SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2532
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBAILEY.
5276H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter160,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtodrinkingwaterin
schools,withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter160,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection160.077,toreadasfollows:
160.077.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"GettheLead
2OutofSchoolDrinkingWaterAct".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Commission",thesafedrinkingwatercommissionestablishedunder
5section640.105;
6 (2)"Disadvantagedschooldistrict",anyschooldistrictthatservesstudentsfrom
7acountyinwhichatleasttwenty-fivepercentofthehouseholdsinsuchcountyarebelow
8thefederalpovertyguidelinesupdatedperiodicallyintheFederalRegisterbytheU.S.
9DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesundertheauthorityof42U.S.C.Section
109902(2),asamended,oranyschooldistrictinwhichmorethanseventypercentof
11studentsinthedistrictqualifyforafreeorreducedpricelunchunderthefederal
12RichardB.RussellNationalSchoolLunchAct,42U.S.C.Section1751etseq.;
13 (3)"Drinkingwateroutlet",apotablewaterfixturethatisusedfordrinkingor
14foodpreparation."Drinkingwateroutlet"includes,butisnotlimitedto:
15 (a)Awaterfountain,faucet,ortapthatisusedorpotentiallyusedfordrinking
16orfoodpreparation;and
17 (b)Ice–makingandhotdrinkmachines;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (4)"Firstdraw",atwo-hundred-fifty-millilitersampleimmediatelycollected
19fromadrinkingwateroutletthathasbeenturnedonafterastagnationperiodofatleast
20eightbutnomorethaneighteenhours;
21 (5)"NSF/ANSI53-2017",thestandardfordrinkingwatertreatmentsystems
22thataredesignedtoreducespecifichealth-relatedcontaminantsinwatersuppliesthatis
23publishedbyNSFInternational/ANSIwiththetitle"DrinkingWaterTreatmentUnits-
24HealthEffects",oranymorestringentsubsequentstandard;
25 (6)"Parent",aparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcontrolorcustodyofa
26child;
27 (7)"Privateschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection166.700;
28 (8)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011;
29 (9)"Remediation",decreasingtheleadconcentrationinwaterfromadrinking
30wateroutlettolessthanonepartperbillionwithoutrelyingsolelyonflushingpractices,
31orusingmethodssuchasthereplacementoflead-containingpipes,solder,fittings,or
32fixtureswithlead-freecomponents;
33 (10)"School",anypublicschool,privateschool,orproviderofanearly
34childhoodeducationprogramthatreceivesstatefunding.
35 3.Beginninginthe2023-24schoolyearandforeachsubsequentschoolyear,
36eachschoolshallprovidedrinkingwaterwithaleadconcentrationlevelbelowthe
37AmericanAcademyofPediatrics'recommendedmaximumlevelforschoolsofonepart
38perbillioninsufficientamountstomeetthedrinkingwaterneedsofallstudentsand
39staffasprovidedinthissection.
40 4.(1)BeforeJanuary1,2024,eachschoolshall:
41 (a)Conductaninventoryofalldrinkingwateroutletsandnonpotablewater
42fixturesineachoftheschool'sbuildings;
43 (b)RemoveanydrinkingwatercoolersthattheUnitedStatesEnvironmental
44ProtectionAgencyhasdeterminedarenotlead-freeunderthefederalLead
45ContaminationControlActof1988,asamended;
46 (c)Installafilterthatreducesleadindrinkingwateroneachdrinkingwater
47outlet,maintainsuchfilterstoensurethatleadconcentrationlevelsarebelowonepart
48perbillion,andreplacesuchfiltersatleastasfrequentlyasprovidedforinthe
49manufacturer'sinstructions.Thisparagraphshallapplyonlytoschoolswithdrinking
50waterdeterminedtohavealeadconcentrationlevelabovetheAmericanAcademyof
51Pediatrics'recommendedmaximumlevelforschoolsofonepartperbillion;
52 (d)Postawarningsignateachnonpotablewaterfixturethatisnottobeused
53forcookingordrinkingwaterpurposesstatingthatthenonpotablewaterfixtureshall
54notbeusedforcookingordrinkingwaterpurposes;
HB2532 2 55 (e)Provideanannualschedulefortestingofdrinkingwateroutletsateach
56schoolfordistributiontoemployeesandparentsofchildrenateachschoolupon
57request;and
58 (f)Uponrequest,providegeneralinformationonthehealtheffectsoflead
59contaminationandadditionalinformationalresourcesforemployeesandparentsof
60childrenateachschool.
61 (2)Eachschoolshallmakebuildingshousingearlychildhoodeducation
62programs,kindergartens,andelementaryschoolstheprioritywhencomplyingwith
63paragraphs(a)to(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection.
64 (3)Filtersdescribedinparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionand
65anyreplacementfiltersshallbecertifiedascompliantwithNSF/ANSI53-2017andshall
66incorporateanintegralperformanceindicationdeviceasspecifiedinsection6.1ofNSF/
67ANSI53-2017.
68 (4)Eachschoolshallprovidesufficientfilteredwatertomeetthedrinkingwater
69needsofallstudentsandstaff.
70 (5)Withinsixtydaysafterfiltersareinstalledasrequiredunderparagraph(c)
71ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionandannuallythereafter,eachschoolshallconduct
72testingforleadbyfirst-drawandfollow-upflushsamplesofarandomsamplingof
73drinkingwateroutletsasrecommendedbythe2018versionoftheUnitedStates
74EnvironmentalProtectionAgency's"Training,Testing,andTakingAction"program.
75Thetestingshallbeconductedandtheresultsanalyzedforbothtypesoftestsbyan
76entityorentitiesapprovedbythedepartment.
