BILL NUMBER: AB 2214	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 27, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Monning

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 128590) to
Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health
workforce development.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2214, as amended, Monning. Health workforce development.
   Existing law requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development within the California Health and Human Services Agency
to, among other things, (1) develop a Health Manpower Plan for
California that consists of, among other things, appropriate
standards for determining the adequacy of supply of specified health
personnel, (2) maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity
Program that includes supporting and encouraging minority health
professionals in training to practice in health professional shortage
areas, and (3) establish a health care workforce clearinghouse to
serve as the central source of health care workforce and educational
data in the state.
   Existing law, the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act,
creates the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission to,
among other things, identify specific areas of the state where unmet
priority needs for primary care family physicians and registered
nurses exist.
   Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board
within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to assist the
Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of
California's workforce investment system.
   This bill would  establish within   require
 the California Workforce Investment Board  to establish
 the Health Workforce Development Council to help expand
California's health workforce in order to provide access to quality
health care for all Californians.  The bill would require the
office to provide staff support to the council.   The
bill would require the council to perform certain duties, including
establishing a statewide plan for health workforce development, as
specified. It would require the council   to inform the
Legislature of its health initiatives and progress, as specified.

   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.  Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 128590) is added to
Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

      PART 3.5.  Health Workforce Development


   128590.  (a) The  Health Workforce Development Council is
hereby established within the  California Workforce
Investment Board  (board)   shall establish a
special committee known as the Health Workforce Development Council
 to help expand the state's health workforce in order to provide
access to quality health care for all Californians. In this regard,
it is the intent of the Legislature to expand the state's full-time
primary care workforce between 2013 and 2023.  The membership of
the council shall consist of the appropriate representatives from the
board's existing membership, as well as representatives from other
state agencies and departments, higher education, labor, the health
care industry, workforce groups, philanthropic and nongovernmental
entities, and other appropriate health advocates. 
    (b) The council shall do  both   all 
of the following: 
   (1) Understand the current and future health workforce needs of
California.  
   (2) Develop a comprehensive strategy to meet those needs.
 
   (1) Develop a comprehensive statewide plan and implementation
strategy for health workforce development through strategic
partnerships.  
   (2) Examine proven strategies and policies to increase health
workforce supply that can be replicated and deployed through sector
strategy and other models.  
   (3) Provide guidance on the development and maturation of regional
health workforce partnerships to address regional health care and
delivery system needs.  
   (4) Use regional partnerships to identify and inform regional and
statewide health workforce development priorities.  
   (5) Seek expertise from multisector representatives to enhance the
understanding of the issues and policies needed to ensure that
California has the necessary workforce to provide access to quality,
culturally, and linguistically appropriate health care. 
   (c) The board representative  on the council  shall be
the chair of the council. 
   (d) The office shall provide staff support to the council.
 
   (d) (1) The council shall inform the Legislature of its health
initiatives and progress by providing the Legislature with a copy of
the board's annual report to the federal Department of Labor. 

   (2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
 
   (e) For purposes of this part:  
   (1) "Board" means the California Workforce Investment Board. 

   (2) "Council" means the Health Workforce Development Council.