Gov. Tony Evers, at a public bill signing ceremony at Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau, took action on a package of five bipartisan bills aimed at improving access to dental health care, particularly in rural communities, and bolstering the dental workforce, according to a press release today.
The governor signed this legislation at NTC as it offers premier dental hygienist and dental assistant programs, and the college will be allocated up to $2 million to support these programs and develop a new dental therapy program under the provisions of one of the bills in the package signed today.
The bills the governor signed include:
- Senate Bill 689, now 2024 Wisconsin Act 87;
- Senate Bill 692, now 2024 Wisconsin Act 88;
- Senate Bill 702, now 2024 Wisconsin Act 89;
- Senate Bill 706, now 2024 Wisconsin Act 90; and
- Assembly Bill 62, now 2024 Wisconsin Act 91.
