Legislation
- Title
- Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings – Lead Testing and Reporting Requirements and Grant Programs
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Solomon, Lafferty, Boyce, Bridges, Brooks, Cain, Carr, Conaway, D.M. Davis, Fraser-Hidalgo, Gilchrist, Guyton, Harrison, Healey, Holmes, Ivey, Jalisi, Korman, Lehman, J. Lewis, R. Lewis, Lierman, Lopez, Love, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Queen, Shetty, Stein, Stewart, Wells, Attar, and Barve
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 557
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Stating the findings and intent of the General Assembly that any exposure to lead in drinking water is dangerous to children, that schools should be proactive in reducing lead in drinking water outlets to 5 parts per billion, and that State and federal funds should be made available to schools for that purpose; specifying that the Interagency Commission on School Construction is required to give priority in awarding grants from the Healthy School Facility Fund to schools where lead is found to be present in drinking water; etc.
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Details
Cross-filed with: SB0481
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): June 1, 2019
Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit
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5-322 )
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6-1501, 6-1501.1, 6-1502, 6-1503 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:32 PM