Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals
Summary
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2023
Last action May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2023
How they voted
41–20
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 14, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 4, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
IC
Iwen Chu
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
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