Bill Text: FL S0094 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Closing the Gap Grant Program

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-15 - Chapter No. 2015-10 [S0094 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-S0094-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2015                                      SB 94
       
       
        
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       
       19-00116-15                                             201594__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Closing the Gap grant program;
    3         amending s. 381.7355, F.S.; requiring that a project
    4         proposal under the grant program address racial and
    5         ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality rates
    6         relating to sickle cell disease in addition to other
    7         priority areas; providing an effective date.
    8          
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   12  381.7355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         381.7355 Project requirements; review criteria.—
   14         (2) A proposal must include each of the following elements:
   15         (a) The purpose and objectives of the proposal, including
   16  identification of the particular racial or ethnic disparity the
   17  project will address. The proposal must address one or more of
   18  the following priority areas:
   19         1. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and
   20  infant mortality rates.
   21         2. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity
   22  and mortality rates relating to cancer.
   23         3. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity
   24  and mortality rates relating to HIV/AIDS.
   25         4. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity
   26  and mortality rates relating to cardiovascular disease.
   27         5. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity
   28  and mortality rates relating to diabetes.
   29         6. Increasing adult and child immunization rates in certain
   30  racial and ethnic populations.
   31         7. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in oral health
   32  care.
   33         8. Decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity
   34  and mortality rates relating to sickle cell disease.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.