SB 1246, as introduced, Lieu. The Acupuncture Board.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the Acupuncture Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to employ personnel necessary to administer the Acupuncture Licensure Act. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2015.
This bill would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2019.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4928 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertThe Acupuncture Board, which consists of seven
4members, shall enforce and administer this chapter.
5This
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6begin insert(b)end insert begin insertThisend insert
section shall remain in effect only until January 1,begin delete 2015end delete
7begin insert 2019end insert, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
P2 1that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2015end deletebegin insert 2019end insert, deletes or extends
2that date.
3Notwithstanding
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4begin insert(c)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertNotwithstandingend insert any otherbegin delete provision ofend delete
law, the repeal of
5this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate
6policy committees of the Legislature.
Section 4934 of the Business and Professions Code is
8amended to read:
(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director,
10may employ personnel necessary for the administration of this
11begin delete chapter, and theend deletebegin insert chapter. Theend insert board, by and with the approval of
12the director, may appoint an executive officer who is exempt from
13the provisions of the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing
14with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government
15Code).
16(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,begin delete 2015end delete
17begin insert
2019end insert, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
18that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2015end deletebegin insert
2019end insert, deletes or extends
19that date.
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