BILL NUMBER: SB 727 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Berryhill FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to repeal Section 4651.2 of the Labor Code, relating to workers' compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 727, as introduced, Berryhill. Workers' compensation. Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Under existing law, a worker may file a petition with the appeals board when it is alleged that a continuing award for a disability has decreased or terminated. Existing law prohibits the grant of that petition while the injured worker is pursuing a rehabilitation plan, as specified, in a section of law that is no longer valid. This bill would remove the prohibition on the granting of the petition. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 4651.2 of the Labor Code is repealed.4651.2. No petitions filed under Section 4651.1 shall be granted while the injured workman is pursuing a rehabilitation plan under Section 139.5 of this code.