Senate Bill S7777A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to school potable water testing, and standards and requirements to install filtered water stations and faucets

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 19, 2026	print number 7777a
Mar 19, 2026	amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 07, 2026	referred to health
May 06, 2025	referred to health

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2025-S7777 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8287
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1110, add §1111, Pub Health L; amd §3602, Ed L

2025-S7777 - Summary

Relates to school potable water testing, and standards and requirements to install filtered water stations and faucets.

2025-S7777 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7777

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to school potable
water testing

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would expand water testing in schools to include implementa-
tion of a filter-first drinking water management plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section. 1: Amends Public Health Law 1110 to:

*Require implementation of a "filter first drinking water management
plan" where a finding of lead contamination is in exceedance of the
action level;

*Require that school districts provide occupants with adequate amounts

of free potable water to school occupants until remediation is complete;

*Include implementation of a filter first drinking water management plan
for consideration by the commissioner for the granting of a waiver;

*Add a deadline for implementation of a "filter first drinking water
management plan" for all schools subject to testing requirements; and

*Define the minimum requirements for "filter first drinking water
management plans"

Section 2: Establishes the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that drinking water in schools is
safe and free of lead contamination. This bill would expand New York
State's nation-leading Clean Drinking Water Program to include a Filter
First Drinking Water Management Plan which will require K-12 schools to
install NSF/ANSI certified point-of-use filters that remove lead.

Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful and devasting
effects of lead. High lead levels in children can result in life-long
problems including reduced cognitive function, learning disabilities,
and behavioral issues. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization
agree that there is no safe level of lead for children.

Schools are a vital source of drinking water for our children and school
buildings are more susceptible than other commercial buildings to having
lead contamination in drinking water due to aging infrastructure.

In 2016, NYS responded to concerning incidents of lead contamination in
school drinking water by requiring all school districts to test all
potable water outlets for lead contamination, take remediation measures,
and notify parents and the public of test results. In 2021, NYS expanded

the law to require testing every three years and lowered the acceptable
threshold for lead in drinking water to 0.005 milligrams per liter.

For myriad reasons, despite these efforts, unacceptable levels of lead
are still being reported in drinking water in schools across New York
State with high levels of lead more prevalent in underserved communi-
ties.

A Filter First approach is the most reliable, immediate, and cost-effec-
tive use of existing funds designated for the remediation of lead in
school drinking water and will protect our students regardless of the
water supply line or the existence of lead in a building's plumbing
infrastructure.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE 4ND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Funding support through the clean water infrastructure program

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninetieth day after it shall have become law

2025-S7777 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7777
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  school  potable
   water testing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1110 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 130 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1110. School potable water testing and standards. 1. In addition to
 school districts already classified as a public water system under parts
 141 and 142 of title 40 of the code  of  federal  regulations,  as  such
 regulations  may,  from  time to time, be amended, every school district
 and board of cooperative educational services  shall  conduct  triennial
 first-drawn  tap  testing  of  potable water systems to monitor for lead
 contamination in each occupied school building under its jurisdiction as
 required by regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. The  test-
 ing shall be conducted and the results analyzed by an entity or entities
 approved by the commissioner.
   2.  Where  a finding of lead contamination IN EXCEEDANCE OF THE ACTION
 LEVEL is made, the affected school district shall: (a)  continue  first-
 drawn  tap water testing AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FILTER-FIRST DRINKING
 WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION pursu-
 ant to regulations promulgated pursuant to  this  section;  (b)  provide
 school  occupants  with  an  adequate supply of safe, free to the school
 occupants, potable water for drinking as required  by  rules  and  regu-
 lations  of  the  department  until  REMEDIATION IS COMPLETED AND future
 tests indicate lead levels pursuant to regulations promulgated  pursuant
 to this section; and (c) provide parents or persons in parental relation
 to  a  child  attending  said  school  with written notification of test
 results.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11846-01-5
 S. 7777                             2

