California Senate Bill SB1236 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1236INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Price FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to amend Sections 2460, 3504, and 3512 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1236, as introduced, Price. Healing arts boards. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. Under existing law, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine and the committee will be repealed on January 1, 2013. Existing law requires that boards scheduled for repeal be reviewed by the Joint Sunset Review Committee of the Legislature. This bill would extend the operation of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine and the committee until January 1, 2017. The bill would specify that the board and committee are subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2460 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2460. (a) There is created within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California the California Board of Podiatric Medicine. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,  2013,   2017,  and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,  2013,   2017,  deletes or extends that date.  The   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the  repeal of this section renders the California Board of Podiatric Medicine subject to  the  review  required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473)   by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature  . SEC. 2. Section 3504 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 3504. There is established a Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. The committee consists of nine members. This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,  2013   2017  , and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,  2013   2017  , deletes or extends that date.  The  Notwithstanding   any other provision of law, the  repeal of this section renders the committee subject to  the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473)   review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature  . SEC. 3. Section 3512 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 3512. (a) Except as provided in Sections 159.5 and 2020, the committee shall employ within the limits of the Physician Assistant Fund all personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter including an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service. The board and committee shall make all necessary expenditures to carry out the provisions of this chapter from the funds established by Section 3520. The committee may accept contributions to effect the purposes of this chapter. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,  2013   2017  , and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1,  2013   2017  , deletes or extends that date.