BILL NUMBER: AB 657	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 27, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hernandez

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to add Section 127162 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 657, Hernandez. Health professions workforce: master plan.
   Existing law requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development to take various actions related to statewide health
planning and the development of policies to address health care
issues in California.
   This bill would require the office, in collaboration with the
California Workforce Investment Board, to establish the Health
Professions Workforce Task Force composed of specified members, to
assist in the development of a health professions workforce master
plan for the state, and would prescribe the functions and duties of
the task force in that regard. The bill would require the task force
to submit a complete statewide health professions workforce master
plan to the office and the Legislature.
   This bill would also require the task force to seek, and the
office to accept, funds from the federal government and private
entities for purposes of implementing the bill. The bill would
prohibit state funds from being used to implement the bill.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 127162 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   127162.  (a) The office shall, in collaboration with the
California Workforce Investment Board and based on information
provided by the health care workforce clearinghouse created by
Section 128050, establish the Health Professions Workforce Task Force
to assist in the development of a health professions workforce
master plan for the state. The task force shall be composed of the
following members from both rural and urban areas:
   (1) Two members representing the Legislature, with one member
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member appointed by
the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (2) At the discretion of the Regents of the University of
California, a member representing, and appointed by, the Regents of
the University of California.
   (3) A member representing the California State University, as
appointed by the Governor.
   (4) A member representing the California Community Colleges, as
appointed by the Governor.
   (5) A member representing a California independent or private
postsecondary institution, as appointed by the Governor.
   (6) A member representing the State Department of Education, as
appointed by the Governor.
   (7) A member responsible for leading a health sciences program in
a school district, drawn from a pool of candidates selected by the
Superintendent, as appointed by the Governor.
   (8) Three members representing key stakeholders from labor, health
insurers, and medical groups, as appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
   (9) Three members representing the community clinics and hospitals
in the state, as appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (10) Three members representing community-based organizations in
the state, as appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (11) Three members representing multiple health professions,
including nursing and allied health, as appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly.
   (12) A member of the California Workforce Investment Board and a
member of a regional workforce investment board, as appointed by the
Governor.
   (b) Total membership of the task force shall be not more than 22
people.
   (c) Membership on the task force shall be voluntary and without
compensation.
   (d) The task force shall assist the office in the development of a
health professions workforce master plan, and shall hold its first
meeting no later than October 31, 2010, to do all of the following:
   (1) Report, assess impact, and review capacity and effectiveness
of existing state and private workforce training programs to leverage
funding resources and form new partnerships, foster shared learning,
identify best practices, and minimize duplication of efforts.
   (2) Review local workforce investment plans and assess progress
toward meeting current health professions workforce needs.
   (3) Identify education and employment trends in the health
professions.
   (4) Identify the 10 health professions with the highest demand and
develop a plan to meet that demand.
   (5) Recommend state policies needed to address the issues of
health professions workforce shortage and distribution.
   (6) Compile, assess, and align with other strategic plans for
developing California's health workforce.
   (e) The task force shall meet no less than three times per year.
   (f) Not later than October 31, 2013, the task force shall submit a
complete statewide health professions workforce master plan to the
office and the Legislature.
   (g) The office shall act as the lead in coordinating the task
force.
   (h) The task force shall seek, and the office shall accept, funds
from the federal government and private entities for the purpose of
implementing this section. No state funds, including, but not limited
to, moneys from the General Fund or any special fund, shall be used
to implement this section.