MA S456

Bill

Ensuring safe drinking water at schools and early childhood programs

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th 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 are: 1. It requires public water systems to fully replace lead service lines at every school district, charter school, nonpublic school, and early childhood program within three years, with the replacement costs covered by the public water system. 2. Schools and early childhood programs with elevated lead levels in their water must immediately shut off the affected outlets and develop a plan within six months to prevent further lead contamination, including installing and maintaining NSF-certified filters at all drinking water outlets. 3. Schools and early childhood programs must conduct annual testing of each drinking water outlet for lead and report the results publicly. They must also notify parents, teachers, and staff within one business day if any tests show elevated lead levels. 4. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Departments of Education and Health, can adopt interim rules and regulations to implement the bill and must issue technical guidance on testing and remediation methods. 5. Schools and early childhood programs can request a hardship waiver from the Commissioner if they are unable to comply with some or all of the requirements, though they must first notify parents and hold a public meeting.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (27)

Will Brownsberger (D), Thomas Calter (D), Kate Campanale (R), Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Paul Heroux (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), Mike Rush (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Paul Tucker (D), Tom Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2465 (on 04/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S456

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S456
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S456.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2023	Relative to financial literacy programs in schools	Accompanied S249	Similar To
H2024	Increasing voting opportunities and online voter registration awareness in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4641	Similar To
H256	Regarding surveys in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4685	Similar To
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H258	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4672	Similar To
H259	To regulate school enrollment	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H2845	Relative to substance abuse education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4678	Similar To
H4840	Relative to school transportation	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1997	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S216	Providing health education in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	Similar To
S2343	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Reprinted as amended, see S2374	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2374	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2465	Resolve creating a commission on remediating lead in drinking water of schools and early childhood centers	New draft substituted, see S2595	Replaced by
S254	Ensuring adequate nursing services at public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2425	Similar To
S2595	Resolve creating a commission on remediating lead in drinking water of schools and early childhood centers	No further action taken	Similar To
S281	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S282	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S298	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S314	Ensuring charter school integrity	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To

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