CA AB1096

Community water systems must compile information when conducting lead sampling outreach to elementary schools and childcare facilities, including names of facilities served, sampled, declined, or non-responsive, along with sampling results

Schools and childcare facilities that decline lead testing must be given an opportunity to select reasons from a specified list, such as recent independent testing, participation in other water quality programs, construction/plumbing installed after January 1, 2010, or use of filtered/bottled water

The State Water Resources Control Board must make all submitted lead testing information publicly available in a searchable format on its website by June 30, 2028, with results above 5 parts per billion highlighted and health information about lead exposure included

By December 31, 2028, community water systems must include in their annual consumer confidence reports a written statement about the availability of school/childcare lead testing information and a direct link to the state board's website

The bill expands criminal liability under the California Safe Drinking Water Act, as knowingly making false statements in the required reports would constitute a crime