California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 378 — Nursing: continuing education.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses by the Board of Registered Nursing and makes a violation of the act a crime. Existing law requires a licensee renewing his or her license to submit proof to the board that during a specified time the licensee has been informed of developments in the registered nursing field either by pursuing a continuing education course offered by a provider approved by the board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board. Existing law requires the board to establish, by regulation, standards for continuing education. Existing law requires these standards to make a variety of alternative forms of continuing education available to licensees. Existing law requires the content of all courses of continuing education to be relevant to the practice of nursing. This bill would provide that continuing education courses, as specified, that advance or promote labor organizing on behalf of a union, or that advance or promote statutory or regulatory changes, political candidates, political advocacy, or political strategy shall not be considered content relevant to the practice of nursing and shall not be acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal. The bill would also prohibit an approved provider from representing that such a continuing education course is acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal and would require the board, subject to specified procedural requirements, to withdraw its approval of a provider that violates that requirement for no less than 5 years, as specified. Because a violation of these requirements by a provider would constitute a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: That the measure be held in committee pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  4. Joint Rules 61(b)(15) and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 7. Page 4959.)

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. To second reading.

  12. From inactive file.

  13. To inactive file on motion of Senator Romero.

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 13).

  16. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23).

  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  19. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 1457.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 29).

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  25. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Aanestad · Cosponsor
  • Adams · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor
  • Audra Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Cogdill · Cosponsor
  • Conway · Cosponsor
  • Cook · Cosponsor
  • Cox · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • DeVore · Cosponsor
  • Dutton · Cosponsor
  • Emmerson · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Hagman · Primary
  • Garrick · Cosponsor
  • Gilmore · Cosponsor
  • Harkey · Cosponsor
  • Harman · Cosponsor
  • Huff · Cosponsor
  • Hollingsworth · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Logue · Cosponsor
  • Miller · Cosponsor
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Norby · Cosponsor
  • Niello · Cosponsor
  • Silva · Cosponsor
  • Smyth · Cosponsor
  • Tran · Cosponsor
  • Villines · Cosponsor
  • Walters · Cosponsor
  • Wyland · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 81 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hagman

Co-sponsors (40)

  • Aanestad
  • Adams
  • Anderson
  • Blakeslee
  • Fletcher
  • Beth Gaines
  • Bill Berryhill
  • Bill Berryhill
  • Audra Strickland
  • Runner
  • Strickland
  • Cogdill
  • Conway
  • Cook
  • Cox
  • Denham
  • DeVore
  • Dutton
  • Emmerson
  • Fuller
  • Garrick
  • Gilmore
  • Harkey
  • Harman
  • Huff
  • Hollingsworth
  • Jeffries
  • Knight
  • Logue
  • Miller
  • Nestande
  • Nielsen
  • Norby
  • Niello
  • Silva
  • Smyth
  • Tran
  • Villines
  • Walters
  • Wyland

Not signed on (81)

81 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7105
Total 7105
% of votes cast 54%8%0%38%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 378 COOK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 4 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 682014
Democratic 4100
Republican 2100
Total 744014
% of votes cast 80%4%0%15%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 15600
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Monning — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 378 do?
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses by the Board of Registered Nursing and makes a violation of the act a crime. Existing law requires a licensee renewing his or her license to submit proof to the board that during a specified time the licensee has been informed of developments in the registered nursing field either by pursuing a continuing education course offered by a provider approved by the board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board. Existing law requires the board to establish, by regulation, standards for continuing education. Existing law requires these standards to make a variety of alternative forms of continuing education available to licensees. Existing law requires the content of all courses of continuing education to be relevant to the practice of nursing. This bill would provide that continuing education courses, as specified, that advance or promote labor organizing on behalf of a union, or that advance or promote statutory or regulatory changes, political candidates, political advocacy, or political strategy shall not be considered content relevant to the practice of nursing and shall not be acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal. The bill would also prohibit an approved provider from representing that such a continuing education course is acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal and would require the board, subject to specified procedural requirements, to withdraw its approval of a provider that violates that requirement for no less than 5 years, as specified. Because a violation of these requirements by a provider would constitute a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 378?
AB 378 is sponsored by Aanestad, Adams, Anderson, Blakeslee, Fletcher, Beth Gaines, Bill Berryhill, Audra Strickland, Runner, Strickland, Cogdill, Conway, Cook, Cox, Denham, DeVore, Dutton, Emmerson, Fuller, Hagman, Garrick, Gilmore, Harkey, Harman, Huff, Hollingsworth, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Niello, Silva, Smyth, Tran, Villines, Walters, and Wyland.
What is the current status of AB 378?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 378?
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