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AB 1130: Dentistry: outreach and support program.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-09-04: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, establishes the Dental Board of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs to license and regulate the practice of dentistry.

This bill would require the board to develop, implement, and maintain an outreach and support program to recruit students from underserved communities in the state to pursue education and licensure in the field of dentistry. The bill would establish duties the board would be required to carry out in that regard, including conducting at least 2 outreach activities per year focused on students from underserved communities. The bill would require the board to provide a summary of actions taken pursuant to the bills provisions as part of its report to the Legislature through the sunset review process.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by physicians and surgeons. Under the act, the board consists of 15 members, including 13 members appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, as prescribed. The act authorizes the appointing power to remove any member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct.Under other existing law with respect to the department and its constituent boards, an appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time a member of any board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Existing law prohibits this provision from being construed as a limitation or restriction on the power of the appointing authority conferred on the appointing authority by any other provision of law to remove any member of any board.This bill would revise the removal authority of an appointing power of the Medical Board of California granted by the Medical Practice Act to instead authorize the removal of a member of the board appointed by that authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development1MIN
Jun 30, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development

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