H.R. 2262 · 116th Congress
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brenda Lawrence
- Introduced
- 2019-04-10
- Latest action
- 2019-04-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental-health workers. Additionally, HHS must develop a plan for the environmental-health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies (1) gaps between existing programs and future environmental-health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority necessary to implement such actions.
The bill also specifies that environmental-health workers are eligible for public-service loan forgiveness.