SLS 20RS-560 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 311
BY SENATOR PETERSON
PUBLIC HEALTH. Requires annual testing of drinking water at certain child care facilities
and schools. (8/1/20)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:5.6(C), relative to public drinking water testing at certain child care centers
3 and schools; to provide for annual public water system testing of drinking water at
4 every high risk tier 1 child day care centers and elementary, junior high, middle, and
5 high school; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:5.6(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §5.6. Safe drinking water; inspections and tests; cost
9 * * *
10 C. Every public water system shall perform an annual test of the
11 following under the Lead and Copper Rule established by the U.S.
12 Environmental Protection Agency's Primary Standards for drinking water (42
13 U.S.C. § 300g-1; 40 C.F.R. Ch. I, Subch. D., pt. 141):
14 (1) Every high risk tier 1 child day care center licensed under the
15 provisions of R.S. 17:407.31 et seq. or R.S. 46:1401 et seq.
16 (2) Every high risk tier 1 elementary school, junior high school, middle
17 school, and high school.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 311
SLS 20RS-560 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 311 Original 2020 Regular Session Peterson
Proposed law requires every public water system to perform an annual test of drinking water
at every high risk tier 1 child day care center, elementary school, junior high school, middle
school, and high school.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 40:5.6(C))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.