STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT DUVALL OF BOWLING GREEN…..HAS FILED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE “VAPING SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND”….TO
ADMINISTER 14-MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMONWEALTH FOLLOWING THE SETTLEMENT OF A MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT WITH JUUL LABS…..
IN 20-21…..THE C-D-C ESTIMATED THAT 45-PERCENT OF KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHS USED ELECTRONIC VAPOR PRODUCTS…..A HIGHER RATE THAN THE
NATIONAL ESTIMATE OF 36-PERCENT…..DURING THE RISE IN POPULARITY OF VAPING PRODUCTS…..JUUL LABS PROMOTED A DISCREET DEVICE THAT HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS OFTEN USE…..
HOUSE BILL ONE-87 WOULD PLACE THE SETTLEMENT FUNDS INTO A…..VAPING SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND WITHIN THE KENTUCKY TREASURY…..TO FUND
TOBACCO PRODUCT VAPING PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS…..
