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SENATE COMMITTEE ON 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Senator Diane E. Watson, Chairperson

HEARING DATE: 

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   STAFF ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 1360 (HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES  
                           COMMITTEE)
               AS Introduced IN SENATE MAY 8, 1995

                              SUBJECT

             Health and Safety Code:  Recodification

                              INTENT

     This bill seeks to simplify the Health and Safety Code.

                             ABSTRACT

Arranges all current law provisions of the California Health and  
  Safety Code (HSC) relating to public health into seven new  
  sections.  They are as follows:

      101-Administration of Public Health
      102-Vital Records and Health Statistics
      103-Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
      104-Environmental Health
      105-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
      106-Personal Health Care
      107-Statewide Health Planning and Development

Renumbers the Code sections into multiples of five to allow for  
  future additions and revisions.

Declares the legislatureos intent to reorganize and clarify  
  portions of the Health and Safety Code, and thereby facilitate  
  its administration.  Also, declares that this act would have  
  only technical and nonsubstantive effect.

                           FISCAL IMPACT


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     Minimal cost to public agencies for the reprinting of  
standard forms.


















































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                     BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

     Existing law, Chapter 611, Statutes of 1991 (AB  
1491/Bronzan) requires the State Department of Health Services  
to conduct a comprehensive review of the statutes relating to  
public health and to recodify the Health and Safety Code.  AB  
1491 was one of two bills that was intended to be a vehicle for  
the realignment of health services during the 1991-92  
legislative session.  The first bill, Chapter 89, Statutes of  
1991 (AB 1288/Bronzan), was signed by the governor, but was  
canceled out by the provisions of AB 1491.

     This bill is the product of a year-long collaborative  
effort between health officials at various levels of the public  
and private sector.  Participates include:  State Department of  
Health Services, local health enforcement agencies, the  
Legislative Counselos office, and a Recodification Task Force  
with prescribed members.

     SB 1360 is an entirely technical bill that would make no  
substantive, policy changes.  According to the Department, SB  
1360 represents parts I and II of a three- part effort to  
recodify the Health and Safety Code.  In addition, it would  
reorganize existing law into a better framework that is updated  
and easy-to-use.  Statutes unrelated to public health would  
remain in their current format.  The proposed changes would  
establish a sturdy foundation for future code development.

                            POSITIONS

Support:California State Department of Health Services

Oppose:None reported.




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