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MA H774

MA H774
Ensuring safe drinking water in schools

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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to safe drinking water in schools. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure safe drinking water in schools. The key provisions are: 1. All schools and child care centers must annually test each drinking water outlet for elevated lead levels (above 1 part per billion) and immediately shut off any outlets with elevated lead levels. They must install and maintain certified point-of-use filters at all drinking water outlets, except for water fountains, within 18 months. Schools must also permanently shut off existing water fountains and replace them with filtered, bottle-filling stations. 2. Schools and child care centers must submit a plan of action, progress report, and test results to the Department of Environmental Protection, Executive Office of Education, and Department of Public Health, and notify parents, teachers, and employees if an outlet tests positive for elevated lead levels. 3. The Department of Environmental Protection must develop guidance on how to display information about lead and maintenance at each drinking water outlet, and public water systems must fully replace lead service lines serving schools and child care centers within 3 years. 4. The bill also establishes a Lead in School Drinking Water Trust Fund to assist schools in implementing the requirements of the bill.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (75)

Brian Ashe (D),  Bruce Ayers (D),  Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  David Biele (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Dan Carey (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Mike Day (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Paul Donato (D),  William Driscoll Jr. (D),  Carolyn Dykema (D),  Lori Ehrlich (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Thomas Golden (D),  Carlos González (D),  Ken Gordon (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Jonathan Hecht (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Patrick Kearney (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  John Lawn (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Jay Livingstone (D),  Joan Lovely (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Paul Mark (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Liz Miranda (D),  Leonard Mirra (R),  Rady Mom (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Frank Moran (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Harold Naughton (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Alice Peisch (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Danny Ryan (D),  Jon Santiago (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  José Tosado (D),  Paul Tucker (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Andy Vargas (D),  Aaron Vega (D),  RoseLee Vincent (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Tom Walsh (D),  Donald Wong (R), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2503 (on 03/09/2020)
(10 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H774
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H774.pdf
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