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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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8	5		sb0966
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10	7		SENATE BILL 966
11	8		J1, L2 3lr3119
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13	10		By: Senator Muse
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 28, 2023
15	12		Assigned to: Rules
16		-	Re–referred to: Finance, March 3, 2023
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 20, 2023
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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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
28	21		County to review and evaluate certain information and make certain 4
29	22		recommendations related to health and wellness in Prince George’s County; and 5
30	23		generally relating to the Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s 6
31	24		County. 7
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33	26		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
34	27		That: 9
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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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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
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
44	37		Chair’s designee; 15
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46	39		(3) the Chair of the Prince George’s County Council, or the Chair’s 16
47	40		designee; 17
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	42	+	(4) the following members, appointed by the Chair of the Prince George’s 18
	43	+	County Senate Delegation: 19
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51		-	(4) ~~the following members, appointed by the Chair~~ of ~~the Prince George’s 1~~
52		-	~~County Senate Delegation:~~ 2
	45	+	(i) two representatives of small and local health and wellness 20
	46	+	businesses; and 21
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54		-	(i) two representatives of small and local health and wellness 3
55		-	businesses; and 4
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57		-	(ii) one integrative health and wellness practitioner; and 5
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59		-	(5) the following members, appointed by the Prince George’s County 6
60		-	Executive: 7
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62		-	(i) one certified dietitian providing services in Prince George’s 8
63		-	County; 9
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65		-	(ii) two health and wellness practitioners in Prince George’s County; 10
66		-	and 11
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68		-	(iii) one representative of the Prince George’s County Food Equity 12
69		-	Council; and 13
70		-
71		-	(iv) one representative from Nonprofit Prince George’s County. 14
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73		-	(c) The Prince George’s County Health Officer shall designate the chair of the 15
74		-	Workgroup. 16
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76		-	(d) The University System of Maryland Prince George’s County Health 17
77		-	Department shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 18
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79		-	(e) A member of the Workgroup or a subgroup established under subsection (g) of 19
80		-	this section: 20
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82		-	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup or 21
83		-	subgroup; but 22
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85		-	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 23
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
91		-	George’s County; 27
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93		-	(2) review available options for integrative health and wellness programs 28
94		-	in Prince George’s County; 29
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96		-	(3) review programs that promote healthy eating within the Prince 30
97		-	George’s County government agencies; 31 SENATE BILL 966 3
	48	+	(ii) one integrative health and wellness practitioner; and 22 2 SENATE BILL 966
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101		-	(4) ~~make recommendations regarding~~ the ~~best practices in health and~~ 1
102		-	~~wellness community programming, including strategies and programs that~~: 2
	52	+	(5) the following members, appointed by the Prince George’s County 1
	53	+	Executive: 2
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104		-	(i) promote healthy eating; 3
	55	+	(i) one certified dietitian providing services in Prince George’s 3
	56	+	County; 4
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106		-	(ii) ~~improve equitable access to healthy, affordable,~~ and ~~accessible 4~~
107		-	~~food retailers;~~ 5
	58	+	(ii) two health and wellness practitioners in Prince George’s County; 5
	59	+	and 6
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109		-	(iii) ~~improve equitable access to environments that are built and 6~~
110		-	~~promote physical activity, including: 7~~
	61	+	(iii) one representative of the Prince George’s County Food Equity 7
	62	+	Council. 8
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112		-	1. gymnasiums; 8
	64	+	(c) The Prince George’s County Health Officer shall designate the chair of the 9
	65	+	Workgroup. 10
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114		-	2. ~~recreation centers; 9~~
	67	+	(d) The University System of Maryland shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 11
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116		-	3. athletic fields and facilities; 10
	69	+	(e) A member of the Workgroup or a subgroup established under subsection (g) of 12
	70	+	this section: 13
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118		-	4. playgrounds; 11
	72	+	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup or 14
	73	+	subgroup; but 15
