BILL NUMBER: AB 1976INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1976, as introduced, Logue. Medical training: veterans. Existing law provides generally for the training and licensing of health care providers and imposes various educational requirements in that regard. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to assist military veterans who have medical training and education to overcome barriers to licensing and to address issues relating to obtaining credit for health-related coursework and experience they completed while serving in the Armed Forces. 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 enact legislation to address the barriers that military veterans with medical education and training face in obtaining licensure and certification in the following professions: Physician assistants; clinical laboratory scientists, technicians, and technologists; administrative and clinical medical assistants; dental assistants and hygienists; radiology technicians and technologists; licensed professional clinical counselors; licensed clinical social workers; community health workers; drug and alcohol abuse counselors; and public health professionals. SEC. 2. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address the barriers that military veterans with medical education and training face in obtaining credit in California institutions of higher education for the health-related educational coursework and experience they completed while serving in the United States Armed Forces. SEC. 3. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to address the financial barriers that military veterans with medical education and training face in obtaining the necessary educational credit in order to qualify for licensure or certification as a health care professional in California.