Amendment #1 to H4458

Commission Members

Mr. Jones of North Reading moves to amend the amendment by striking the second paragraph its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“The commission shall consist of the following persons, or their designees: the secretary of  administration and finance; the commissioner of public health, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of environmental protection; the commissioner of agricultural resources; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 2 members of senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; a representative of the Massachusetts Municipal Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation; a representative of the Massachusetts Public Health Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Health Officers Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards; a representative of the Massachusetts Environmental Health Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses; a representative of the Western Massachusetts Public Health Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Public Health Regionalization Project working group at Boston University School of Public Health; and 8 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a research or academic institution with experience in public health data collection and analysis; 1 of whom shall be a representative of a community health center; 1 of whom shall be a representative of a hospital system; 1 of whom shall have expertise in public health workforce development; 1 of whom shall be a public health representative of a municipality with a population greater than 50,000; 1 of whom shall be a public health representative of a municipality with a population between 5,000 and 50,000; and 1 of whom shall be a public health representative of a regional service model that includes at least 1 town with a population of less than 5,000.”