Bill Text: NH SB599 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to testing for lead in water in schools and child care facilities.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-16 - Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 06/16/2020 Senate Journal 8 [SB599 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2020-SB599-Introduced.html
SB 599 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2804
08/05
SENATE BILL 599
AN ACT relative to testing for lead in water in schools and child care facilities.
SPONSORS: Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 10; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Martin, Hills. 23; Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires testing for lead in water in schools and child care facilities.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2804
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to testing for lead in water in schools and child care facilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities. RSA 485:17-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
485:17-a Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities.
I. Every 5 years, public and private schools and licensed child care facilities shall test for the presence of lead in drinking water at all outlets at the school or facility. For purposes of this section, "outlet" means a drinking water fixture currently or reasonably expected to be used for consumption or cooking. Testing shall be in accordance with guidance from the department of environmental services and shall be based on a 250 milliliter sample of drinking water that has been standing in plumbing pipes at least 6 hours and that is collected without flushing the tap. Schools and licensed child care facilities that have tested their outlets for the presence of lead after July 1, 2017 and before the effective date of this section shall conduct their next round of testing no later than 5 years from the date of such testing. Schools and licensed child care facilities that have not tested their outlets between July 1, 2017 and the effective date of this paragraph shall conduct testing within 30 days of the effective date of this paragraph and every 5 years thereafter.
II. If test results obtained by a school or licensed child care center after the effective date of this section demonstrate the presence of lead in a concentration that exceeds 1 part per billion, the school or licensed child care facility shall, within 5 business days, notify parents and guardians and shall, as an interim measure, ensure that the children are provided only drinking water that meets the standard. The school or licensed child care facility shall also implement a remediation plan, as approved by the department, within 30 days of notification of parents or, in consultation with the department, as soon as practicable. The department shall review the plan and any associated submittals within 30 days of receiving them.
III. Within 30 days of the effective date of this section, public and private schools and licensed child care facilities shall compare the results of testing conducted after July 1, 2017 with the 1 part per billion standard and, in the event any such results exceed this standard, proceed with the requirements of paragraph II relative to notice, remediation, and interim measures.
IV. If 3 consecutive rounds of sampling performed every 5 years are below the 1 part per billion standard at an outlet, further testing of the outlet shall not be required.
V. All test results, including but not limited to those obtained between July 1, 2017 and the effective date of this section, shall be provided to the department of environmental services, which shall maintain a database of results accessible to the public on the department's website.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
