BILL NUMBER: AB 1174INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonilla FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to amend Section 137 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1174, as introduced, Bonilla. Women's health. Existing law imposes various functions and duties on the State Department of Public Health with respect to the administration and oversight of various health programs and facilities relating to the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. The department is required to develop a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, including implementation of goals and objectives for women's health. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to report to the Assembly Committee on Health and the Senate Committee on Health the state strategy, goals established, and progress made toward achieving those goals on or before January 1, 2017, and biennially thereafter. The bill would make related changes. 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 137 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 137. (a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, including implementation of goals and objectives for maintaining and improving women's health. (b) The approved programmatic costs associated with this strategy shall be the responsibility of the State Department of Public Health unless otherwise provided by law. (c) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall report to the Assembly Committee on Health and the Senate Committee on Health on the state strategy, goals established, and progress made toward achieving those goals. This report shall be submitted on or before January 1, 2017, and biennially thereafter. (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2021.