MA S500

Bill

Ensuring safe drinking water in schools

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure safe drinking water at schools and early childhood programs. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure safe drinking water at schools and early childhood programs in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring all schools and child care centers to annually test drinking water outlets for elevated lead levels and remediate any issues found, including immediately shutting off outlets with elevated lead, installing certified point-of-use filters, and replacing drinking fountains with filtered bottle-filling stations. 2. Mandating public water systems to fully replace lead service lines at all schools and child care centers within 3 years, and requiring schools to report on the presence of lead service lines. 3. Establishing the Lead in School Drinking Water Trust Fund to provide financial assistance to school districts for implementing the lead remediation requirements. 4. Directing the Department of Environmental Protection to develop technical guidance on lead testing and remediation methods, and allowing schools to request hardship waivers in certain cases. Overall, the bill establishes a comprehensive framework to identify and address lead contamination in school drinking water across the state, with the goal of protecting children's health and ensuring access to safe drinking water.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (29)

Brian Ashe (D), John Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Kay Khan (D), John Lawn (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Becca Rausch (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Dean Tran (R), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S500

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S500
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S500.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2351	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H524	Relative to the disclosure of information of public school athletic resources and interscholastic athletic authorized representatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H557	Relative to instruction in pregnancy and prenatal care	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H759	Protecting public drinking water	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
S1113	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2711	Similar To
S1234	Modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1284	To require the disclosure of lead in water pipes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2503	Ensuring safe drinking water in schools.	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S272	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S311	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S314	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S330	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S332	Relative to student achievement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

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