Proposed S.B. No. 475
Session Year 2025

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BODY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

To ensure that the Department of Public Health benefits from the expertise of an advisory board on critical public health matters.

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