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Assembly Bill A9660A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to water testing in school buildings, child day care centers and day care homes

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2015-A9660 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7906
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1110, Pub Health L; add §409-l, Ed L; add §390-k, Soc Serv L

2015-A9660 - Summary

Relates to water testing in school buildings, child day care centers and day care homes; requires school districts, child day care centers or day care homes to notify parents if the lead action level is exceeded, develop a remediation plan and to post test results on their websites.

2015-A9660 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9660

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE,
  BUCHWALD, O'DONNELL -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the social
  services law, in relation to water testing  in  school  buildings  and
  child day care centers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
1110 to read as follows:
  S  1110. WATER TESTING IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS.
1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:
  (A) "WATER DISTRICTS" MEANS ALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND  NON-TRAN-
SIENT,  NON-COMMUNITY  WATER  SYSTEMS  SERVING  FIFTEEN  OR MORE SERVICE
CONNECTIONS OR SERVING TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE PERSONS; AND
  (B) "LEAD ACTION LEVEL" MEANS THE CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN  MORE  THAN
TEN  PERCENT  OF ONE LITER FIRST-DRAW TAP WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED DURING
ANY MONITORING PERIOD EXCEEDS 0.015 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER.
  2. ALL WATER DISTRICTS SHALL TEST THE WATER IN  EACH  SCHOOL  BUILDING
AND CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF
THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,  WITHIN  THE WATER DISTRICT FOR LEAD CONTAM-
INATION EVERY THREE YEARS.
  3. IF THE LEAD ACTION LEVEL IS EXCEEDED AT A SCHOOL BUILDING OR  CHILD
DAY  CARE  CENTER,  THE  WATER  DISTRICT SHALL NOTIFY THE CHILD DAY CARE
CENTER OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL BUILDING  IS  LOCATED.
THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SUCH AFFECTED SCHOOL BUILDING OR CHILD
DAY  CARE  CENTER  SHALL  BE  NOTIFIED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED NINE-L OF THE EDUCATION LAW OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-K OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  409-l  to
read as follows:
  S  409-L.  WATER TESTING IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 1. WHEN THE WATER IN ANY
SCHOOL BUILDING IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FOUND TO EXCEED THE LEAD  ACTION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2015-A9660A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7906
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1110, Pub Health L; add §409-l, Ed L; add §390-k, Soc Serv L

2015-A9660A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to water testing in school buildings, child day care centers and day care homes; requires school districts, child day care centers or day care homes to notify parents if the lead action level is exceeded, develop a remediation plan and to post test results on their websites.

2015-A9660A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9660--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LIFTON,  ORTIZ,  BENEDETTO, ABINANTI, SIMON,
  CAHILL, PEOPLES-STOKES, LINARES, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.  ABBATE,  BUCHWALD,  O'DONNELL  --  read  once  and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the social
  services law, in relation to water testing in school buildings,  child
  day care centers and day care homes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
1110 to read as follows:
  S  1110. WATER TESTING IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AND
DAY CARE HOMES.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "WATER DISTRICTS" MEANS ALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NON-TRAN-
SIENT, NON-COMMUNITY WATER  SYSTEMS  SERVING  FIFTEEN  OR  MORE  SERVICE
CONNECTIONS OR SERVING TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE PERSONS; AND
  (B)  "LEAD  ACTION LEVEL" MEANS THE CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN MORE THAN
TEN PERCENT OF ONE LITER FIRST-DRAW TAP WATER SAMPLES  COLLECTED  DURING
ANY MONITORING PERIOD EXCEEDS 0.015 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER.
  2.  ALL  WATER DISTRICTS SHALL TEST THE WATER IN EACH SCHOOL BUILDING,
CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND  FAMILY  DAY  CARE
HOME,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
LAW, WITHIN THE WATER DISTRICT FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION EVERY THREE YEARS.
  3. IF THE LEAD ACTION LEVEL IS EXCEEDED AT A  SCHOOL  BUILDING,  CHILD
DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME OR FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, THE
WATER  DISTRICT SHALL NOTIFY THE CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY
CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME OR THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
SCHOOL  BUILDING  IS  LOCATED.    THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SUCH
AFFECTED SCHOOL BUILDING, CHILD DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY  DAY  CARE
HOME  OR  FAMILY  DAY CARE HOME SHALL BE NOTIFIED AND A REMEDIATION PLAN
SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINE-L OF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14747-02-6

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