77 (6)Withintwoweeksafterreceivingtestresults,eachschoolshallmakeall
78testingresultsandanyinterimorpermanentleadremediationplansavailableonthe
79school'swebsiteandofferparentsanopportunityforapublicmeetingtodiscussthe
80results.
81 (7)Schooldistrictsshallsubmitsuchannualtestingresultstothecommission.
82 (8)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtopreventaschoolfromconducting
83morefrequenttestingthanrequiredunderthissection.
84 5.(1)Ifafirstdrawsampleshowsaleadconcentrationofonepartperbillionor
85greater,theaffectedschoolshall:
86 (a)Withinonebusinessdayafterreceivingthetestresult,shutoffthedrinking
87wateroutletandlabelitwithawarningstatingthatitcontainsleadandshouldnotbe
88usedforhumanconsumption;
89 (b)Providebottledwaterifthereisnotenoughwatertomeetthedrinkingwater
90needsofthestudents,teachers,andstaff;
HB2532 3 91 (c)Withinthirtydaysafterreceivingthetestresult,determineinterim
92remediationstepstoimplementtoaddresstheelevatedleadconcentrationlevel.Such
93stepsshallbepostedtotheschoolwebsite;and
94 (d)Withinninetydaysafterreceivingthetestresult,developawrittenplanfor
95permanentremediation.Suchplanshallbepostedtotheschool'swebsite.
96 (2)Ifapipe,solder,fitting,orfixtureisreplacedaspartofpermanent
97remediationunderparagraph(d)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,thereplacement
98shallbelead-free,assuchtermisdefinedin40CFR143.12,asamended.
99 (3)Ifatestresultexceedsonepartperbillion,theaffectedschoolshallcontact
100parentsandstaffviawrittennotificationwithinsevenbusinessdaysafterreceivingthe
101testresult.Thenotificationshallincludeatleast:
102 (a)Thetestresultsandasummarythatexplainssuchresults;
103 (b)Adescriptionofanyremedialstepstaken;and
104 (c)Adescriptionofgeneralhealtheffectsofleadcontaminationandcommunity
105specificresources.
106 6.(1)Inadditiontotheapportionmentspayabletoaschooldistrictunder
107chapter163,thedepartmentofnaturalresourcesisherebyauthorizedtoapportionto
108anyschooladditionalfundingforthefiltration,testing,andotherremediationof
109drinkingwatersystemsrequiredunderthissection,subjecttoappropriation.
110 (2)Totheextentpermittedbyfederallaw,aschooldistrictmayseek
111reimbursementorotherfundsforcomplianceincurredunderthissectionunderany
112applicablefederallawincluding,butnotlimitedto,America'sWaterInfrastructureAct
113of2018andtheWaterInfrastructureFinanceandInnovationActof2014,33U.S.C.
114Section3901etseq.
115 (3)Disadvantagedschooldistrictsshallreceivefundingpriorityunderthis
116subsection.
117 7.Thecommission,inconjunctionwiththedepartmentofelementaryand
118secondaryeducation,shallpublishareportbienniallybasedonthefindingsfromthe
119watertestingconductedunderthissection.Suchreportshallbesenttothegovernor
120andthejointcommitteeoneducationandshallbemadeavailableonthewebsiteofthe
121commission.
122 8.(1)Thecommissionshall:
123 (a)WithinonehundredninetydaysafterAugust28,2022,provideguidanceto
124schoolsregardingthemaintenanceoffiltersandfiltrationsystemsandthedevelopment
125andimplementationofflushingplans.Suchguidanceshallincluderecommendations
126forflushingafterstagnanttimesincluding,butnotlimitedto,themorningofeach
HB2532 4 127schooldayandafterweekends,schoolholidays,andsummerbreak.Flushingplans
128shallincludedetailsforflushingtheincomingwaterlineandthefilter;and
129 (b)WithintwohundredtendaysafterAugust28,2022,createanonline
130programtoprovidetrainingforcustodialstaffonthemaintenanceoffiltersand
131filtrationsystemsandontheimplementationofflushingplans,emphasizingthatproper
132maintenanceiscriticaltoimproveddrinkingwaterqualityandsafety.
133 (2)WithinthreehundreddaysafterAugust28,2022,eachschoolshalldevelop
134andimplementaplanformaintenanceoffiltersandfiltrationsystemsandforflushing
135basedontheguidanceandtrainingsissuedbythecommission.
136 9.(1)Forpublicschools,thecommissionshallensurecompliancewiththis
137section.Eachschooldistrictshallberesponsibleforensuringcompliancewithineach
138schoolwithintheschooldistrict'sjurisdiction.
139 (2)Thecommissionshallhavetheauthoritytoenteraschoolbuildinggoverned
140bythissectiontodeterminecompliancewiththissection.Thecommissionshalltake
141enforcementactionauthorizedbylawincluding,butnotlimitedto,issuing
142administrativeordersandassessingpenaltiesinaccordancewithsections640.100to
143640.140.
144 10.NoschoolbuildingconstructedafterJanuary4,2014,asprovidedinthe
145federalReductionofLeadinDrinkingWaterAct(42U.S.C.Section300g-6),as
146amended,shallberequiredtoinstall,maintain,orreplacefiltersunderparagraph(c)of
147subdivision(1)ofsubsection4ofthissection.
148 11.Aschoolthatundertakesremediationeffortsmayusethemethodof
149remediationthatisthemostcost-effective.
150 12.Thecommissionmaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
151administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
152section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
153becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
154536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,
155andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
156review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
157heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
158adoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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