BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2784
Author: Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee
Amended: 8/17/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE : 4-0, 6/22/10
AYES: Denham, Correa, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland, Vacancy, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 10-0, 8/12/10
AYES: Kehoe, Ashburn, Alquist, Corbett, Emmerson, Leno,
Price, Walters, Wolk, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 6/2/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Veterans
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill increases the size of the California
Veterans Board from seven to nine members; requires that
one member have substantial training or professional
expertise in mental health counseling and one member have a
degree in health care administration or experience in the
financial management of health care facilities; and
requires that two members be women.
ANALYSIS : The California Veterans Board (CVB) serves as
an advocate for veterans' affairs identifying needs and
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works to ensure and enhance the rights and benefits of
California veterans and their dependents. Its purpose
statement includes the following: (1) to determine the
policies for all operations of the Department of Veterans
Affairs (DVA), (2) to hear appeals from veterans who are
denied a benefit by any division of DVA, and (3) to serve
as an advocate for veterans' issues.
This bill increases the CVB from seven to nine members, and
imposes the following requirements on membership:
1. It requires that one board member have substantial
training or professional expertise in mental health
counseling, preferably in the areas of posttraumatic
stress disorder, military sexual trauma, or both.
2. It requires that one member of the board have a degree
in health care administration or experience in the
financial management of health care facilities.
As more and more women are enlisting and returning from
military service, there is a growing need for someone on
the CVB with expertise in mental health conditions, and in
particular, sexual trauma. Current law requires that all
members of the CVB be veterans, and makes the following
conditions on some of the members:
1. One member must be a resident of a California veterans'
home.
2. At least two members shall be women.
3. One member must have substantial training or
professional expertise in mortgage lending and real
estate finance.
4. One member must have substantial training or
professional expertise in geriatrics, gerontology, or
long-term care.
5. One member must have an accounting or auditing
background, and preferably shall be a certified public
accountant.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 Fund
Travel expenses --------minor,
absorbable-------- General
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/12/10)
American Legion, Department of California
AMVETS, Department of California
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines,
Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Tom Berryhill, Lieu, Audra Strickland,
Vacancy
TSM:mw 8/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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