Joaquin Arambula
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 31
Author
Under existing law, the Legislature finds there are insufficient numbers of minority health professionals to meet the state's health care needs and declares the importance of increasing the number of minority health professionals in order to meet the special needs of population groups who face cultural and linguistic barriers to adequate health care, and to meet the state's needs for a more equitable geographic distribution of professional health personnel resources. Existing law requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program tasked with supporting and encouraging minority health professionals in training to practice in health professional shortage areas of California, among other duties. This bill would add to the Legislative findings that there is an urgent and growing need for California to expand its pool of talented, diverse health workers, and to connect them more effectively to jobs in all communities. The bill would authorize the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development within the California Health and Human Services Agency to take specified actions, including funding internships and fellowships, to address identified barriers to entry in the health professions for students from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds, as specified. The bill would authorize the agency to establish pilot programs at University of California, California State University, California Community College, and private university campuses to serve 4,800 students, as specified, and to secure funding and establish infrastructure to develop, implement, and manage the pilot program.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1428.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 27).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1306 | HTML |
| 02/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/16/21 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/23/21- Assembly Health | |
| 04/30/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/12/21- Senate Health | |
| 08/13/21- Senate Appropriations |
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