 
   3. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner  of  educa-
 tion,  shall  promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this
 section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 regulations promulgated with regard to lead levels shall  be  consistent
 with  the requirements for those school districts classified as a public
 water system under parts 141 and 142 of title 40 of the code of  federal
 regulations  as  such  regulations  may,  from time to time, be amended;
 provided, however, that the lead action level is exceeded if the concen-
 tration of lead is greater than 0.005 milligrams per liter.
   4. The commissioner may grant a waiver from the  testing  requirements
 of  this  section for certain school buildings, provided that the school
 district has substantially complied with the testing  requirements,  HAS
 INSTALLED  FILTERED  BOTTLE-FILLING STATIONS OR FILTERED FAUCETS, AS THE
 CASE MAY BE, PURSUANT TO THE FILTER-FIRST DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION, and has been  found  to  be
 below  lead  levels as determined by regulations promulgated pursuant to
 this section, as amended, for such buildings.
   5. Each school district and board of cooperative educational  services
 conducting  testing pursuant to subdivision one of this section and each
 school district classified as a public water system under parts 141  and
 142  of title 40 of the code of federal regulations, as such regulations
 may, from time to time, be amended, shall make a copy of the results  of
 all  such  testing,  including laboratory reports, and [any lead remedi-
 ation] FILTER-FIRST DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT plans, AS DEFINED PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, available to  the  public  on  its
 website  and  any additional means as chosen by such district. A copy of
 the results of all testing shall also be immediately transmitted to  the
 department  and  state education department in a format to be determined
 by the commissioner and to the county department of health in the  local
 jurisdiction  of  the school building. The commissioner of education, in
 conjunction with the commissioner, shall publish  a  report  triennially
 based  on the findings from the tap water testing conducted according to
 the provisions of this section. Such report shall be sent to the commis-
 sioner, the governor, the temporary president of  the  senate,  and  the
 speaker  of the assembly and shall be made available on the department's
 and state education department's websites.
   6. PRIOR TO  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CONDUCTING
 TESTING  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION AND EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM UNDER PARTS 141 AND 142  OF
 TITLE  40  OF  THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AS SUCH REGULATIONS MAY,
 FROM TIME TO TIME, BE AMENDED, SHALL IMPLEMENT A  FILTER-FIRST  DRINKING
 WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AS REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION.
   7.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "FILTER-FIRST DRINKING WATER
 MANAGEMENT PLAN" IS DEFINED AS A DRINKING  WATER  MANAGEMENT  PLAN  THAT
 INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM:
   (A)  THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AT LEAST ONE FILTERED BOTTLE-
 FILLING STATION FOR EVERY ONE  HUNDRED  OCCUPANTS  OF  THE  SCHOOL,  NOT
 INCLUDING  VISITORS  OR INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING SPECIAL EVENTS. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION "FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION" MEANS AN APPARATUS  THAT:
 (I)  IS  CONNECTED  TO  CUSTOMER  SITE PIPING, (II) FILTERS WATER AND IS
 CERTIFIED TO MEET NSF/ANSI STANDARD 53 FOR LEAD REDUCTION  AND  NSF/ANSI
 STANDARD  42  FOR PARTICULATE REMOVAL, (III) HAS A FLOW RATE THROUGH THE
 STATION THAT IS  PAIRED  TO  THE  SPECIFIED  FLOW  RATE  OF  THE  FILTER
 CARTRIDGE, (IV) HAS A LIGHT OR OTHER DEVICE TO INDICATE FILTER CARTRIDGE
 S. 7777                             3
 
