[01-20] Coronavirus Prevention Act
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:59 pm
CORONAVIRUS PREVENTION ACT OF 2020
Author: Senator Park
Sponsor(s): Senator de Villiers, Senator Alexander and Senator Park
Introduced on: February 1, 2020
An act to authorize emergency funds to establish a San Andreas Coronavirus Prevention Program.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF SAN ANDREAS
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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- Section 1. PURPOSE
- The Secretary of State may, with the concurrence of the Director of the Department of Health, conduct or support a single joint San Andreas Coronavirus Prevention Program to address the spread of the coronavirus in San Andreas.
- The funding detailed in this bill is hereby authorized and appropriated for expenditures for the current fiscal quarter to support the San Andreas Coronavirus Prevention Program.
- SAN ANDREAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
The State Senate authorizes $350,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services. Funding will support informational campaigns raising public health awareness regarding preventative measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, funding covers technical assistance and recruitment of health care providers; for screening activities for individuals affected by the coronavirus. Funding can be used to support efforts to recruit and train new health professionals, support existing workforce training opportunities and collect recommendations to address health professional staffing shortages. - TERMINATION
Assistance may not be provided pursuant to subsection (A) after March 31, 2020, unless the program is reauthorized by the State Senate.
- REPORTING REQUIREMENT
The Department of Health and Social Services and the San Andreas Treasury Department shall present a report to the State Senate on the implementation of the San Andreas Coronavirus Prevention Program no later than February 28, 2020.
- Allocations:
- $ 350,000
$ 250,000
$100,000- Staffing, Screening and Technical Assistance Funds
Public Service Announcements on Coronavirus Prevention Funds
- Staffing, Screening and Technical Assistance Funds
- Amounts for assistance Section 2(A) shall be derived from the San Andreas Community Development Fund.
- Any unused funds for Section 2(A) at the end of the expiration date, detailed in Section 2(B), shall return to the San Andreas Community Development Fund.
______________________ Eugene Park President Pro Tempore San Andreas State Senate |