71-5714. Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; created.

The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program is created as a comprehensive statewide tobacco-related public health program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The program includes, but is not limited to (1) community programs to reduce tobacco use, (2) chronic disease programs, (3) school programs, (4) statewide programs, (5) enforcement, (6) counter marketing, (7) cessation programs, (8) surveillance and evaluation, and (9) administration.

The State Treasurer shall transfer, on July 1, 2016, the unobligated balance in the Tobacco Prevention and Control Cash Fund to the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2000, LB 1436, § 3; Laws 2002, LB 1310, § 8; Laws 2003, LB 412, § 3; Laws 2005, LB 301, § 56; Laws 2007, LB296, § 633; Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB2, § 2; Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 47; Laws 2016, LB957, § 5.