Safe Schools and Health Care Professional Pipeline Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals, and for other purposes.

9/20/2007--Introduced.
Safe Schools and Health Care Professional Pipeline Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant to a qualified youth serving organization to establish and expand emergency preparedness pipelines consisting of:
(1) health science curricula in secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and continuing education programs that prepare students for careers as health care professionals; and
(2) school-based emergency preparedness chapters.
Requires such a chapter to recruit and prepare students for federal, state, community, and school public health emergencies under the administration of such an organization and to provide training that is implemented uniformly, coordinated with and integrated into the school's health science curriculum, and provided through certified health science instructors serving as chapter advisors.
Defines a "qualified youth serving organization" as a nonprofit organization that prepares youth exclusively for career entry and advancement opportunities in the health professions, offers a national recognition and competitive events program, and operates at least 2,500 chapters in at least 40 states.
Requires the Secretary to make a grant each year to such an organization to conduct a national leadership conference that includes representatives of health science programs, emergency preparedness chapters, and the Medical Reserve Corps.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
• and 18 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Zackary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 20, 2007

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• Sep 20, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Sep 20, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Sep 20, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Social services
• Secondary education
• Scientific education
• Science policy
• 18 more
• Public health
• Nonprofit organizations
• Medicine
• Medical education
• Medical care
• Higher education
• Federal aid to education
• Emergency medicine
• Emergency management
• Elementary and secondary education
• Education
• Curricula
• Continuing education
• Conferences
• Communications
• Career education
• Budgets
• Health policy

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