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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 453D.1 DEFINITIONS. 1 2 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 1 3 requires: 1 4 1. "Cigarette" means cigarette as defined in section 1 5 453A.1 or as defined in section 453C.1. 1 6 2. "Retailer" means retailer as defined in section 453A.1. 1 7 3. "Tobacco" means and includes both cigarettes and 1 8 tobacco products. 1 9 4. "Tobacco product" means tobacco product as defined in 1 10 section 453A.1. 1 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 453D.2 COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO USE 1 12 EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM. 1 13 1. A comprehensive tobacco use education and prevention 1 14 program is created in the Iowa department of public health in 1 15 cooperation and coordination with the department of justice. 1 16 2. The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of 1 17 minors and adults who begin to use cigarettes and tobacco 1 18 products and to reduce the number of Iowans whose health is 1 19 compromised or whose lives are shortened through the use of 1 20 cigarettes and tobacco products. It is also the purpose of 1 21 the program to substantially reduce the need for public and 1 22 private expenditures of funds for the treatment of tobacco- 1 23 related illness and disease. 1 24 3. The program shall consist of all of the following: 1 25 a. A school-based component. 1 26 b. A youth and community partnership component. 1 27 c. A smoking cessation component. 1 28 d. A research component. 1 29 e. A media campaign component. 1 30 f. A local law enforcement unit component. 1 31 g. A statewide tobacco use law component. 1 32 h. A monitoring and evaluation component. 1 33 i. An administrative and management component. 1 34 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 453D.3 PROGRAM COMPONENT PURPOSES 1 35 – TOBACCO USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED. 2 1 1. The components of the comprehensive tobacco use 2 2 education and prevention program shall be based on the 2 3 following: 2 4 a. The purpose of the school-based component is to reduce 2 5 tobacco use by minors through a broad-based tobacco use 2 6 education and prevention program. The program shall utilize a 2 7 variety of school-based activities at the state and local 2 8 levels, including but not limited to the assessment of 2 9 antitobacco use curricula, training of teachers and other 2 10 school personnel in the implementation of antitobacco use 2 11 curricula and other school tobacco use prevention programs, 2 12 incorporation of tobacco use content issues in diverse parts 2 13 of the curriculum, development of in-class educational 2 14 activities, distribution of age-appropriate learning materials 2 15 with antitobacco use content, and in-school support for 2 16 cessation programs directed toward minors. 2 17 b. The youth and community partnership component shall 2 18 include strong participation by minors and diverse groups at 2 19 the community level. Activities shall include, but are not 2 20 limited to, developing a statewide youth group to educate 2 21 minors about tobacco use and to assist in designing programs 2 22 and media campaigns to reach minors, organizing youth tobacco 2 23 use summits to encourage youth participation in tobacco use 2 24 prevention activities, mobilizing culturally and ethnically 2 25 diverse segments of the population to ensure their 2 26 contribution to and benefiting from tobacco use prevention 2 27 efforts, and recruiting local organizations to actively 2 28 participate in community tobacco use education and prevention 2 29 activities. 2 30 c. The comprehensive goal of the smoking cessation 2 31 component is the prevention of tobacco addiction among youth 2 32 and shall provide support for minors and adults who currently 2 33 use tobacco but who indicate the desire to terminate use. The 2 34 smoking cessation efforts shall include, but are not limited 2 35 to investigating the effectiveness of alternative smoking 3 1 cessation programs and strategies; implementing programs to 3 2 support tobacco users' efforts to terminate use; establishing 3 3 outreach, information, and referral networks to publicize 3 4 cessation options and opportunities to diverse segments of the 3 5 population; and providing smoking cessation assistance to low- 3 6 income persons. 3 7 d. The intent of the research component is to sponsor or 3 8 support research efforts related to the goal of reducing 3 9 tobacco use and the negative effects of tobacco use. Such 3 10 research may include a study of youth and adult attitudes, 3 11 knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors regarding tobacco use, and 3 12 identification of optimal approaches to restricting youth 3 13 access to tobacco, reducing youth demand for tobacco, and 3 14 fostering successful cessation efforts. 3 15 e. The media component shall include a multifaceted media 3 16 campaign to communicate to minors and adults the entire range 3 17 of dangers associated with the use of tobacco, and to employ 3 18 state-of-the-art techniques in discouraging tobacco use by 3 19 youth. Media efforts shall include, but are not limited to, 3 20 the use of television, radio, print, and other media. 3 21 f. The goal of the local law enforcement component is to 3 22 achieve compliance with laws relating to youth access to and 3 23 use of tobacco, as well as other laws governing tobacco use. 3 24 This component shall include support to local jurisdictions 3 25 seeking to commit law enforcement personnel to tobacco use law 3 26 enforcement, training for local authorities regarding tobacco 3 27 use laws, and retailer education efforts. This component 3 28 shall be administered by the department of justice. 3 29 g. The goal of the statewide tobacco use law component is 3 30 to ensure the necessary coordination of local government 3 31 efforts with statewide efforts. A statewide tobacco use law 3 32 unit shall be established to track legal developments relating 3 33 to tobacco use in other states and at the federal level and 3 34 shall act as a resource to local authorities and the general 3 35 assembly. The tobacco use law unit shall enforce tobacco 4 1 settlement agreements or judgments, coordinate tobacco use law 4 2 enforcement initiatives with other states, and enforce Iowa's 4 3 consumer protection laws as they relate to tobacco use. The 4 4 statewide tobacco use unit shall be located within, and shall 4 5 be administered by, the department of justice. 