GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 1858

Short Title:  Environmental Health Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives H. Hunter; Dickson and Colton.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 30, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE TRAINING OF NEWLY EMPLOYED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
Whereas, locally employed environmental health specialists are required to enforce State environmental health laws and rules as authorized agents of the State; and
Whereas, use of approximately 650 local employees to perform these environmental health functions saves the State some $20,000,000 per year; and
Whereas, regulatory consistency is essential for the operation of the statewide on-site wastewater and food, lodging, and institutional sanitation programs; and
Whereas, orientation and educational training increase environmental health specialist's effectiveness, consistency and accuracy in meeting the environmental health needs of a county and the State and assuring that the essential environmental health services are provided; and
Whereas, a centralized training program has been developed to train newly employed local environmental health specialists to conduct these programs; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the purpose of conducting centralized training for all newly employed environmental health specialists.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1994.