BILL NUMBER: SB 1239	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Price

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 4928 and 4934 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1239, as introduced, Price. Acupuncture.
   Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, provides for the
licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the
Acupuncture Board. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint an
executive officer. Existing law repeals these provisions on January
1, 2013. 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 these provisions until
January 1, 2017. The bill would 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 4928 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   4928.  The Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven members,
shall enforce and administer this chapter.
   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2013   2017  , and as of that date is repealed,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 repeal of this section renders the board subject to the review
required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473). 

   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of this
section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy
committees of the Legislature. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 4934 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   4934.  (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director,
may employ personnel necessary for the administration of this
chapter, and the board, by and with the approval of the director, may
appoint an executive officer who is exempt from the provisions of
the Civil Service Act.
   (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repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before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.