 REPLACEMENT  STATUS,  (V)  IS DESIGNED TO FILL DRINKING BOTTLES OR OTHER
 CONTAINERS FOR PERSONAL WATER CONSUMPTION, AND (VI) INCLUDES A  DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN.  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION "DRINKING FOUNTAIN" MEANS A PLUMBING
 FIXTURE  THAT  IS CONNECTED TO THE POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND
 DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS A USER TO OBTAIN A  DRINK  DIRECTLY  FROM  A
 STREAM OF FLOWING WATER WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY ACCESSORY;
   (B) THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FILTERED FAUCETS ONLY WHEN THE
 INSTALLATION  OF A FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION IS NOT FEASIBLE BUT A
 WATER OUTLET FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  IS  NECESSARY,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  KITCHENS, NURSES' STATIONS, AND TEACHERS' LOUNGES. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION "FILTERED FAUCET" MEANS A FAUCET THAT, AT THE  POINT  OF
 USE,  INCLUDES  A  FILTER THAT IS CERTIFIED TO MEET NSF/ANSI STANDARD 53
 FOR LEAD REDUCTION AND NSF/ANSI STANDARD 42 FOR PARTICULATE REMOVAL;
   (C) A SCHEDULE FOR THE REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF THE FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR
 EACH FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION AND FILTERED FAUCET  IN  COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT;
   (D)  THE  SHUTTING  OFF  OR RENDERING PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ANY WATER
 OUTLET PROVIDING WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  THAT  IS  NOT  A  FILTERED
 BOTTLE-FILLING STATION OR FILTERED FAUCET; AND
   (E)  THE POSTING OF A CONSPICUOUS SIGN NEAR EACH WATER OUTLET INDICAT-
 ING WHETHER OR NOT THE OUTLET IS INTENDED TO  PROVIDE  WATER  FOR  HUMAN
 CONSUMPTION.
   8.  BEGINNING TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF
 THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE THAT  AMENDED  THIS  SECTION,  EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CONDUCTING
 TESTING  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION AND EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM UNDER PARTS 141 AND 142  OF
 TITLE  40  OF  THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AS SUCH REGULATIONS MAY,
 FROM TIME TO TIME, BE AMENDED, SHALL NOT INSTALL A FAUCET  INTENDED  FOR
 HUMAN  CONSUMPTION  OR  A  DRINKING  FOUNTAIN  OR BOTTLE-FILLING STATION
 UNLESS IT IS A FILTERED FAUCET OR A FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION.
   9. Expenses [for remediation] INCURRED  under  this  section  and  any
 regulations  promulgated  thereto shall be fully reimbursable from funds
 appropriated through the department of  environmental  conservation  for
 clean water infrastructure projects.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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2025-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8287
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1110, add §1111, Pub Health L; amd §3602, Ed L

2025-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school potable water testing, and standards and requirements to install filtered water stations and faucets.

2025-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7777A

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law and education law, in relation to
school potable water testing, and standards and requirements to install
filtered water stations and faucets

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would expand water testing in schools by implementing a
filter-first drinking water management plan.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section. 1: Amends Public Health Law 1110 to:

*Require implementation of a "filter first drinking water management
plan" where a finding of lead contamination is in excess of the action
level;

*Require that school districts provide occupants with adequate amounts
of free potable water until remediation is complete;

*Include implementation of a filter first drinking water management plan
for consideration by the commissioner for the granting of a waiver;

*Add a deadline for implementation of a "filter first drinking water
management plan" for all schools subject to testing requirements; and

*Define the minimum requirements for "filter first drinking water
management plans"

Section 2: Establishes the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that drinking water in schools is
safe and free of lead contamination. This bill would expand New York
State's nation-leading Clean Drinking Water Program to include a Filter
First Drinking Water Management Plan, which will require K-12 schools to
install NSF/ANSI certified point-of-use filters that remove lead.

Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful and devastating
effects of lead: High lead levels in children can result in lifelong
problems, including reduced cognitive function, learning disabilities,
and behavioral issues. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization
agree that there is no safe level of lead for children.

Schools are a vital source of drinking water for our children, and
school buildings are more susceptible than other commercial buildings to
having lead contamination in drinking water due to aging infrastructure.

In 2016, NYS responded to concerning incidents of lead contamination in
school drinking water by requiring all school districts to test all
potable water outlets for lead contamination, take remediation measures,
and notify parents and the public of test results. In 2021, NYS expanded
the law to require testing every three years and lowered the acceptable
threshold for lead in drinking water to 0.005 milligrams per liter.

