Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires each local board of health to meet quarterly, complete certain training, conduct certain information sessions and authorizes creation of Advisory Boards of Health.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning local boards of health and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, "local board of health" shall mean a county or municipal board of health.
b. Each local board of health shall be required to:
(1) meet at least once per quarter; and
(2) have each member of the local board of health complete a Certified Local Board of Health Member training course within 4 months of the member’s appointment.
b. Each local board of health shall conduct an annual information session open to the public, which session shall be conducted by an official of the local board of health and shall include information on the following:
(1) an update on the local board of health’s activities for the previous and coming year;
(2) health trends and needs within the community of the local board of health; and
(3) current and future policies and programs being implemented or planned by the local board of health.
2. Each municipality may create an Advisory Board of Health, which shall have such membership and powers as the municipality shall determine based on guidance contained in Annex A of the current Orientation Manual for Local Boards of Health or any successor guidance.
3. The Commissioner of Health may adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires each local board of health to meet at least once per quarter and to have each member of the local board of health complete a Certified Local Board of Health Member training course within 4 months of the member’s appointment. The bill defines a "local board of health" to mean a county or municipal board of health.
The bill requires each local board of health to conduct an annual information session open to the public, which session will be conducted by an official of the local board of health and shall include information on the following:
(1) an update on the local board of health’s activities for the coming year;
(2) health trends and needs within the community of the local board of health; and
(3) current and future policies and programs being implemented or planned by the local board of health.
The bill authorizes each municipality to create an Advisory Board of Health, which will have such membership and powers as the municipality will determine based on guidance contained in Annex A of the current Orientation Manual for Local Boards of Health or any successor guidance.