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OH HB129
Bill
Status
3/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Boyd
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Bed Bug Awareness, Education, and Prevention Program within the Department of Health, administered in consultation with Ohio State University's Department of Entomology and Extension.
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Requires the Department of Health to provide educational resources on bed bug identification and treatment, encourage monitoring of hotels and residential dwellings, and develop safe treatment methods.
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Mandates the Department of Health establish a toll-free telephone number for reporting bed bug infestations and requesting information.
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Requires all boards of health to adopt policies treating bed bug infestations in the same manner as other vermin infestations in public places and residential facilities.
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Appropriates $167,500 from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to implement and administer the program.
Legislative Description
To establish the Bed Bug Awareness, Education, and Prevention Program and to require boards of health to adopt vermin control policies under which bedbug infestations are treated in the same manner as other infestations and to make an appropriation.
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Last Action
To Health & Aging
3/1/2011