SB 540 Senate Bill - INTRODUCED

BILL NUMBER: SB 540	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Price

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to repeal and amend Sections 1601.1 and 1616.5 of the
Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 540, as introduced, Price. Dentistry.
   Existing law, until January 1, 2012, provides for the Dental Board
of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing
law, until January 1, 2012, allows the board, with the approval of
the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint a person exempt from
civil service as the executive officer of the board. Under existing
law, boards scheduled for repeal are required to be evaluated by the
Joint Sunset Review Committee.
   This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until
January 1, 2016, and instead specify that the board would be subject
to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
   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.  Section 1601.1 of the Business and Professions Code, as
added by Section 3 of Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2008, is
repealed. 
   1601.1.  (a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Affairs
the Dental Board of California in which the administration of this
chapter is vested. The board shall consist of eight practicing
dentists, one registered dental hygienist, one registered dental
assistant, and four public members. Of the eight practicing dentists,
one shall be a member of a faculty of any California dental college
and one shall be a dentist practicing in a nonprofit community
clinic. The appointing powers, described in Section 1603, may appoint
to the board a person who was a member of the prior board. The board
shall be organized into standing committees dealing with
examinations, enforcement, and other subjects as the board deems
appropriate.
   (b) For purposes of this chapter, any reference in this chapter to
the Board of Dental Examiners shall be deemed to refer to the Dental
Board of California.
   (c) The board shall have all authority previously vested in the
existing board under this chapter. The board may enforce all
disciplinary actions undertaken by the previous board.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date, is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date. The repeal of this section renders the board subject to
the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473).

  SEC. 2.  Section 1601.1 of the Business and Professions Code, as
added by Section 1 of Chapter 35 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended
to read:
   1601.1.  (a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Affairs
the Dental Board of California in which the administration of this
chapter is vested. The board shall consist of eight practicing
dentists, one registered dental hygienist, one registered dental
assistant, and four public members. Of the eight practicing dentists,
one shall be a member of a faculty of any California dental college,
and one shall be a dentist practicing in a nonprofit community
clinic. The appointing powers, described in Section 1603, may appoint
to the board a person who was a member of the prior board. The board
shall be organized into standing committees dealing with
examinations, enforcement, and other subjects as the board deems
appropriate.
   (b) For purposes of this chapter, any reference in this chapter to
the Board of Dental Examiners shall be deemed to refer to the Dental
Board of California.
   (c) The board shall have all authority previously vested in the
existing board under this chapter. The board may enforce all
disciplinary actions undertaken by the previous board.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2012   2016  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2012   2016  , deletes or
extends that date.  The   Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the  repeal of this section renders the
board subject to  the review required by Division 1.2
(commencing with Section 473)   review by the
appropriate policy committees of the Legislature .
  SEC. 3.  Section 1616.5 of the Business and Professions Code, as
added by Section 5 of Chapter 31 of the Statutes of 2008, is
repealed. 
   1616.5.  (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director,
may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be
designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or
her by this chapter.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date, is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date. 
  SEC. 4.  Section 1616.5 of the Business and Professions Code, as
amended by Section 3 of Chapter 33 of the Statutes of 2008, is
repealed. 
   1616.5.  (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director,
may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be
designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or
her by this chapter.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date.. 
  SEC. 5.  Section 1616.5 of the Business and Professions Code, as
added by Section 2 of Chapter 35 of the Statutes of 2008, is amended
to read:
   1616.5.  (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director,
may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be
designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in him or
her by this chapter.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2012   2016  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2012   2016 , deletes or
extends that date.