Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Hire Health Inspectors

Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to hire health inspectors. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall hire a sufficient number of state-certified health inspectors to inspect each restaurant in this State at least once a year. The Department of Health and Human Services shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on the number of health inspectors hired by the department pursuant to this resolve and the cost of those health inspectors no later than December 2, 2015. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature related to health inspections for restaurants.

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This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to hire a sufficient number of state-certified health inspectors to inspect each restaurant in this State at least once a year. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on the number of health inspectors hired by the department pursuant to this resolve and the cost of those health inspectors no later than December 2, 2015. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services is authorized to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature related to health inspections for restaurants.