BILL NUMBER: AB 2696	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Beth Gaines

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 131005 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2696, as introduced, Beth Gaines. State Public Health Officer.
   Existing law establishes the position of the State Public Health
Officer, who serves as the director of the State Department of Public
Health. The officer is required to be a licensed physician and
surgeon, pursuant to the Medical Practice Act, and to have
demonstrated medical, public health, and management experience.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 131005 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   131005.  (a) There is in state government an executive officer
known as the State Public Health Officer, who shall be appointed by
the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and hold office
at the pleasure of the Governor. The State Public Health Officer
shall receive the annual salary provided by Article 1 (commencing
with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2
of the Government Code.
   (b) The State Public Health Officer shall serve as the director
of, and have control over, the State Department of Public Health.
   (c) Any statutory reference to "director," "the Director of Health
Services," "the Director of Public Health," or the "Director of the
State Department of Public Health," regarding a function transferred
to the State Department of Public Health pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 131050), is deemed to, instead, refer to the
State Public Health Officer.
   (d) Any statutory reference to "department" or "state department"
regarding a function transferred to the State Department of Public
Health pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 131050), shall
refer to the State Department of Public Health.
   (e) The director shall be a  licensed  physician
and surgeon  who is licensed  pursuant to Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of the Business and
Professions Code,  and  who has demonstrated medical, public
health, and management experience.