California 2009 2009-2010 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2747 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/19/2010

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2747INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act relating to prisoners. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2747, as introduced, Bonnie Lowenthal. Prisoners: pharmacy services. Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in cooperation with the Department of General Services and other appropriate state agencies, take prompt action to adopt cost-effective reforms in its drug and medical supply procurement processes, as specified. This bill would declare that it is the intent of the Legislature to later amend this bill to provide a cost-effective method for the use and delivery of pharmaceuticals within the prison system. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to later amend this bill to provide a cost-effective method for the use and delivery of pharmaceuticals within the prison system.