[§328L-6]  Tobacco prevention and controladvisory board.  (a)  There is established a tobacco prevention and controladvisory board under the department for administrative purposes.

(b)  The tobacco prevention and controladvisory board shall consist of members who are involved in tobacco preventionand control.  Membership of the board shall be as follows:

(1)  One member of the governor’s staff, appointed bythe governor;

(2)  One member to be appointed by the governor from alist of two names submitted by the president of the senate;

(3)  One member to be appointed by the governor from alist of two names submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4)  The director or the director’s designee;

(5)  The superintendent of education or the superintendent’sdesignee;

(6)  Three members having demonstrated interest in andhaving backgrounds beneficial to controlling and preventing the use of tobacco,appointed by the director of health; and

(7)  Three members representing populations at risk fortobacco use, appointed by the governor.

(c)  Members shall:

(1)  Be appointed or designated, as applicable,without regard to section 26-34;

(2)  Serve without compensation; and

(3)  Serve for a term of three years.

(d)  The tobacco prevention and controladvisory board, in collaboration with the department, shall develop a strategicplan for tobacco prevention and control, including:

(1)  Developing and implementing effective and costefficient programs, including health promotion and disease prevention;

(2)  Developing adequate standards and benchmarks bywhich measures of program success under paragraph (1) of this subsection may beappropriately evaluated; and

(3)  Assessing the effectiveness of programs engagedin health promotion and disease prevention.

The strategic plan shall be in writing andshall be a public document.

(e)  The tobacco prevention and controladvisory board shall advise the on the administration of the Hawaii tobaccoprevention and control trust fund. [L 1999, c 304, pt of §2]

 

Note

 

  Subsection (e) is printed as enacted.