Loading chat...
IN HB1310
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Randall Frye
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Establishes the public safety research fund to finance longitudinal research studies on health, safety, and well-being of fire department and police department members.
-
Appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund to the research fund annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2017.
-
Requires the National Institute of Public Safety and Health (NIPSH) to conduct all longitudinal research studies, with potential topics including cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental health, occupational stress, and workplace risk factors.
-
Mandates NIPSH to submit annual reports on research studies to the executive director of the Department of Homeland Security by December 31 each year in electronic format.
-
Requires unallocated funds to revert to the state general fund at the end of each fiscal year.
Legislative Description
Public safety officer health studies. Establishes the public safety research fund. Provides that $500,000 shall be appropriated from the state general fund and disbursed to the public safety research fund on July 1 of each year. Requires money disbursed to the public safety research fund be used for longitudinal research studies related to the health, safety, and well-being of public safety officers. Requires longitudinal research studies to be performed by the national institute for public safety and health (NIPSH). Requires NIPSH to provide a report of ongoing or performed longitudinal research studies to the executive director of the department of
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/10/2017