For myriad reasons, despite these efforts, unacceptable levels of lead
are still being reported in drinking water in schools across New York
State, with high levels of lead more prevalent in underserved communi-
ties.

A Filter First approach is the most reliable, immediate, and cost-effec-
tive use of existing funds designated for the remediation of lead in
school drinking water and will protect our students regardless of the
water supply line or the existence of lead in a building's plumbing
infrastructure.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:  New bill Funding
support through the clean water infrastructure program

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:  New bill Ninety days after it shall have become law.

2025-S7777A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7777--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM, ADDABBO, BASKIN, BYNOE, CLEARE, COMRIE,
   GONZALEZ, ROLISON, C. RYAN, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law and education law, in relation to
   school potable  water  testing,  and  standards  and  requirements  to
   install filtered water stations and faucets
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1110 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  130  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Where a finding of lead contamination is made, the affected  school
 district  shall: (a) [continue first-drawn tap water testing pursuant to
 regulations promulgated pursuant to this section] WITHIN SIXTY  DAYS  OF
 THE  DATE  ON  WHICH  A  FINDING  OF LEAD CONTAMINATION IS MADE, INSTALL
 FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATIONS OR FILTERED FAUCETS, AS  THE  CASE  MAY
 BE,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ELEVEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW; (b) CONTINUE
 FIRST-DRAWN TAP WATER TESTING PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION; (C)  provide  school  occupants  with  an  adequate
 supply of safe, free to the school occupants, potable water for drinking
 as  required  by  rules and regulations of the department until FILTERED
 BOTTLE-FILLING STATIONS OR FILTERED FAUCETS, AS THE CASE  MAY  BE,  HAVE
 BEEN INSTALLED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND future
 tests  indicate lead levels pursuant to regulations promulgated pursuant
 to this section; and [(c)] (D) provide parents or  persons  in  parental
 relation  to  a child attending said school with written notification of
 test results.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11846-02-6
 S. 7777--A                          2

