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23 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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25 | 18 | | Prince George’s County – Workgroup on Health and Wellness 2 |
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27 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of establishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s 3 |
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28 | 21 | | County to review and evaluate certain information and make certain 4 |
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29 | 22 | | recommendations related to health and wellness in Prince George’s County; and 5 |
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30 | 23 | | generally relating to the Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s 6 |
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31 | 24 | | County. 7 |
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32 | 25 | | |
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33 | 26 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8 |
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34 | 27 | | That: 9 |
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35 | 28 | | |
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36 | 29 | | (a) There is a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s County. 10 |
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37 | 30 | | |
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38 | 31 | | (b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 11 |
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40 | 33 | | (1) the Chair of the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation, or the 12 |
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41 | 34 | | Chair’s designee; 13 |
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43 | 36 | | (2) the Chair of the Prince George’s County House Delegation, or the 14 |
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44 | 37 | | Chair’s designee; 15 |
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45 | 38 | | |
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46 | 39 | | (3) the Chair of the Prince George’s County Council, or the Chair’s 16 |
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47 | 40 | | designee; 17 |
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54 | | - | (i) two representatives of small and local health and wellness 3 |
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55 | | - | businesses; and 4 |
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56 | | - | |
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57 | | - | (ii) one integrative health and wellness practitioner; and 5 |
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58 | | - | |
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59 | | - | (5) the following members, appointed by the Prince George’s County 6 |
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60 | | - | Executive: 7 |
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62 | | - | (i) one certified dietitian providing services in Prince George’s 8 |
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63 | | - | County; 9 |
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65 | | - | (ii) two health and wellness practitioners in Prince George’s County; 10 |
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66 | | - | and 11 |
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67 | | - | |
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68 | | - | (iii) one representative of the Prince George’s County Food Equity 12 |
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69 | | - | Council; and 13 |
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70 | | - | |
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71 | | - | (iv) one representative from Nonprofit Prince George’s County. 14 |
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72 | | - | |
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73 | | - | (c) The Prince George’s County Health Officer shall designate the chair of the 15 |
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74 | | - | Workgroup. 16 |
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76 | | - | (d) The University System of Maryland Prince George’s County Health 17 |
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77 | | - | Department shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 18 |
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78 | | - | |
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79 | | - | (e) A member of the Workgroup or a subgroup established under subsection (g) of 19 |
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80 | | - | this section: 20 |
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81 | | - | |
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82 | | - | (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup or 21 |
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83 | | - | subgroup; but 22 |
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84 | | - | |
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85 | | - | (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 23 |
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86 | | - | Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 24 |
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88 | | - | (f) The Workgroup shall: 25 |
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90 | | - | (1) review the availability of health and wellness practices in Prince 26 |
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91 | | - | George’s County; 27 |
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92 | | - | |
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93 | | - | (2) review available options for integrative health and wellness programs 28 |
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94 | | - | in Prince George’s County; 29 |
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96 | | - | (3) review programs that promote healthy eating within the Prince 30 |
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97 | | - | George’s County government agencies; 31 SENATE BILL 966 3 |
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| 48 | + | (ii) one integrative health and wellness practitioner; and 22 2 SENATE BILL 966 |
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149 | | - | (h) On or before December 1, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 1 |
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150 | | - | recommendations to the Prince George’s County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George’s 2 |
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151 | | - | County Council, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 3 |
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152 | | - | Article, the General Assembly. 4 |
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| 99 | + | (iii) improve equitable access to environments that are built and 1 |
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| 100 | + | promote physical activity, including: 2 |
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162 | | - | Approved: |
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163 | | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ |
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164 | | - | Governor. |
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165 | | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ |
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166 | | - | President of the Senate. |
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167 | | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ |
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168 | | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |
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| 110 | + | 5. sidewalks; and 7 |
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| 112 | + | 6. bicycle and walking paths; 8 |
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| 114 | + | (iv) reduce the density in specified areas of calorie–dense and fast 9 |
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| 115 | + | food restaurants and retailers; and 10 |
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| 117 | + | (v) promote healthy eating, physical activity, and nonsedentary 11 |
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| 118 | + | habits for obesity prevention; 12 |
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| 120 | + | (5) make recommendations for incentives that may be provided to 13 |
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| 121 | + | employers, businesses, and Prince George’s County agencies to promote health and 14 |
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| 122 | + | wellness strategies and programs identified under item (4) of this subsection; 15 |
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| 124 | + | (6) review and report on the benefits of incorporating integrative health 16 |
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| 125 | + | into various aspects of Prince George’s County; and 17 |
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| 127 | + | (7) evaluate the benefit and feasibility of creating integrative health and 18 |
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| 128 | + | wellness hubs in Prince George’s County. 19 |
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| 130 | + | (g) (1) The Workgroup may establish a subgroup to assist in carrying out its 20 |
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| 131 | + | duties, including conducting research and producing reports. 21 |
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| 133 | + | (2) A subgroup established under paragraph (1) of this subsection may 22 |
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| 134 | + | include an individual who is not a member of the Workgroup, such as a representative of a 23 |
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| 135 | + | relevant expert. 24 |
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| 137 | + | (h) On or before December 1, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 25 |
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| 138 | + | recommendations to the Prince George’s County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George’s 26 |
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| 139 | + | County Council, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 27 |
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| 140 | + | Article, the General Assembly. 28 |
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| 142 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29 |
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| 143 | + | 1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 30 |
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| 144 | + | this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 31 |
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| 145 | + | of no further force and effect. 32 |
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