BILL NUMBER: AB 1309	CHAPTERED  10/04/05

	CHAPTER  516
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 5, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yee

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to add Section 6535 to the Government Code, relating to
health care, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1309, Yee  Local health authorities and commissions: joint
powers agreements.
   Existing law provides for the establishment in a county of a
health authority or commission to provide or contract for the
provision of health care benefits to eligible persons. Existing law
sets forth rules of governance for each health authority or
commission so established and makes it a public entity for certain
purposes.
   Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement,
to jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties.
   This bill would require that any entity that is established
pursuant to a joint powers agreement that is licensed under
provisions of law regulating the licensing of health care service
plans, where one party to the agreement is an entity established in a
county to provide or contract for the provision of health care
benefits to eligible persons, shall be subject to all of the same
provisions, including, but not limited to, governance, public records
requirements, open meeting requirements, and conflicts of interest
as is the entity that is a party to the joint powers agreement.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 6535 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   6535.  Any entity that is established pursuant to a joint powers
agreement authorized under this article that is also licensed under
Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the
Health and Safety Code, where one of the parties to the joint powers
agreement is an entity established pursuant to Section 14018.7,
14087.31, 14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, or 14087.9605 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, shall be subject to all of the same
provisions, including, but not limited to, governance, public records
requirements, open meeting requirements, and conflicts of interest
as is the entity established pursuant to Section 14018.7, 14087.31,
14087.35, 14087.36, 14087.38, or 14087.9605 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, as applicable, that is a party to the joint powers
agreement.
  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to ensure appropriate participation as soon as possible
between local initiatives and county governments, it is necessary
that this act take effect immediately.