[First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 4327 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MAY 10, 2024
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 4327
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY 10, 2024
Sponsored by: Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR. District 7 (Burlington) Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer) Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY District 35 (Bergen and Passaic) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblywomen Donlon and Speight SYNOPSIS Revises statutory definition of "elevated blood lead level." CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Health Committee on June 17, 2024, with amendments.
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Donlon and Speight
SYNOPSIS
Revises statutory definition of "elevated blood lead level."
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Health Committee on June 17, 2024, with amendments.
An Act concerning elevated blood lead levels and amending P.L.1995, c.328. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 2 of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.3) is amended to read as follows: 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Elevated blood lead level" means a level of lead in the bloodstream that equals or exceeds [five] 1[3.5 micrograms per deciliter or other such] the1 amount 1[as may be]1 identified in the most recent recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that necessitates the undertaking of responsive action. "Lead poisoning" means the poisoning of the bloodstream that results from prolonged exposure to lead or lead-based substances in water, paint, building materials, or the environment, and which causes uncorrectable developmental delay and decreased mental functioning capacity in children, and in severe cases, can lead to a child's premature death. "Lead screening" means the application of a detection technique to measure a child's blood lead level and determine the extent of a child's recent exposure to lead. (cf: P.L.2017, c.7, s.4) 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
An Act concerning elevated blood lead levels and amending P.L.1995, c.328.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 2 of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.3) is amended to read as follows:
2. As used in this act:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health.
"Department" means the Department of Health.
"Elevated blood lead level" means a level of lead in the bloodstream that equals or exceeds [five] 1[3.5 micrograms per deciliter or other such] the1 amount 1[as may be]1 identified in the most recent recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that necessitates the undertaking of responsive action.
"Lead poisoning" means the poisoning of the bloodstream that results from prolonged exposure to lead or lead-based substances in water, paint, building materials, or the environment, and which causes uncorrectable developmental delay and decreased mental functioning capacity in children, and in severe cases, can lead to a child's premature death.
"Lead screening" means the application of a detection technique to measure a child's blood lead level and determine the extent of a child's recent exposure to lead.
(cf: P.L.2017, c.7, s.4)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.