Amended in Senate May 21, 2013

Amended in Senate April 22, 2013

Senate Bill No. 495

Introduced by Senator Yee

February 21, 2013

An act begin delete to add Sections 89528.5 and 92612.5 to the Education Code, end delete relating to postsecondary education employees.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 495, as amended, Yee. Postsecondary education employees: physicians.

Existing law establishes the California State University and the University of California as 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the Trustees of the California State University to establish a supplemental salary program in order to improve the recruitment and retention of faculty in specified academic disciplines, and requires the University of California to administer the Community-Based Health Professions Education Partnership Program.

This bill would begin delete encourage end delete begin insert make legislative findings and declarations that end insert the California State University and the University of California begin delete to end delete begin insert should end insert make the funding of student health center clinics a priority when allocating funds for student and campus services, and begin delete to end delete begin insert should end insert give consideration for additional compensation to the physicians who address student health care challenges at student health begin delete centers in the respective segments end delete begin insert center clinics end insert .

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert The Legislature finds and declares that the
California State University and the University of California should
make the funding of student health center clinics a priority when
allocating funds for student and campus services, and should give
consideration for additional compensation to the physicians who
address student health care challenges at end insert begin insert student health center
clinics. end insert

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SECTION 1.  

Section 89528.5 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

89528.5.  

The California State University is encouraged to make
the funding of student health center clinics a priority when
allocating funds for student and campus services, and to give
consideration for additional compensation to the physicians who
address student health care challenges at California State University
student health centers.

SEC. 2.  

Section 92612.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:

92612.5.  

The University of California is encouraged to make
the funding of student health center clinics a priority when
allocating funds for student and campus services, and to give
consideration for additional compensation to the physicians who
address student health care challenges at University of California
student health centers.

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