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Committee approves framework for advisory council to guide opioid settlement spending
Summary
The committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2767, which would establish an advisory council and process to recommend spending priorities for Mississippi's opioid settlement funds and require annual reporting.
Senate Bill 2767, establishing an advisory council to develop spending priorities and recommend programs for opioid settlement funds, advanced from the committee after members adopted a friendly amendment clarifying that qualifying applicants should not be excluded from being placed on the council’s recommended list.
Senator Boyd presented the bill and described a 13-member advisory board chaired by the attorney general with co-vice chairs from the state health officer and the executive director of the…
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