BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                      



           ------------------------------------------------------------ 
          |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE            |                  AB 2548|
          |Office of Senate Floor Analyses   |                         |
          |1020 N Street, Suite 524          |                         |
          |(916) 651-1520         Fax: (916) |                         |
          |327-4478                          |                         |
           ------------------------------------------------------------ 
           
                                         
                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 2548
          Author:   Mitchell (D)
          Amended:  4/11/12 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE  :  7-0, 6/12/12
          AYES:  Correa, Cannella, Berryhill, Calderon, Negrete 
            McLeod, Rubio, Lieu
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Runner
           
          SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8
           
          ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 5/17/12 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    California Veterans Board

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill specifies that a member of the 
          seven-member California Veterans Board (Board) must have 
          experience in the issues of female veterans, which may 
          include, but are not limited to, combat related disorders, 
          sexual trauma, and homelessness.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          Existing law:

          1. The Board is created by Military and Veterans Code 
             section 64.
                                                           CONTINUED





                                                               AB 2548
                                                                Page 
          2


          2. The Board must determine the policies for all operations 
             of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

          3. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the 
             Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

          4. All members of the Board must be veterans as "veteran" 
             is defined in Section 18540.4 of the Government Code. 

             A.    One of these members must be retired from the 
                active or reserve forces of the United States 
                military service.                            

             B.    One of these members must be a resident of a 
                California veterans home. 

             C.    One member of the board must have substantial 
                training or professional expertise in mortgage 
                lending and real estate finance.

             D.    One other member of the board must have 
                substantial training or professional expertise in 
                geriatrics, gerontology, or long-term care.

             E.    One member of the board must have an accounting or 
                auditing background, and preferably shall be a 
                certified public accountant.

             F.    One member of the board must have a degree in 
                health care administration or shall have experience 
                in the financial management of health care 
                facilities.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/26/12)

          American Legion-Department of California 
          AMVETS-Department of California 
          California Association of County Veterans Service Officers 
          California State Commanders Veteran Council 
          Vietnam Veterans of America - California State Council 

                                                           CONTINUED





                                                               AB 2548
                                                                Page 
          3



           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 5/17/12
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, 
            Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, 
            Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth 
            Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, 
            Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger 
            Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, 
            Knight, Lara, Logue, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, 
            Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, 
            Olsen, Pan, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Smyth, 
            Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, 
            Williams, John A. Pérez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Fletcher, Bonnie Lowenthal, Perea, 
            Skinner, Yamada


          RM:k1  6/26/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

                                ****  END  ****




















                                                           CONTINUED