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SB 747 California Senate · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Continuing education: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients.

Summary
Existing law provides for licensing and regulation of various healing arts professions and generally requires licensees to complete continuing education courses in order to remain eligible to renew their licenses or certifications. Existing law imposes various training requirements for certified nurse assistants regulated by the State Department of Public Health. This bill would require physicians and surgeons, physician assistants, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatric technicians, and certified nurse assistants to complete at least one course of 2 to 5 hours in duration that provides instruction on cultural competency, sensitivity, and best practices for providing adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, as specified, with certain exceptions. The bill would generally require the applicable licensing or certifying entity to enforce these requirements, with certain exceptions. The new requirements would become effective on January 1, 2013.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Sep 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Assembly Passage
Sep 2011
Vetoed
Mar 2012
Introduced Feb 18, 2011 Vetoed Mar 1, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2011 · Assembly Sep 1, 2011

How they voted

24–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 16, 2011
D Democratic24
24 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
12 Nay 3
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 1, 2012
Vetoed
Veto sustained.
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Vetoed
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
upper
Oct 9, 2011
Vetoed
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
upper
Oct 9, 2011
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Sep 2, 2011
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2272.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 1, 2011
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (46-26-7)
assembly
Sep 1, 2011
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 26, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 25).
lower
Jul 13, 2011
Committee
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Jul 6, 2011
Lower · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Jun 21, 2011
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 23, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.
lower
May 16, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-12-3)
senate
May 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 929.) (May 9).
upper
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 617.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 3, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
upper
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Christine Kehoe
DDemocratic
CA
39