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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

Introduced: June 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 21, 2016
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.
Jun 21, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health professionals.

Additionally, HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that: (1) includes performance measures, (2) identifies any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, and (3) identifies actions needed to address any identified gaps.

The Government Accountability Office must identify the best practices related to training and credentialing environmental health professionals in six states.

The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make environmental health professionals eligible for loan forgiveness programs from the Department of Education.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2