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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1245
Author: Lieu (D), et al.
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE BUSINESS, PROF. & ECONOMIC DEVELOP. COMM.: 9-0, 4/28/14
AYES: Lieu, Wyland, Berryhill, Block, Corbett, Galgiani,
Hernandez, Hill, Padilla
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/23/14
AYES: De León, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
SUBJECT : Dental Hygiene Committee of California
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill extends the operation of the Dental Hygiene
Committee of California (DHCC) within the jurisdiction of the
Dental Board of California (DBC) and provides for an extension
of the appointments of the committee members and the executive
officer until January 1, 2019.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1.Establishes the DHCC within the jurisdiction of the DBC until
January 1, 2015.
2.Provides for the appointment of DHCC members and the authority
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of the DHCC, with the approval of the Director of the
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), to appoint an executive
officer until January 1, 2015.
This bill:
1.Extends the operation of the DHCC and provides for a repeal
date of the DHCC on January 1, 2019, and subjects the powers
and duties of the DHCC to review by the appropriate policy
committees of the Legislature prior to repeal the date.
2.Extends the appointment of the DHCC members and the authority
to appoint an executive officer until January 1, 2019.
Background
This bill is one of six "sunset review bills" authored by the
Chair of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic
Development (BPED) Committee. This bill provides for the DHCC
to be reviewed by the appropriate policy committees of the
Legislature, and makes legislative changes regarding the DHCC
recommended in the Committee's background paper.
In 2014, the Senate BPED Development Committee and the Assembly
Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee
conducted joint oversight hearings to review nine regulatory
entities: Bureau of Automotive Repair; Bureau of Home
Furnishings and Thermal Insulation; Bureau for Private
Postsecondary Education; California Massage Therapy
Certification program; California Board of Acupuncture;
California Tax Preparer program; DHCC; Professional Fiduciaries
Bureau; and the Structural Pest Control Board.
The Committees began their review of the aforementioned
licensing agencies in March and conducted two days of hearings.
This bill, and the accompanying sunset bills, are intended to
implement legislative changes in the Committee's Background
Papers prepared by Committee staff for each agency and program
reviewed for this year.
Note:For a summary of the issues and recommendations of the
DHCC, refer to the Senate BPED Committee analysis of April
28, 2014.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, ongoing costs
of about
$1.5 million per year to support the DHCC's licensing
activities, supported by licensing fees (State Dental Hygiene
Fund).
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/23/14)
California Dental Hygienists' Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The California Dental Hygienists'
Association writes, "Many hygienists have their own practices
outside the dental office setting where they go to the patient
to provide preventative care. They visit patients who lack
access to a dentist in their region or to those who are not able
to visit a dental office [such as] needy students, the elderly
in skilled nursing facilities and the developmentally disabled
living in group homes. We are pleased the legislature has
provided a way for more Californians to receive the preventative
dental care so necessary in order to be healthy. We fully
support extending the life of the DHCC."
MW:nk 5/23/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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