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Local health leader reaction to Senate Bill 5 veto override
Public health leaders are sharing their disappointment at the override veto vote on Senate Bill 5.
Posted: May 12, 2021 10:26 PM
Updated: May 13, 2021 6:36 PM
Posted By: Anna Darling
TIPPECANOE, FOUNTAIN AND WARREN COUNTIES, Ind. (WLFI) - Public health leaders are sharing their disappointment at the override veto vote on Senate Bill 5.
As we previously reported, Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed the bill. However, the state legislature reconvened on Monday and voted to override that veto.
The bill makes it so that health departments must get approval from county commissioners to make any kind of public health mandate. It makes it so that local health orders can t supersede a state health order, and it makes it so county health officers must be appointed by county commissioners.
Governor signs dozens of bills
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 84 bills late Thursday – leaving only one left from hundreds passed by the General Assembly.
Among the newly-enacted measures that gained Holcomb’s signature are controversial bills on abortion and wetlands as well as a massive new two-year state budget.
But not Senate Bill 5.
That is the only bill left. He has until Wednesday to sign or veto it. If not, it becomes law without his signature.
The legislation makes it harder for local health officials to implement restrictions during a disaster emergency that are more stringent than the state has applied. That’s because elected officials will have to sign off first. In most cases this is the county commissioners but in a few cities it would be the city council.
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Board of Trustees of Union Institute & University has elected Dr. Edwin C. Marshall and Mr. James A. Hyatt to the board effective January 28, 2021. The appointments are effective through January 2025.
Union President Dr. Karen Schuster Webb said, Dr. Marshall and Mr. Hyatt are seasoned higher education administrators. They are both innovators in higher education with experience in diversity, financial management and research. Their insights and knowledge will assist us as we continue to move forward in our mission to educate highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning, service and social responsibility.