BILL NUMBER: SB 1387	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  183
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 23, 2010
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 23, 2010
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 10, 2010
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 5, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 21, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senators Denham
(Chair), Cedillo, Correa, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Wiggins, and
Wyland)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Sections 64, 66.5, and 67 of the Military and
Veterans Code, relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1387, Committee on Veterans Affairs. Department of Veterans
Affairs: administration: California Veterans Board.
   Existing law establishes the California Veterans Board whose
duties include determining the policies for all operations of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Existing law requires the board to
consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate
confirmation, and requires one of the members to be a resident of a
California veterans home.
   This bill would require one member of the board to have a degree
in health care administration or experience in the financial
management of health care facilities. The bill would also require the
member of the board who is a resident of a California veterans home
to be appointed for a term expiring January 15 of odd-numbered years.



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

  SECTION 1.  Section 64 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended
to read:
   64.  There shall be a California Veterans Board.
  SEC. 2.  Section 66.5 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended
to read:
   66.5.  (a) One member of the board shall have substantial training
or professional expertise in mortgage lending and real estate
finance.
   (b) One other member of the board shall have substantial training
or professional expertise in geriatrics, gerontology, or long-term
care.
   (c) One member of the board shall have an accounting or auditing
background, and preferably shall be a certified public accountant.
   (d) One member of the board shall have a degree in health care
administration or shall have experience in the financial management
of health care facilities.
   (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any
member of the board from serving the remainder of his or her term.
   (f) The first vacancy in the membership of the board, that occurs
after the enactment of the act adding this subdivision and does not
require the training or expertise required by subdivision (a) or (b),
shall be filled by the appointment of a member who meets the
criteria required by subdivision (c).
  SEC. 3.  Section 67 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to
read:
   67.  (a) Of the members as appointed, except as provided in
subdivision (b), one shall be appointed for a term expiring January
15, 1947, two for terms expiring January 15, 1948, two for terms
expiring January 15, 1949, and two for terms expiring January 15,
1950. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years.
   (b) The member of the board who is a resident of a California
veterans home shall be appointed for a term expiring January 15 of an
odd-numbered year. Subsequent appointments shall be made on a
rotational basis based on the age of the home, beginning with the
oldest veterans home with independent living.
   (c) Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the Governor for the
unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.