Bill > S3311

Introduced Session

This bill would establish a commission, in but not of the Department of State, to be known as the COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission. The commission would be charged with designing and overseeing the construction of a memorial for the purposes of honoring and recognizing the frontline healthcare workers that lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The commission would consist of nine public members who are residents of the State and representative of frontline healthcare workers, including frontline healthcare workers in police and fire departments. The Speaker of the General Assembly, the Senate President, and the Governor will each appoint three public members of the commission. The commission would be responsible for selecting a suitable design and suitable location for the memorial, and for determining appropriate methods of financing its construction and maintenance. Following the selection of a design and specific location for the memorial and the receipt of sufficient funding, the commission would be responsible for overseeing the construction of the memorial. The bill would also create a permanent COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial Fund in the Department of Treasury. This fund would be the repository for any donations or appropriations provided for the design, construction, and maintenance of the COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial.

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Jim Beach (D)*,  Patrick Diegnan (D)*,  Linda Greenstein (D),  Joe Lagana (D),  Nellie Pou (D),  Teresa Ruiz (D), 

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 11/08/2021)