HF3265 Summary

• Commissioners of health and education must jointly develop a model plan for school districts to test for lead in drinking water in kindergarten through grade 12 buildings, with remediation required when testing reveals lead above five parts per billion.

• School districts and charter schools must test all buildings at least once every five years, immediately shut off water sources with unsafe lead levels, and retest after remediation to confirm lead is below five parts per billion.

• Schools must send parents annual written notice including the district's testing and remediation plan, test results, and remediation efforts posted on the district website; schools must also report results to the commissioner of health.

• Commissioner of health must report to the legislature by January 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter with recommended changes to lead testing and remediation requirements based on current scientific evidence.

• Appropriates $4,108,000 in fiscal year 2023 ($908,000 administration, $3,200,000 grants) for lead remediation in schools and child care settings, with base funding of $3,080,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,082,000 in fiscal year 2025.