BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2190 (Salas) - Acupuncture Board: executive officer:
education
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|Version: June 22, 2016 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 2190 would extend the operation of the California
Acupuncture Board to January 1, 2019. The bill would establish
processes for the Board to assess the educational equivalency of
license applicants who received their education outside the
United States.
Fiscal
Impact:
Ongoing costs of $3.8 million per year for the continued
operation of the Acupuncture Board (Acupuncture Fund). All
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costs to operate the Board are paid for by license fee
revenues.
Minor costs to establish requirements for assessing the
educational equivalency of applicants who received their
training outside the United States (Acupuncture Fund).
According to the Board, the requirements in the bill are
consistent with the procedures the Board currently uses to
assess applicants with foreign education. There are about 30
such applicants per year.
Author
Amendments: Make several clarifying and technical changes.
Committee
Amendments: Clarify that funds in the Acupuncture Fund are
subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
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