California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2340

Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 137 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2340, as introduced, Garcia. Women’s health.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop a coordinated strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, including the implementation of goals and objectives for women’s health.

This bill would specify that the goals and objectives established for this strategy are for maintaining and improving women’s health.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 137 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

137.  

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop
a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs
of women, including implementation of goals and objectives for
begin insert maintaining and improving end insert women’s health.

(b) The approved programmatic costs associated with this
strategy shall be the responsibility of the State Department of
Public Health unless otherwise provided by law.