California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2717

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 131200 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2717, as introduced, Patterson. State Department of Public Health.

Existing law imposes various functions and duties on the State Department of Public Health with respect to the administration and oversight of various health programs and facilities relating to the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. Existing law authorizes the department to adopt and enforce regulations for the execution of its duties.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that 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 131200 of the Health and Safety Code
is amended to read:

131200.  

The department may begin delete adopt end delete begin insert adopt, end insert and begin delete enforce end delete begin insert may
enforce, end insert regulations for the execution of its duties.