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107 SENATE BILL 966
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1310 By: Senator Muse
1411 Introduced and read first time: February 28, 2023
1512 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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14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2316 AN ACT concerning 1
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2518 Prince George’s County – Workgroup on Health and Wellness 2
2619
2720 FOR the purpose of establishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s 3
2821 County to review and evaluate certain information and make certain 4
2922 recommendations related to health and wellness in Prince George’s County; and 5
3023 generally relating to the Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s 6
3124 County. 7
3225
3326 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
3427 That: 9
3528
3629 (a) There is a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George’s County. 10
3730
3831 (b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 11
3932
4033 (1) the Chair of the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation, or the 12
4134 Chair’s designee; 13
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4336 (2) the Chair of the Prince George’s County House Delegation, or the 14
4437 Chair’s designee; 15
4538
4639 (3) the Chair of the Prince George’s County Council, or the Chair’s 16
4740 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
56-
57- (ii) one integrative health and wellness practitioner; and 5
58-
59- (5) the following members, appointed by the Prince George’s County 6
60-Executive: 7
61-
62- (i) one certified dietitian providing services in Prince George’s 8
63-County; 9
64-
65- (ii) two health and wellness practitioners in Prince George’s County; 10
66-and 11
67-
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
72-
73- (c) The Prince George’s County Health Officer shall designate the chair of the 15
74-Workgroup. 16
75-
76- (d) The University System of Maryland Prince George’s County Health 17
77-Department shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 18
78-
79- (e) A member of the Workgroup or a subgroup established under subsection (g) of 19
80-this section: 20
81-
82- (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup or 21
83-subgroup; but 22
84-
85- (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 23
86-Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 24
87-
88- (f) The Workgroup shall: 25
89-
90- (1) review the availability of health and wellness practices in Prince 26
91-George’s County; 27
92-
93- (2) review available options for integrative health and wellness programs 28
94-in Prince George’s County; 29
95-
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
142-
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
111+
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
136+
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