A5588

Expands oversight and transparency of funds received by State and local entities due to national opioid settlements.

Expands the oversight and transparency of funds received by the State and local entities due to national opioid settlements. The bill directs the existing Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council to establish a training program designed to educate counties and municipalities on the approved uses of opioid settlement funds, and to implement a formal process by which a county or municipality may request guidance from the council regarding the appropriate expenditure of funds.