Amendment ID: S2296-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Commission Report

Mr. Lewis moves to amend the bill by striking out,  in lines 8 and 9, the words "1 member of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader"; and

by inserting at the end thereof the following words:

"The commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the joint committee on public health and the house and senate committee on ways and means a report that includes: (i) a summary of the commission’s findings; (ii) a review of local public health organization and financing in other states; (iii) a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the local public health system as it currently exists in the commonwealth, with particular emphasis on capacity, functionality and efficiency; (iv) recommendations on organizational and fiscal models that would work to ensure capacity across municipalities; (v) recommendations on the sharing of resources across municipalities, including regionalization; (vi) recommendations to strengthen  public health data reporting, gathering and analysis, including any recommendations on mandatory reporting of local health authorities to the department; (vii) recommendations on resources needed to effectively meet statutory responsibilities at the state and local level; and (viii) recommendations to strengthen the local public health workforce and ensure training of the next generation of local public health professionals, including leveraging academic partnerships.  The commission shall submit its final report by July 31, 2017."