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IN SB0483
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Melton
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AI Summary
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Defines "lead contamination area" as any area where children are exposed to lead through soil, water, or air, requiring special services to address medical, educational, and developmental problems from lead exposure.
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Designates specific areas of East Chicago as a lead contamination area, including Zones 1, 2, and 3 of the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery site and the area surrounding the West Calumet Housing Complex (constructed 1970-1973).
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Requires the state department of health to establish a grant program enabling children living in or previously living in lead contamination areas to receive speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy from qualified professionals.
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Requires the department of education to establish a grant program providing special early childhood educational support to affected children, which may be offered alongside or in conjunction with therapy services.
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Allows grant-funded programs to provide services without cost to families or seek compensation from private health insurance, Medicaid, or the children's health insurance program, and may offer counseling and case management services to parents and guardians.
Legislative Description
Services for children in lead contamination areas. Defines the term "lead contamination area" as an area in which children are exposed to lead through the soil, water, or air in their environment, resulting in the need for the children to receive special services to counteract the medical, educational, and developmental problems resulting from exposure to lead during childhood. Specifies that a certain area of the city of East Chicago is a lead contamination area. Requires the state department of health to establish a program to provide grants to enable children who live in or previously lived in a lead contamination
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
1/17/2017