebaugh.  Dental Board of California.
   Existing law provides for a Dental Board of California consisting
of 14 members and includes eight practicing dentists.  Existing law
defines a "practicing dentist" to include a faculty member of a
dental college or dental department of a medical college located in
the state.
   This bill would require that the board's membership include a
faculty member of a California dental college and a dentist who
practices in a nonprofit community clinic.  The bill would also
provide that a new board, vested with the same powers as the previous
board, would be created on January 1, 2002, if SB 134 is enacted and
becomes effective on or before January 1, 2002.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1601 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   1601.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs, the
Dental Board of California in which the administration of this
chapter is vested.  The board consists of eight practicing dentists,
one registered dental hygienist, one registered dental assistant, and
four public members.  Of the eight practicing dentists, one shall be
a member of a faculty of any California dental college, and one
shall be a dentist practicing in a nonprofit community clinic.  The
board shall be organized into standing committees dealing with
examinations, enforcement, and other subjects as the board deems
appropriate.
  This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2002, and, as of
January 1, 2003, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which
becomes effective on or before January 1, 2003, deletes or extends
the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.  The
repeal of this section renders the board subject to the review
required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
   (b) For purposes of this chapter, any reference in this chapter to
the Board of Dental Examiners shall be deemed to refer to the Dental
Board of California.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1601.1 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   1601.1.  (a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Affairs
the Dental Board of California in which the administration of this
chapter is vested.  The board shall consist of eight practicing
dentists, one registered dental hygienist, one registered dental
assistant, and four public members.  Of the eight practicing
dentists, one shall be a member of a faculty of any California dental
college and one shall be a dentist practicing in a nonprofit
community clinic.  The appointing powers, described in Section 1603,
may appoint to the board a person who was a member of the prior
board.  The board shall be organized into standing committees dealing
with examinations, enforcement, and other subjects as the board
deems appropriate.
   (b) For purposes of this chapter, any reference in this chapter to
the Board of Dental Examiners shall be deemed to refer to the Dental
Board of California.
   (c) The board shall have all authority previously vested in the
existing board under this chapter.  The board may enforce all
disciplinary actions undertaken by the previous board.
   (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2002.
   (e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2004, and, as
of January 1, 2005, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that
is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends the dates on
which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.  The repeal of this
section renders the board subject to the review required by Division
1.2 (commencing with Section 473).
  SEC. 3.  Section 2 of this bill shall become operative only if SB
134 of the 2001-02 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective
on or before January 1, 2002.  If SB 134 is enacted and becomes
effective on or before January 1, 2002, Section 1 of this bill shall
not become operative.