CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 885Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 32247 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 885, as introduced, Rubio. Pupil health: drinking water: lead.Existing law requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas, except as specified. Under existing law, known as the Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act, the State Department of Public Health is required to perform various activities related to reducing the risk of exposure to lead hazards in public schools, including, among other activities, working with the State Department of Education to develop voluntary guidelines to ensure that lead hazards are minimized in the course of school repair and maintenance programs and abatement procedures.This bill would require a public or private school to ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead. The bill would require a public or private school, on or before February 1, 2018, to request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board, and would require the state board to perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing on or before November 1, 2019. If this testing reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the bill would require the school, contingent upon the school receiving an external source of funding, to replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32247 is added to the Education Code, to read:32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 885Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2017 An act to add Section 32247 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 885, as introduced, Rubio. Pupil health: drinking water: lead.Existing law requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas, except as specified. Under existing law, known as the Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act, the State Department of Public Health is required to perform various activities related to reducing the risk of exposure to lead hazards in public schools, including, among other activities, working with the State Department of Education to develop voluntary guidelines to ensure that lead hazards are minimized in the course of school repair and maintenance programs and abatement procedures.This bill would require a public or private school to ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead. The bill would require a public or private school, on or before February 1, 2018, to request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board, and would require the state board to perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing on or before November 1, 2019. If this testing reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the bill would require the school, contingent upon the school receiving an external source of funding, to replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 885
Introduced by Assembly Member RubioFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Rubio
February 16, 2017
An act to add Section 32247 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 885, as introduced, Rubio. Pupil health: drinking water: lead.
Existing law requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas, except as specified. Under existing law, known as the Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act, the State Department of Public Health is required to perform various activities related to reducing the risk of exposure to lead hazards in public schools, including, among other activities, working with the State Department of Education to develop voluntary guidelines to ensure that lead hazards are minimized in the course of school repair and maintenance programs and abatement procedures.This bill would require a public or private school to ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead. The bill would require a public or private school, on or before February 1, 2018, to request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board, and would require the state board to perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing on or before November 1, 2019. If this testing reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the bill would require the school, contingent upon the school receiving an external source of funding, to replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination.
Existing law requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas, except as specified. Under existing law, known as the Lead-Safe Schools Protection Act, the State Department of Public Health is required to perform various activities related to reducing the risk of exposure to lead hazards in public schools, including, among other activities, working with the State Department of Education to develop voluntary guidelines to ensure that lead hazards are minimized in the course of school repair and maintenance programs and abatement procedures.
This bill would require a public or private school to ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead. The bill would require a public or private school, on or before February 1, 2018, to request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board, and would require the state board to perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing on or before November 1, 2019. If this testing reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the bill would require the school, contingent upon the school receiving an external source of funding, to replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 32247 is added to the Education Code, to read:32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 32247 is added to the Education Code, to read:32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
SECTION 1. Section 32247 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.
32247. (a) A public or private school shall ensure that drinking water is provided at the school that meets the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead.
(b) A public or private school shall, on or before February 1, 2018, request water quality testing, including lead testing, from the State Water Resources Control Board. The state board shall, on or before November 1, 2019, perform or provide for the performance of the requested testing, including, at a minimum, at drinking fountains, cafeteria and food preparation areas, and water bottle filling stations.
(c) If the testing conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) reveals that a school has drinking water that does not meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards for lead, the school shall replace any water pipes that are contributing to the lead contamination. This requirement is contingent upon the school receiving a grant or other external source of funding for the water pipe replacement.