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          Date of Hearing:   May 2, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                   AB 1932 (Gorell) - As Amended:  April 17, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                             Business and 
          Professions  Vote:                            9-0
                       Veterans Affairs                 Vote: 8-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the 19 healing arts boards to report to the 
          Legislature annually, beginning January 1, 2014 and until 
          January 1, 2018, on how they are implementing a current law that 
          requires each board to provide for methods of evaluating 
          education, training, and experience obtained in military 
          service.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          1)Assuming boards are compliant with current law, the cost for 
            each board to report to the Legislature on their activities 
            annually for 5 years should be minor and absorbable. 

          2)Information technology costs to implement tracking system for 
            the number of veterans applying for licensure in the range of 
            $130,000. 

          3)Costs to the Department of Consumer Affairs and the State and 
            Consumer Services Agency to review reports should also be 
            minor and absorbable within existing resources.   

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . The author states that Section 710 of the Business 
            and Professions Code was enacted in 1969.  Because healing 
            arts boards have not demonstrated significant compliance with 
            that section, he argues, an annual reporting requirement is 
            necessary to compel these boards to provide information about 
            their current practices. 








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           2)Current Law Requirements  . Section 710 of the Business and 
            Professions Code states: 

            "It is the policy of the State of California that, consistent 
            with high quality health care services, persons with skills, 
            knowledge and experience obtained in the armed services of the 
            United States should be permitted to apply such learning and 
            contribute to the health manpower needs of the state at the 
            maximum level of responsibility and skill for which they are 
            qualified.  To this end, the rules and regulations of boards 
            under this division shall provide for methods of evaluating 
            education, training, and experience obtained in military 
            service if such training is applicable to the requirements of 
            that profession."
                
            3)Related Legislation  .  AB 1976 (Cook) requires healing arts 
            boards and the California Department of Public Health to 
            accept education, training, and practical experience gained in 
            military service toward licensure or certification 
            requirements for various health professions. 
          

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081