BILL NUMBER: SB 466	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hill

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Sections 2701 and 2708 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to nursing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 466, as introduced, Hill. Board of Registered Nursing.
   The Nursing Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation
of registered nurses by the Board of Registered Nursing within the
Department of Consumer Affairs, and requires the board to appoint an
executive officer to perform duties delegated by the board. The act
repeals the authority of the board and its executive officer on
January 1, 2016.
   This bill would extend the repeal date to January 1, 2020.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2701 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   2701.  (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the
Board of Registered Nursing consisting of nine members.
   (b) For purposes of this chapter, "board," or "the board," refers
to the Board of Registered Nursing. Any reference in state law to the
Board of Nurse Examiners of the State of California or the
California Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration shall be
construed to refer to the Board of Registered Nursing.
   (c) The board shall have all authority vested in the previous
board under this chapter. The board may enforce all disciplinary
actions undertaken by the previous board.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2016,   2020,  and as of that date, is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before
January 1,  2016,   2020,  deletes or
extends that date. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the
appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
  SEC. 2.  Section 2708 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   2708.  (a) The board shall appoint an executive officer who shall
perform the duties delegated by the board and who shall be
responsible to it for the accomplishment of those duties.
   (b) The executive officer shall be a nurse currently licensed
under this chapter and shall possess other qualifications as
determined by the board.
   (c) The executive officer shall not be a member of the board.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other  provision of  law,
the person serving on December 31, 2011, as executive officer of the
board shall serve as an interim executive officer until the board
appoints a permanent executive officer. The board may appoint this
interim executive officer as the permanent executive officer.
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2016,   2020,  and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2016,   2020,  deletes or
extends that date.