 
   § 2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1111 to
 read as follows:
   § 1111. SCHOOL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "DRINKING  FOUNTAIN"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PLUMBING  FIXTURE  THAT  IS
 CONNECTED TO THE POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND  DRAINAGE  SYSTEM
 THAT  ALLOWS  A USER TO OBTAIN A DRINK DIRECTLY FROM A STREAM OF FLOWING
 WATER WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY ACCESSORY.
   (B) "FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION" OR "STATION" SHALL MEAN AN APPA-
 RATUS THAT MEETS EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
   (I) IS CONNECTED TO CUSTOMER SITE PIPING;
   (II) FILTERS WATER AND IS CERTIFIED TO MEET NSF/ANSI STANDARD  53  FOR
 LEAD REDUCTION AND NSF/ANSI STANDARD 42 FOR PARTICULATE REMOVAL;
   (III)  THE  FLOW  RATE  THROUGH THE STATION IS PAIRED TO THE SPECIFIED
 FLOW RATE OF THE FILTER CARTRIDGE;
   (IV) HAS A LIGHT OR OTHER DEVICE TO INDICATE FILTER CARTRIDGE REPLACE-
 MENT STATUS;
   (V) IS DESIGNED TO FILL  DRINKING  BOTTLES  OR  OTHER  CONTAINERS  FOR
 PERSONAL WATER CONSUMPTION; AND
   (VI) INCLUDES A DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
   (C)  "FILTERED  FAUCET"  SHALL  MEAN A FAUCET THAT AT THE POINT OF USE
 INCLUDES A FILTER THAT IS CERTIFIED TO MEET  NSF/ANSI  STANDARD  53  FOR
 LEAD REDUCTION AND NSF/ANSI STANDARD 42 FOR PARTICULATE REMOVAL.
   (D)  "PLAN"  SHALL  MEAN  A DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (E) "SCHOOL DISTRICT" SHALL MEAN,  IN  ADDITION  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS
 ALREADY  CLASSIFIED  AS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM UNDER PARTS 141 AND 142 OF
 TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AS  SUCH  REGULATIONS  MAY,
 FROM  TIME  TO TIME, BE AMENDED, EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND RELIGIOUS OR INDEPENDENT
 SCHOOL LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE THAT PROVIDES PRE-KINDERGARTEN, ELEMEN-
 TARY AND/OR SECONDARY  EDUCATION  AND  SUCH  EDUCATION  IS  INTENDED  TO
 FULFILL  THE  COMPULSORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF
 THE EDUCATION LAW FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND SUCH SCHOOL.
   2. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THIS ACT SHALL HAVE BECOME  LAW,  EACH
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A DRINKING WATER MANAGE-
 MENT PLAN IN A FORMAT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND MAKE SUCH
 PLAN AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL STAFF, PARENTS, GUARDIANS,  AND/OR  PERSONS  IN
 PARENTAL  RELATION  TO  A  CHILD  ATTENDING SAID SCHOOL, AND THE GENERAL
 PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
   3. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR
 EACH BUILDING UNDER A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION:
   (A) THE SPECIFIC LOCATION OF  EACH  WATER  OUTLET  USING  ONE  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
   (I)  A WATER OUTLET THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED TO DELIVER WATER FOR HUMAN
 CONSUMPTION, WHETHER AS DRINKING WATER, AS A  COMPONENT  OF  A  FOOD  OR
 BEVERAGE,  OR  FOR  COOKING PURPOSES, USING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGO-
 RIES:
   (A) THE LOCATION WHERE A FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION WILL BE MAIN-
 TAINED. THE PLAN MUST PROVIDE  FOR  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  AT  LEAST  ONE
 FILTERED  BOTTLE-FILLING  STATION FOR EVERY ONE HUNDRED OCCUPANTS OF THE
 SCHOOL, NOT INCLUDING VISITORS OR INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING SPECIAL EVENTS.
   (B) THE LOCATION WHERE A FILTERED FAUCET WILL BE MAINTAINED.  FILTERED
 FAUCETS  MAY  BE  MAINTAINED  ONLY  WHEN  THE INSTALLATION OF A FILTERED
 BOTTLE-FILLING STATION IS NOT FEASIBLE, BUT A  WATER  OUTLET  FOR  HUMAN
 S. 7777--A                          3
 