4 6 h. The monitoring and evaluation component shall include 4 7 the monitoring of tobacco use and practices which promote 4 8 tobacco use in Iowa and the development of tools and 4 9 procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of efforts 4 10 undertaken by state and local authorities to reduce the use 4 11 and negative effects of tobacco. This component shall include 4 12 measurement of the extent of tobacco use and practices 4 13 promoting tobacco use among youth and adults, measurement of 4 14 tobacco-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, and 4 15 collection of data from school-age youth, education personnel, 4 16 and health providers. The monitoring and evaluation function 4 17 shall be administered by the department of justice. 4 18 i. The administration and management component shall 4 19 consist of the development of appropriate systems within the 4 20 Iowa department of public health to administer and effectively 4 21 manage the components of the comprehensive program assigned to 4 22 the department. 4 23 2. a. A tobacco use advisory committee is created within 4 24 the department of public health consisting of nine individuals 4 25 appointed by the governor who represent the health, education, 4 26 and enforcement communities as well as other groups with a 4 27 special interest in the success of tobacco use education and 4 28 prevention. Appointments shall comply with sections 69.16 and 4 29 69.16A. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years. 4 30 Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as are original 4 31 appointments. Committee members shall be reimbursed for 4 32 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of 4 33 their duties and shall receive a per diem as specified in 4 34 section 7E.6. 4 35 b. The committee shall select a chairperson annually from 5 1 its membership. A majority of the members of the committee 5 2 shall constitute a quorum. 5 3 c. The committee shall meet at least four times annually 5 4 and shall make recommendations regarding programs and policies 5 5 to guide the comprehensive tobacco use education and 5 6 prevention effort. 5 7 Sec. 4. Section 12.65, Code 1999, is amended to read as 5 8 follows: 5 9 12.65 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND. 5 10 A tobacco settlement fund is created in the office of the 5 11 treasurer of state.After payment of litigation costs, the5 12 The state portion of any moneys paid to the state by tobacco 5 13 companies in settlementof the state's lawsuitfor the 5 14 recovery of public expenditures associated with tobacco use 5 15 shall be deposited in the tobacco settlement fund. Moneys 5 16 deposited in the fund shall be used only as provided in 5 17 appropriations from the fundto the department of human5 18services for the medical assistance program and to the Iowa5 19department of public health for programs to reduce smoking by5 20teenage youth.For purposes of this section, "litigation5 21costs" are those costs itemized by the attorney general and5 22submitted to and approved by the general assembly.5 23 Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 5 24 tobacco settlement fund created in section 12.65, for the 5 25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 5 26 to the Iowa department of public health, the following 5 27 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to carry out the 5 28 comprehensive tobacco prevention and education program, as 5 29 provided in chapter 453D: 5 30 1. For the school reduction of tobacco use program 5 31 component: 5 32 .................................................. $ 3,000,000 5 33 2. For the youth and community partnership program 5 34 component: 5 35 .................................................. $ 4,500,000 6 1 3. For the cessation program component: 6 2 .................................................. $ 3,000,000 6 3 4. For the research program component: 6 4 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 6 5 5. For the media campaign program component: 6 6 .................................................. $ 6,200,000 6 7 6. For the administration and management program 6 8 component: 6 9 .................................................. $ 300,000 6 10 Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the 6 11 tobacco settlement fund created in section 12.65, for the 6 12 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 6 13 to the department of justice, the following amounts, or so 6 14 much thereof as is necessary, to carry out the comprehensive 6 15 tobacco prevention and education program, as provided in 6 16 chapter 453D: 6 17 1. For the local law enforcement of tobacco use laws: 6 18 .................................................. $ 2,500,000 6 19 2. For the statewide tobacco use law component: 6 20 .................................................. $ 400,000 6 21 3. For the monitoring and evaluation component: 6 22 .................................................. $ 700,000 6 23 EXPLANATION 6 24 This bill creates a comprehensive tobacco use education and 6 25 prevention program within the Iowa department of public 6 26 health, in cooperation and coordination with the department of 6 27 justice. The program includes nine components, the purposes 6 28 and activities of which are described in the bill. The 6 29 components include a school-based component, a youth and 6 30 community partnership component, a smoking cessation 6 31 component, a research component, a media campaign component, a 6 32 local law enforcement component, a statewide tobacco use law 6 33 unit component, a monitoring and evaluation component, and an 6 34 administrative and management component. With the exception 6 35 of the local law enforcement component, the statewide tobacco 7 1 use law unit component, and the monitoring and evaluation 7 2 component which are administered by the department of justice, 7 3 all other components are administered by the Iowa department 7 4 of public health. 7 5 The bill amends existing law creating the tobacco 7 6 settlement fund. The bill removes language relating to 7 7 payment of litigation costs and relating to a reference to 7 8 settlement of the state's lawsuit. The bill provides that the 7 9 moneys deposited in the fund are to be used only as provided 7 10 in appropriations from the fund and eliminates the limitations 7 11 of appropriation of the moneys in the fund to only the 7 12 department of human services for medical assistance programs 7 13 and to the Iowa department of public health for programs to 7 14 reduce smoking by teenage youth. 7 15 The bill makes appropriations to the Iowa department of 7 16 public health and the department of justice for their 7 17 respective components of the program from the tobacco 7 18 settlement fund. 7 19 LSB 6167SS 78 7 20 pf/cf/24
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