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IN HB1419

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Earl Harris

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School corporation governing bodies must ensure all plumbing products used in school building potable water systems are lead free, as defined by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6)

  • Covered plumbing products include pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fixtures, solder, and flux

  • Requirements apply to products acquired for installation, installed as part of, or used in repairing potable water systems in school buildings serving grades K-12

  • Applies to all public school corporations including school cities, school towns, consolidated corporations, metropolitan districts, township corporations, county corporations, united corporations, community corporations, and charter schools

  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Use of lead free fixtures in school buildings. Requires the governing body of a school corporation to ensure that any plumbing product that is: (1) acquired for installation in; (2) installed as part of; or (3) used in repairing or installing; the potable water system of a school building is lead free, according to the definition in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Education

1/14/2019

Committee Referrals

Education1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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