PRINTER'S NO. 744
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
54
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, KINSEY, KENYATTA, DELLOSO, HILL-EVANS,
PARKER, SANCHEZ AND SHUSTERMAN, MARCH 30, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 30, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a performance audit of the Philadelphia Department of
Public Health's Tobacco Policy and Control Program as it
relates to the investigations of tobacco outlets in the city.
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Department of Public Health
established the Tobacco Policy and Control Program to address
tobacco use and its health implications; and
WHEREAS, The goal of the Tobacco Policy and Control Program
is to reduce smoking rates and expand smoke-free environments
throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, The Tobacco Policy and Control Program enforces
policies that restrict smoking and restrict those who can buy
tobacco products; and
WHEREAS, For the City of Philadelphia's fiscal year 2022,
$1.6 million of State funding was specifically allocated toward
the Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program Grant designated for
the Tobacco Policy and Control Program; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of the Comprehensive Tobacco Control
Program Grant is to reduce health complications related to
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