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                                                                  AB 657
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 657 (Hernandez)
          As Amended September 1, 2009
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |50-28|(June 3, 2009)  |SENATE: |22-11|(September 2,  |
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           Original Committee Reference:    HEALTH  

           SUMMARY  :  Requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and  
          Development (OSHPD), in collaboration with the California  
          Workforce Investment Board, to establish a task force to assist  
          OSHPD in developing a health care workforce master plan for the  
          state.

           The Senate amendments  add to the required composition of the  
          task force a member who represents a private or independent  
          postsecondary institution and is appointed by the Governor, and  
          prohibit the use of state funds for the task force. 

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar  
          to the version passed by the Senate. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee, this bill would cost $100,000 in fiscal year (FY)  
          2009-10, $200,000 per year in FYs 2010-2013, and $100,000 in FY  
          2013-14 from the California Health Data and Planning Fund, which  
          is a fee-supported special fund. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Allegra Kim / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 


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