BILL NUMBER: AB 450	CHAPTERED  04/29/08

	CHAPTER  12
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  APRIL 29, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  APRIL 29, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  APRIL 14, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 3, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Emmerson

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2007

   An act to make an appropriation in augmentation of the Budget Act
of 2007, relating to the State Budget, to take effect immediately as
an appropriation for the usual current expenses of the state.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 450, Emmerson. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
   Existing law, the Chiropractic Act, enacted by initiative,
provides for the licensing and regulation of chiropractors by the
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The Budget Act of 2007
appropriated specified amounts from the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners' Fund to the board.
   This bill would appropriate $1,542,000 from the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners' Fund, in augmentation of the appropriation to
the board in the Budget Act of 2007, which may be expended if
specified conditions are met, and would declare the Legislature's
intent that protection of the public is the highest priority of the
board. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as a statute providing for the usual current expenses of the state.
   Appropriation: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, in
order to promote consumer protection and public safety, the State
Board of Chiropractic Examiners is, and has been, working
cooperatively with the Department of Consumer Affairs, the California
Attorney General's office, and other applicable agencies.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that protection of the
public shall be the highest priority for the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions, and that whenever the protection of the
public is inconsistent with the other interests sought to be
promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
  SEC. 2.  (a) The sum of one million five hundred forty-two thousand
dollars ($1,542,000) is hereby appropriated from the revenue in the
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Fund that consists of fees
paid for the issuance and renewal of licenses, for expenditure for
the 2007-08 fiscal year in augmentation of Item 8500-001-0152 of
Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2007 for the support of the State
Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
   (b) Moneys appropriated in subdivision (a) may be expended only if
both of the following conditions are met:
   (1) The board continues the existing contract for services
provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs to the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners through June 30, 2008. These services include,
but are not limited to, legal counsel and personnel administration
services. Legal counsel shall assist the board to create an effective
investigation and enforcement program. Personnel administrative
services include assisting the board to examine, recruit, and appoint
investigators and inspectors employed by the board.
   (2) The board utilizes legal counsel pursuant to Section 11040 of
the Government Code.
  SEC. 3.  This act makes an appropriation for the usual current
expenses of the state within the meaning of Article IV of the
Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.