Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05212 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5212
22 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1101
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LICENSING OF FOOD VENDORS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than December 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Public Health shall collaborate with local health directors to develop a process that will allow for licensure by reciprocity of a food vendor who (1) is licensed or certified by a local health department or district to operate as a food vendor in a particular local health district, and (2) seeks to operate as a food vendor in a different local health district. For purposes of this section, "food vendor" means a person who sells food that is meant for immediate consumption from a portable food booth, food cart or food truck.
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3030 (b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding the process developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
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3535 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4848 To require the development of a process for licensure by reciprocity of food vendors licensed by a local health department.
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5050 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]