During the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years, the adoption and readoption of regulations to modify health, dental, and vision benefits or otherwise modify program requirements and operations consistent with the provisions of this part shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, or general welfare for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 of the Government Code, and the board is hereby exempted from the requirement that it describe facts showing the need for immediate action and from review by the Office of Administrative Law.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. (AB 1422) Effective September 22, 2009.)