LCO No. 855 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 231 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 855 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE FUNDING OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the full funding of 1 municipal health departments and district departments of health to 2 allow for them to sufficiently respond to a pandemic. 3 Statement of Purpose: To fund and use existing health districts to respond to pandemics.