Legislative Priorities

North Carolina Citizens for Public Health, Inc
2009 Legislative Agenda

The North Carolina Citizens for Public Health, Inc. supports the legislative agendas of the North Carolina Public Health Association, North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors, Association of North Carolina Boards of Health, and North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

In addition, the North Carolina Citizens for Public Health, Inc. would like to make known their own priorities as follows:

NCCPH TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2009

·     Prohibit Smoking in Public Places and Places of Employment”--HB 2, SB 205 http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H2v1.pdf

·     Local Aid to Counties funding $18,200,000—SB 240 It is a high priority recommendation from the Public Health Study Commission http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=SB+240&submitButton=Go

·     Childhood Obesity Prevention funding SB 240  $3,829,454—Part of the high priority recommendations from the Public Health Study Commission http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=SB+240&submitButton=Go

·     “Healthy Youth Act” (An act to Provide for Abstinence Until Marriage and Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs in Grade Seven Through Nine)—HB 88, SB 221  http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H88v1.pdf

·      Immunizations for Children funding SB 240 $709,296—Part of the high priority recommendations from the Public Health Study Commission http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=SB+240&submitButton=Go

·       Support an increase in North Carolina cigarette excise tax BY at least $1.00