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GA HR1280
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/25/2020
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Creates the Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure, composed of 11 members appointed by the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and including the commissioner of the Department of Public Health or designee
- Addresses the gap between Georgia's legal definition of confirmed lead poisoning (≥20 micrograms per deciliter in a venous test) and the CDC's 2012 recommended intervention threshold of 5 micrograms per deciliter, which results in a population of exposed children being missed
- Requires the committee to study conditions, needs, and issues related to childhood lead exposure and recommend any necessary action or legislation, with reports filed with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate
- Includes among appointed citizen members a pediatrician specializing in childhood lead exposure and a representative of an organization with childhood lead prevention programs
- Committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2020, with member allowances and expenses limited to five days unless additional days are authorized
Legislative Description
Joint Study Committee on Childhood Lead Exposure; create
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/5/2020
Full Bill Text
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