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CT SB00814
Bill
Status
2/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Local and regional boards of education must conduct lead testing of water supplies in all school buildings and facilities constructed before July 1, 1986 by July 1, 2020.
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Boards of education must provide test results to the Department of Education and the Department of Public Health.
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Local directors of public health may conduct the testing on behalf of school boards, and boards may apply to the Department of Public Health for reimbursement of testing costs.
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School boards whose water supplies fail to meet Department of Public Health water quality standards become eligible to apply for school building project grants under chapter 173 of the general statutes to remediate lead contamination.
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The act becomes effective July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
An Act Requiring Boards Of Education To Conduct Testing Of Water Supplies In Public Schools For The Presence Of Lead.
Last Action
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Public Health
3/12/2019