Permits governing body of municipalities having population of 30,000 or less to serve as local board of health; validates certain actions.
This bill allows municipalities with 30,000 or fewer residents to have their existing governing body (like a city council or township committee) serve as the local board of health, instead of requiring a separate board. It specifically amends state law to permit this structure for small municipalities and validates all prior health board actions taken by these governing bodies before the law was passed. The bill does not change how health boards operate but removes legal barriers that previously prevented small municipalities from using their governing bodies for this purpose. It applies only to municipalities under 30,000 population and retroactively confirms all previous health-related decisions made under this arrangement.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
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