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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6363
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1104
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.
REP. GARIBAY, 60th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING DROP BOXES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AT STATE POLICE BARRACKS AND
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) the Division of 1
State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 2
Protection to install at state police barracks and the Board of Regents 3
for Higher Education to install at public institutions of higher 4
education drop boxes for the disposal of prescription drugs, and (2) 5
said division and local health departments to inform the public of the 6
location of such drop boxes and the importance of the proper disposal 7
of prescription drugs. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the number of prescription drug disposal drop boxes and
to educate the public about the location of such drop boxes and the
importance of proper disposal of prescription drugs.