Creates provisions relating to workplace security for health care professionals

Summary

The bill adds two new statutes: one directs the Department of Health to run an education campaign about respecting health‑care staff and the legal penalties for assaulting them, and the other lets hospitals receive state reimbursement for security equipment, technology, and personnel. It creates a dedicated Hospital Security Fund to pay those reimbursements and sets an expiration date of August 28, 2029. The measure failed to pass.

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