PA2: The Early Newborn Support (Pacific) Act 2015 [passed]

[Türkisblau]

Early Newborn Support (Pacific) Act 2015

To ensure that all newly-born children, particularly those in low income households, are provided with the necessities conducive to a clean, healthy, safe, and comfortable infancy.

1. A package containing items conducive to healthy, sanitary, and safe child-rearing shall be distributed to the households of all newly born children in the Pacific Region.

2. If there are more than two children in a household, who have received the same number of Newborn Support Packages (NSPs), the parents and/or guardians may elect to receive a grant for every subsequent child, equal to no more than 80% of the cost of the NSP.

3. The Newborn Support Package shall initially contain the following:

• One packaging box, of sufficient size to act as a safe bed
• One mattress fitted to the box
• One waterproof cover for the mattress
• One blanket
• Four pacifiers
• Two infant bodysuits
• Four swaddling blankets
• Four pairs of socks
• Two cloth bibs
• Three washcloths
• Three burp cloths
• One pair of mittens
• One knitted cap
• One bottle of shampoo
• One bottle of baby wash
• One box of baby wipes
• One bottle
• Five packages of disposable diapers
• One wooden teething ring
• One nasal aspirator
• One electronic thermometer
• Five disinfectant wipes
• One soft toothbrush
• One medicine pipette
• One container for the five aforementioned medical supplies
• One pamphlet/short book containing advice for parents, families, and child-rearing

4. The contents of the Newborn Support Package shall be modified over time as the regional health authority sees fit.

5. The contents of Newborn Support Package shall be acquired at a cost of approximately $275 or less per package, adjusted for inflation annually.

6. The sum of $165,000,000 shall be allocated for the Newborn Support Package program from the annual regional Budget.

[Türkisblau]

I would like for the Governor to speak on behalf of this bill and the need for it.

[Türkisblau]

I see no reason to oppose this. I love the initiative shown by the Governor.

We are now entering voting procedure; councilors have 48 hours to cast their votes.

[Türkisblau]

Aye

[Türkisblau]

This legislation passes with two ayes and one not voting.