June 19, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Coulouris, LeBlanc, Warren, Bauer, Meadows, Byrum, Corriveau, Bieda, Condino, Ebli, Lemmons, Wojno, Byrnes, Sheltrown, Hood, Clack, Valentine, Brown, Donigan, Young, Robert Jones, Alma Smith, Simpson, Vagnozzi, Johnson, Melton, Mayes, Hammon, Hammel, Miller, Scott, Cheeks, Gaffney, Angerer, Jackson and Opsommer and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 5474a (MCL 333.5474a), as added by 2004 PA 431.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
5474a. (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of
this
section December 21, 2004, the governor shall establish a
childhood lead poisoning prevention and control commission within
the department of community health. The commission shall consist of
the following 9 voting members appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the senate:
(a) One member representing the department of community
health. The member appointed under this subdivision shall serve as
chairperson.
(b)
One member representing the family independence agency
department of human services.
(c) One member representing the department of environmental
quality.
(d) One member representing the Michigan state housing
development authority.
(e) One member representing "Get the Lead Out!". The member
appointed under this subdivision shall be from a county with a
population of more than 500,000 but not more than 700,000.
(f) One member representing a local health department located
in a county with a population of more than 170,000 but not more
than 200,000.
(g) One member representing certified lead-abatement
contractors.
(h) Two members representing the general public. One of the
members appointed under this subdivision shall be from a city with
a population of 750,000 or more and be a parent of a child who has
experienced lead poisoning or a child advocate who has experience
with lead poisoning in children. The second member appointed under
this subdivision shall represent property owners and developers in
this state.
(2) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation
but, subject to appropriations, may receive reimbursement for their
actual and necessary expenses while attending meetings or
performing other authorized official business of the commission. If
a vacancy occurs on the commission, that vacancy shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
(3) The childhood lead poisoning prevention and control
commission shall conduct at least 2 public hearings to seek input
from the general public and all of the following groups or
individuals that have an interest in childhood lead poisoning
prevention and control:
(a) The Michigan association of osteopathic family
practitioners
physicians or its successor organization.
(b) The Michigan nurses association or its successor
organization.
(c)
The Michigan association council of nurse
practitioners or
its successor organization.
(d) The Michigan association of health plans or its successor
organization.
(e)
The Michigan association of for local
public health or its
successor organization.
(f) Blue cross blue shield of Michigan or its successor
organization.
(g) The Michigan health and hospital association or its
successor organization.
(h) The Michigan head start association or its successor
organization.
(i) The Michigan council for maternal and child health or its
successor organization.
(j) Michigan's children or its successor organization.
(k) Michigan league for human services or its successor
organization.
(l) Detroit public schools or its successor organization.
(m) The rental property owners association or its successor
organization.
(n)
The Michigan association of associated general contractors
or its successor organization.
(o) The Michigan association of realtors or its successor
organization.
(p) The Michigan environmental council or its successor
organization.
(q) The Michigan adult blood lead epidemiology and
surveillance program or its successor organization.
(r) The Michigan state university extension program or its
successor organization.
(s) The Detroit lead partnership or its successor
organization.
(t) The Michigan lead safe partnership or its successor
organization.
(u)
The Detroit mayor's lead lead-based paint task force
or
its successor organization.
(v) United parents against lead or its successor organization.
(w) The department of education or its successor organization.
(x) The Michigan department of community health medical
services administration or its successor organization.
(y) The Michigan occupational safety and health administration
or its successor organization.
(z) The Michigan department of community health bureau of
laboratories or its successor organization.
(aa) An occupational and environmental medicine specialist.
(bb) Parents or patient advocates of children who have
experienced lead poisoning.
(cc) A local housing authority.
(dd) A community reinvestment officer.
(ee) The Michigan state medical society or its successor
organization.
(ff)
The Michigan academy of family practice physicians or its
successor organization.
(gg) Saint Mary's field neurosciences institute or its
successor organization.
(hh) The American academy of pediatrics or its successor
organization.
(ii) The arc Michigan organization or its successor
organization.
(jj) Any other interested organization or association
concerned with the prevention, treatment, and control of lead
poisoning that the department determines necessary.
(4) The first public hearing shall be held within 60 days
after the commission has been appointed under subsection (1). The
commission may hold additional public hearings as it determines
necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties under this part.
(5) The commission shall conduct its business at a public
meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267,
MCL 15.261 to 15.275. The commission shall give public notice of
the time, date, and place of the meeting in the manner required by
the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(6) The commission shall make available a writing prepared,
owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the childhood
lead poisoning prevention and control commission to the public in
compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL
15.231 to 15.246.
(7) As used in this section, "commission" means the commission
created and appointed by the governor under subsection (1).
(8)
This section is repealed effective July 1, 2007.