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Senate advances bill to reconstitute Center for Multicultural Health, sponsor cites federal grant access
Summary
Senate Bill 135 would reestablish a Center for Multicultural Health (formerly an Office of Minority Health) to address health disparities and restore eligibility for federal grants; sponsor Sen. James Evans said a recent summit and federal officials supported the move and the bill was advanced to third reading.
Senate Bill 135, to reconstitute a Center for Multicultural Health, was presented on the floor Feb. 3, 2004, and advanced to the third-reading calendar after a roll-call vote.
Senator James Evans told the Senate the measure responds to requests from a recent minority health summit and is intended to develop state…
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