 CONSUMPTION IS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, KITCHENS, NURS-
 ES' STATIONS, PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS, AND TEACHERS' LOUNGES.
   (II) A WATER OUTLET THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN AS
 DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH;
   (III)  A  WATER  OUTLET  THAT WILL BE SHUT OFF OR RENDERED PERMANENTLY
 INOPERABLE; AND
   (B) A SCHEDULE IDENTIFYING WHEN THE REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF THE  FILTER
 CARTRIDGE  FOR  EACH FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION AND FILTERED FAUCET
 WILL OCCUR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS OR  RECOM-
 MENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
   4.  PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-EIGHT SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR  EACH  BUILDING
 UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, SHALL HAVE COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  INSTALLED  ALL  FILTERED  BOTTLE-FILLING  STATIONS  AND  FILTERED
 FAUCETS AS INDICATED IN THE PLAN AND NOT ALREADY IN EXISTENCE;
   (B) SHUT OFF OR RENDER PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ANY WATER OUTLET PROVID-
 ING WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT IS NOT  A  FILTERED  BOTTLE-FILLING
 STATION OR FILTERED FAUCET; AND
   (C) POSTED A CONSPICUOUS SIGN NEAR EACH WATER OUTLET INDICATING WHETH-
 ER OR NOT THE OUTLET IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
   5.  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL REPLACE THE FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR EACH
 FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION AND FILTERED  FAUCET  ACCORDING  TO  THE
 FILTER REPLACEMENT SCHEDULES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   6.  EACH  SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REVIEW, UPDATE, AND SUBMIT THE PLAN TO
 THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST ONCE  EVERY  FIVE  YEARS  AND  MAKE  CHANGES  AS
 DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR AS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION.
   7.  PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-EIGHT SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  EACH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTATION, ON A FORM AND IN
 A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  FOR  EACH  BUILDING UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, HAS COMPLIED WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   8. BEGINNING ON THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTIETH DAY AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION, NO SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL  REPLACE  AN  EXISTING  WATER
 OUTLET  OR  NEWLY  INSTALL  A WATER OUTLET THAT IS MAINTAINED TO DELIVER
 WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, WHETHER AS DRINKING WATER, AS  A  COMPONENT
 OF  A  FOOD OR BEVERAGE, OR FOR COOKING PURPOSES UNLESS THE WATER OUTLET
 IS A FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION OR FILTERED FAUCET AS DEFINED UNDER
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   9. ON OR BEFORE, BUT NO LATER THAN,  THE  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTIETH  DAY
 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (A) PROVIDE A MODEL TEMPLATE FOR THE PLAN;
   (B) MAKE AVAILABLE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS REGARD-
 ING  ACTIVITIES  RELEVANT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. SUCH TRAINING
 AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) FACTORS THAT A SCHOOL  SHOULD  CONSIDER  WHEN  SELECTING  FILTERED
 BOTTLE-FILLING STATIONS, FILTERED FAUCETS, AND FILTER CARTRIDGES;
   (II)  APPROVED  METHODS TO SHUT OFF OR RENDER PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE A
 WATER OUTLET PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION;
   (III) INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY FLUSH  A  BUILDING'S  COLD-WATER
 PLUMBING BEFORE INSTALLING FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATIONS AND FILTERED
 FAUCETS; AND
   (IV) COMMON FILTERED BOTTLE-FILLING STATION OR FILTERED FAUCET INSTAL-
 LATION AND OPERATION ERRORS, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM.
   10.  EXPENSES INCURRED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR THE ACQUISITION, INSTAL-
 LATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF FILTERED  BOTTLE-FILLING  STATIONS,  FILTERED
 S. 7777--A                          4
 
 FAUCETS,  REPLACEMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES, AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
 THERETO SHALL BE FULLY REIMBURSABLE FROM FUNDS APPROPRIATED THROUGH  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FOR CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
 PROJECTS.
   § 3. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of
 the education law, as amended by section 3 of chapter 130 of the laws of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The  apportionment  for  school building purposes to any district
 shall be determined by adding the amount of its  current  year  approved
 expenditures  for lease or other annual payments under the provisions of
 section four hundred three-b, subdivision eight of  section  twenty-five
 hundred  three, or subdivision six of section twenty-five hundred fifty-
 four of this chapter, other than payments under a lease-purchase  agree-
 ment  or  an  equivalent  agreement, plus the amount of its current year
 approved expenditures under an assumed amortization for capital  outlays
 for school building purposes from its general fund, capital fund or from
 a  reserve  fund to the amount of its current year approved expenditures
 for debt service for such purposes and multiplying the sum  by  its  aid
 ratio.  Expenditures  made  for  computer  equipment, including original
 purchase and installation of hardware, conduit, wiring, and powering  of
 hardware  installations  in  computer  classrooms,  or  for  building or
 campuswide local area network systems and in-building elements of  other
 wide  area networks, including the original purchase and installation of
 conduit, wiring, and powering of hardware installations, may be included
 in approved expenditures for building aid pursuant to this paragraph  on
 the approval of the commissioner regardless of any minimum cost require-
 ment that may be applied to other approved expenditures pursuant to this
 section.  Such equipment expenses claimed for aid under this subdivision
 shall not be claimed for aid under any other provisions of this chapter.
 Provided further that any lead remediation expense required pursuant  to
 section eleven hundred ten of the public health law AND ANY SCHOOL WATER
 MANAGEMENT  PLAN  EXPENSE  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
 ELEVEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, where such expense is reimbursable from
 another state or federal source, shall not be  an  approved  expenditure
 for purposes of this subdivision.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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