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120		-	5. sidewalks; and 12
	75	+	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 16
	76	+	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 17
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122		-	~~6. bicycle and walking paths;~~ 13
	78	+	(f) The Workgroup shall: 18
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124		-	(iv) ~~reduce~~ the ~~density~~ in ~~specified areas of calorie–dense and fast 14~~
125		-	~~food restaurants and retailers~~; ~~and 15~~
	80	+	(1) review the availability of health and wellness practices in Prince 19
	81	+	George’s County; 20
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127		-	(v) ~~promote healthy eating,~~ ~~physical activity,~~ and ~~nonsedentary 16~~
128		-	~~habits for obesity prevention~~; 17
	83	+	(2) review available options for integrative health and wellness programs 21
	84	+	in Prince George’s County; 22
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130		-	(5) make recommendations for incentives that may be provided to 18
131		-	employers, businesses, and Prince George’s County agencies to promote health and 19
132		-	wellness strategies and programs identified under item (4) of this subsection; 20
	86	+	(3) review programs that promote healthy eating within the Prince 23
	87	+	George’s County government agencies; 24
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134		-	(6) ~~review~~ and ~~report on the benefits of incorporating integrative health 21~~
135		-	~~into various aspects of Prince George’s County;~~ and 22
	89	+	(4) make recommendations regarding the best practices in health and 25
	90	+	wellness community programming, including strategies and programs that: 26
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137		-	(7) evaluate the benefit and feasibility of creating integrative health and 23
138		-	wellness hubs in Prince George’s County. 24
	92	+	(i) promote healthy eating; 27
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140		-	(g) (1) The Workgroup may establish a subgroup to assist in carrying out its 25
141		-	duties, including conducting research and producing reports. 26
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143		-	(2) A subgroup established under paragraph (1) of this subsection may 27
144		-	include an individual who is not a member of the Workgroup, such as a representative of a 28
145		-	relevant expert. 29
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	94	+	(ii) improve equitable access to healthy, affordable, and accessible 28
	95	+	food retailers; 29
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149		-	(h) On or before December 1, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 1
150		-	recommendations to the Prince George’s County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George’s 2
151		-	County Council, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 3
152		-	Article, the General Assembly. 4
	99	+	(iii) improve equitable access to environments that are built and 1
	100	+	promote physical activity, including: 2
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154		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENAC TED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
155		-	1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 6
156		-	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 7
157		-	of no further force and effect. 8
	102	+	1. gymnasiums; 3
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	104	+	2. recreation centers; 4
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	106	+	3. athletic fields and facilities; 5
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	108	+	4. playgrounds; 6
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162		-	Approved:
163		-	________________________________________________________________________________
164		-	Governor.
165		-	________________________________________________________________________________
166		-	President of the Senate.
167		-	________________________________________________________________________________
168		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	110	+	5. sidewalks; and 7
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	112	+	6. bicycle and walking paths; 8
	113	+
	114	+	(iv) reduce the density in specified areas of calorie–dense and fast 9
	115	+	food restaurants and retailers; and 10
	116	+
	117	+	(v) promote healthy eating, physical activity, and nonsedentary 11
	118	+	habits for obesity prevention; 12
	119	+
	120	+	(5) make recommendations for incentives that may be provided to 13
	121	+	employers, businesses, and Prince George’s County agencies to promote health and 14
	122	+	wellness strategies and programs identified under item (4) of this subsection; 15
	123	+
	124	+	(6) review and report on the benefits of incorporating integrative health 16
	125	+	into various aspects of Prince George’s County; and 17
	126	+
	127	+	(7) evaluate the benefit and feasibility of creating integrative health and 18
	128	+	wellness hubs in Prince George’s County. 19
	129	+
	130	+	(g) (1) The Workgroup may establish a subgroup to assist in carrying out its 20
	131	+	duties, including conducting research and producing reports. 21
	132	+
	133	+	(2) A subgroup established under paragraph (1) of this subsection may 22
	134	+	include an individual who is not a member of the Workgroup, such as a representative of a 23
	135	+	relevant expert. 24
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	137	+	(h) On or before December 1, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 25
	138	+	recommendations to the Prince George’s County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George’s 26
	139	+	County Council, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 27
	140	+	Article, the General Assembly. 28
	141	+
	142	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
	143	+	1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 30
	144	+	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 31
	145	+	of no further force and effect. 32