HB0013 | School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements

Description

General Description:

This bill addresses water quality for schools and child care centers.

Highlighted Provisions:

"This bill: ▸ requires testing of drinking water for lead at schools and child care centers;
▸ addresses funding;
▸ requires action if lead test results are above a certain level;
▸ addresses records to be kept"

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0013

Year:

2021

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 05, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$2,000,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2022: to the State Board of Education - State Administrative Office, as a one-time appropriation: from the Education Fund, One-time, $2,000,000.

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Exposure to lead can seriously harm a child's health, including damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavior problems, and hearing and speech problems. No safe blood lead level in children has been identified. Passage of this legislation will reduce or eliminate children's exposure to lead exposure in schools and child care centers.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

NPTA Resolution on Lead Poisoning Prevention
That the National PTA and its constituent associations support the removal of all sources of lead from Resolved, That the National PTA and its constituent associations advocate for lead testing and the remediation of lead contaminated soils and water; and , That the National PTA and its constituent associations support the removal of all sources of lead, including its complete removal of lead from all paints, building materials, and consumer products.