Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 88 First Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Handy, S.

Final action

House/ filed 3/12/2020

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires testing drinking water for lead at schools and child care centers;
• requires action if lead test results are above a certain level; and
• requires records to be kept and made public.

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Bill text

SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTER WATER TESTING
REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy
Senate Sponsor: 
____________
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses water quality for schools and child care centers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires testing drinking water for lead at schools and child care centers;
▸ requires action if lead test results are above a certain level; and
▸ requires records to be kept and made public.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26-39-405
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53G-9-210
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
26-39-405
 is enacted to read:
 26-39-405.
Drinking water quality in child care centers.
A child care center, as defined in Section 
53G-9-210
, shall comply with Section
53G-9-210
.
Section 2. Section 
53G-9-210
 is enacted to read:
 53G-9-210.
Drinking water quality in schools and child care centers.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Action level" means a lead concentration equal to 10 parts per billion.
(b) "Certified laboratory" means the State of Utah primacy laboratory or a laboratory
certified by the Utah State Health Laboratory.
(c) "Child care center" means:
(i) a center based child care, as defined in Section 
26-39-102
; or
(ii) an exempt provider, as defined in Section 
26-39-102
.
(d) "Consumable tap" means a sink or fountain used for consumption of water or food
preparation.
(e) "School" means a public or private:
(i) elementary school or secondary school;
(ii) preschool; or
(iii) kindergarten.
(2) A school or child care center shall test each consumable tap at the school or child
care center for lead:
(a) by no later than June 1, 2022; and
(b) every five years after the initial test of the consumable tap under Subsection (2)(a).
(3) In conducting a test under Subsection (2), the school or child care center shall:
(a) comply with the current testing guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency
for reducing lead in drinking water in schools and child care centers; and
(b) submit the samples to a certified laboratory.
(4) If a test result of a consumable tap under Subsection (2) results in a lead level
above the action level, the school or child care center shall take steps to stop the use of the
consumable tap or reduce the lead level below the action level.
(5) A school or child care center shall:
(a) for at least five years from the day on which test results are received by the school
or child care center, keep a record of:
(i) the test results for a test taken under Subsection (2); and
(ii) the steps taken as required under Subsection (4); and
(b) make a record described in Subsection (5)(a) available to the public without charge
either at the premises of the school or child care center or online.