BILL NUMBER: SB 1236	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Price

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 2460, 3504, and 3512 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to healing arts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1236, as introduced, Price. Healing arts boards.
   Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of
podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the
jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. Existing law
provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by
the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California.
Under existing law, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine and
the committee will be repealed on January 1, 2013. Existing law
requires that boards scheduled for repeal be reviewed by the Joint
Sunset Review Committee of the Legislature.
   This bill would extend the operation of the California Board of
Podiatric Medicine and the committee until January 1, 2017. The bill
would specify that the board and committee are 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 2460 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   2460.  (a) There is created within the jurisdiction of the Medical
Board of California the California Board of Podiatric Medicine.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2013,   2017,  and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2013,   2017,  deletes or
extends that date.  The   Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the  repeal of this section renders the
California Board of Podiatric Medicine subject to  the
 review  required by Division 1.2 (commencing with
Section 473)   by the appropriate policy committees of
the Legislature  .
  SEC. 2.  Section 3504 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   3504.  There is established a Physician Assistant Committee of the
Medical Board of California. The committee consists of nine members.
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 
2013   2017  , and as of that date is repealed,
unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,
 2013   2017  , deletes or extends that
date.  The  Notwithstanding   any other
provision of law, the  repeal of this section renders the
committee 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 3512 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   3512.  (a) Except as provided in Sections 159.5 and 2020, the
committee shall employ within the limits of the Physician Assistant
Fund all personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter including an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil
service. The board and committee shall make all necessary
expenditures to carry out the provisions of this chapter from the
funds established by Section 3520. The committee may accept
contributions to effect the purposes of this chapter.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2013   2017  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2013   2017  , deletes or
extends that date.