; and (2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the following: (30) In the case of an institution that offers a program of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry- recognized credential, as provided under section 481(b)(5), the institution will demonstrate to the Secretary that the industry-recognized credential is of high quality. . L Environmental Health Workforce 11301. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2020 . 11302. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The environmental health workforce is vital to protecting the health and safety of the public. (2) For years, State and local governmental public health agencies have reported substantial workforce losses and other challenges to the environmental health workforce. (3) According to the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), more than 50,600 State and local environmental health workforce jobs have been lost since 2008. This represents approximately 22 percent of the total State and local environmental health workforce. (4) In the coming years, the retiring Baby Boomer Generation will lead to a further decrease in the environmental health workforce. (5) Currently, only 28 States require a credential for environmental health workers that is an impartial, third-party endorsement of an individual’s professional knowledge and experience. (6) Educating and training existing and new environmental health professionals should be a national public health goal. 11303. Model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with appropriate national professional organizations, Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental agencies, and private-sector and nongovernmental entities,