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6. 1. E. - Page 21 The TPP provides a number of resources for county residents, including a hotline for the public to report problems with exposure to SHS and guidance to address those issues on the Smoke -Free Housing web page. 30 In 2016, voters passed the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act (Prop. 56), which increased the excise taxes on tobacco products, including e -cigarettes, by $2. With this increased tax revenue, the TPP's annual funding allocation from the California Department of Public Health's Tobacco Control Program increased from $150,000 in FY 2016-2017 to $784,000 in FY 2017-2018.31 As a result, the TPP is expanding its operations to include: • Education initiatives for city officials, residents, property managers, and the public on the dangers of secondhand smoke and effective methods to implement MUH smoking ordinances • Assistance for MUH communities with signage and monitoring compliance Tobacco Education Coalition Proposition 99 also required that all counties form a community-based group to improve public health by reducing the use of tobacco products. As a result, the County created the Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC) in 1989. The Coalition includes representatives from nonsmoking advocacy groups such as Breathe California, the Youth Leadership Institute, and the American Cancer Society, as well as the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and San Mateo County Office of Education. 32 The TPP also provides crucial support for the TEC's activities. 33 With the goals of raising public awareness, implementing a countywide tobacco control plan, and engaging the public, 34 the TEC works with local governments to undertake the following initiatives: • Implementing smoke-free multiunit housing policies • Amending tobacco retail ordinances to broaden the definition of tobacco products • Eliminating tobacco sales in pharmacies and health care settings • Collaborating on a statewide healthy stores campaign 35 As part of the TEC's efforts to promote smoke-free multiunit housing, Coalition members provide city staff with model smoking ordinances. Coalition members also advocate at city council meetings for MUH smoking restrictions. 36,37 30 County of San Mateo Health System website. Smoke -Free Housing. https://www.smchealth.or /� s 31 Official of the San Mateo County Health System: interview by the Grand Jury. 32 "Tobacco Education Coalition: Advocating change to support a tobacco -free San Mateo County," County of San Mateo Health System website, accessed June 7, 2018. haps://www.smchealth.orWtobaccoeducationcoalition 33 «Combined Scope of World' document provided to the Grand Jury. County of San Mateo Health System, Tobacco Prevention Program. 04/20/18. 34 "San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition By -Laws, Article One, Section Two: Goals." County of San Mateo Health System website, accessed June 7, 2018. haps://www.smchealth.org/sites/main/files/file- attachments/tec_bylaws_v2_2015 .pdf 35 «San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition 2014-2017 Objectives," Tobacco Education Coalition: Advocating change to support a tobacco -free San Mateo County, County of San Mateo Health System website, accessed June 7, 2018. https://www.smchealth.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/tec objectives_ 2014-2017_12-2016.pdf 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury