Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 5, 2017)
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers.
HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies: (1) any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority required by HHS to implement identified actions.
The Government Accountability Office must identify best practices related to training and credentialing environmental health professionals in six states, based on the examination of three states that have credentialing requirements for environmental health workers and three that do not.
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to specify that environmental health workers are eligible for public service loan forgiveness.
What just happenedApr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 5, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House