Substitute House Bill No. 5511
Public Act No. 24-150
AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 17a-674d of the 2024
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) There is established an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to
ensure (1) that proceeds received by the state pursuant to section 17a-
674c are allocated and spent on substance use disorder abatement
infrastructure, programs, services, supports and resources for
prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction, and (2) robust
public involvement, accountability and transparency in allocating and
accounting for the moneys in the fund.
(b) The committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the
secretary's designee;
(2) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee;
(3) The Commissioners of Children and Families, Mental Health and Substitute House Bill No. 5511
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Addiction Services and Public Health, or said commissioners' designees,
who shall serve as ex-officio members;
(4) The president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House
of Representatives, the majority leaders of the Senate and House of
Representatives, the minority leaders of the Senate and House of
Representatives, the Senate and House chairpersons and ranking
members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets
of state agencies and public health, or their designees, provided such
persons have experience living with a substance use disorder or are the
family member of a person who has experience living with a substance
use disorder;
(5) [Twenty-one] Twenty-three individuals representing
municipalities, who shall be appointed by the Governor;
(6) The executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity in
Public Health, or a representative of the commission designated by the
executive director; and
(7) Eight individuals appointed by the commissioner as follows: (A)
A provider of community-based substance use treatment services for
adults, who shall be a nonvoting member; (B) a provider of community-
based substance use treatment services for adolescents, who shall be a
nonvoting member; (C) an addiction medicine licensed health care
professional with prescribing ability, who shall be a nonvoting member;
(D) three individuals with experience living with a substance use
disorder or family members of an individual with experience living
with a substance use disorder; and (E) two individuals with experience
supporting infants and children affected by the opioid crisis.