BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1387
Author: Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Amended: 5/5/10
Vote: 21
SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE : 4-0, 4/13/10
AYES: Denham, Correa, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland, Vacancy, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Department of Veterans Affairs:
administration: California
Veterans Board
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill modifies the composition and terms of
the California Veterans Board (Board) by requiring that one
member of the Board have a degree in health care
administration or experience in the financial management of
health care facilities, and provides that the member of the
Board who is a resident of a California veterans home be
appointed for a term expiring January 15 of odd-numbered
years.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
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1. Establishes the Board whose duties include determining
the policies for all operations of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
2. Requires the Board to consist of seven members appointed
by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and
requires one of the members to be a resident of a
California veterans home.
3. Provides that each member of the Board receives, for
each day's attendance at each meeting of the Board, a
per diem of $50.
This bill:
1. Requires that one member of the Board have a degree in
health care administration or have experience in the
financial management of health care facilities.
2. Requires that the member of the Board, who is a resident
of a California veterans home, be appointed for a term
expiring January 15 of an odd-numbered year, and also
provides subsequent appointments to be made on a
rotational basis based on the age of the home, beginning
with the oldest veterans' home with independent living.
Comments
According to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
analysis, this is a clean-up measure for the Board which
(1) adds a requirement that one member of the Board must
have expertise in administering hospitals,
and (2) changes the parameters of the resident Board member
so that it rotates amongst the homes that have independent
living care program beginning with the oldest veteran home.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/4/10)
American Legion, Department of California
AMVETS, Department of California
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
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TSM:mw 5/5/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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