AB 705, as introduced, Blumenfield. Combat to Care Act.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
This bill would provide that this act shall be known, and may be cited as, the Combat to Care Act and would make various legislative findings and declarations, including that California recognizes that military service members gain skill and experience while serving the country that, upon discharge, can be translated to the civilian world.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
This act shall be known, and may be cited as, the
2Combat to Care Act.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
4(a) President Barack Obama signed the Veteran Skills to Jobs
5Act, authored by former California State Senator Jeff Denham,
6which directs federal licensing authorities to consider and accept
7military experience and training for the purposes of satisfying the
8requirements for licensure.
P2 1(b) In signing the Veterans Skills to Jobs Act, President Obama
2declared that “No veteran who fought for our nation overseas
3should have to fight for a job when they return home.”
4(c) The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse
5University found that, since
2001, more than 2.8 million military
6personnel have made the transition from military to civilian life
7and another one million service members will make this transition
8over the next five years.
9(d) California is home to the largest veteran population in the
10country, with approximately 2 million veterans, and is expected
11to welcome home 30,000 more annually.
12(e) California recognizes that military service members gain
13skills and experience while serving our country that, upon
14discharge, can be translated to the civilian world.
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