§ 20-37-102 - Legislative Health Adequacy Committee. - Arkansas Statutes

20-37-102. Legislative Health Adequacy Committee.

(a) (1) There is established the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee consisting of twenty-two (22) members.

(2) The following members shall be appointed by the Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor:

(A) One (1) member who is a pediatrician;

(B) One (1) member who is a school nurse currently working in a public elementary school in this state;

(C) One (1) member who is a school nurse currently working in a public junior high school or high school in this state;

(D) One (1) member who is currently practicing dentistry in this state;

(E) One (1) member who is currently working as a classroom teacher in a public elementary school in this state and who is a member of the Arkansas Education Association;

(F) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Minority Health Commission;

(G) One (1) member to represent the community health agencies; and

(H) Two (2) members each of whom has a child in a public school in this state.

(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one (1) member currently working as a principal of a public elementary school.

(4) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one (1) member currently working as a teacher in a public elementary school.

(5) The Director of the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall nominate to the Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor:

(A) One (1) member to represent the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(B) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Academy of Pediatrics;

(C) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Academy of Family Practice;

(D) One (1) member to represent the College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;

(E) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement; and

(F) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.

(6) The Commissioner of Education shall nominate to the Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor:

(A) One (1) member to represent the Department of Education;

(B) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas School Nurses Association;

(C) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators; and

(D) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Parent Teacher Association.

(7) The Department of Health and Human Services shall nominate to the Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor one (1) member to represent the ARKids First program.

(b) (1) The Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor shall appoint a chair for the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee.

(2) The Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor shall call the first meeting within thirty (30) days of the appointments by them.

(3) The Legislative Health Adequacy Committee shall select from its membership a secretary and treasurer.

(c) (1) Any position on the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee for which no nomination or appointment has been made by May 15, 2004, or within fifteen (15) business days of June 3, 2004, shall be filled by appointment by the Chair of the House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.

(2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee.

(d) [Deleted.]

(e) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as is provided in this section for initial appointments.

(f) The Legislative Health Adequacy Committee shall meet at least monthly.

(g) (1) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall furnish reasonable staff assistance to the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee.

(2) The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, the State Board of Education, and any other state agencies shall upon request assist the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee and provide the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee with necessary resources and information to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(h) Members of the Legislative Health Adequacy Committee shall serve without pay but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with 25-16-902, if funds are available for that purpose.