HF3928 Summary

• Establishes Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities with 11 voting members including certified operators, agency representatives, and public members to advise commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency.

• Expands Rural Health Advisory Committee from 15 to 21 members to include representatives of tribal nations, local public health agencies, mental health professionals, economic development, and community organizations addressing health disparities.

• Creates Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council with 18 members representing African American, Asian American, Latina/o/x, American Indian, disability, and LGBTQ communities to advise on health equity issues and agency policies.

• Modifies e-Health Advisory Committee membership to explicitly include tribal nations among stakeholder representatives and sets expiration date of June 30, 2021.

• Sets HEAL Council to remain in existence until health inequities are eliminated, with elimination measured by race, ethnicity, income, gender, and geographic location no longer predicting health outcomes.