Description General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to monitoring and mitigating lead in drinking water in schools and child care centers. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0360Year: 2019Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 14, 2019 Sponsor RepresentativeStephen G. HandyRepublican - District 16 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $5,000,000This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020: to the Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Mitigation and Response Fund, as a one-time appropriation: from the General Fund, One-time, $5,000,000.View Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Pending Impact on Children: Children drink more fluids per pound of body weight than adults and their bodies are moresus ceptible to contaminants and disease. Clean water is essential to the health of children. Water can become polluted in many ways. Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Right-To-Know legislation and regulations in order for the public to be more aware of the environmental health hazards in their community; Links National PTA Position Statement - Lead-Based Drinking Water Poses Danger
