{"id":8225,"date":"2023-02-23T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/edfund\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=8225"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:16:28","slug":"get-the-lead-out","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/edfund\/resources\/get-the-lead-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the Lead Out"},"featured_media":46373,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":""},"campaign_tax":[],"display_option":[],"issue_tax":[],"resource_type":[64],"region_tax":[],"state":[2],"topic_tax":[111,118,113],"class_list":["post-8225","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_taxonomies":{"topics":[111,113,118],"collection":false,"press_type":false,"person_type":false,"resource_type":64,"event_type":false,"campaigns":false,"department":false,"level":false,"states":[2],"act_option":false,"display_option":false,"primary":{"topic":111}},"subtitle":"","excerpt":"Grading the states on protecting kids\u2019 drinking water at school","featured_image":46373,"caption_override":"","updated_on":null,"sidebar_action":"","related_event":"","hide_hero_image":false,"location":"internal","external_link":{"publication_name":"","url":""},"file":null,"sidebar_action_query_string":""},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":15,"people":"113"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}},{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":4,"people":"203"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"helper_downloads":{"title":"Downloads","files":[{"file":100000000046433,"title":"Report PDF"}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"The health threat of lead in schools\u2019 water deserves immediate attention from policymakers for two reasons. First, lead is highly toxic and especially damaging to children \u2014 impairing how they learn, grow and behave. Second, current policies on lead in water at school are still too weak to protect our children\u2019s health.\r\n\r\nExplore the map and data below for our latest assessment of laws and regulations pertaining to lead contamination of schools' drinking water \u2014 including a review of policies (or lack thereof) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. <strong>Hover over each state to see their grade and click on a state to reveal a narrative.<\/strong>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_embed","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_embed":{"width":"narrow","type":"code","title":"","code":"<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-map\" data-src=\"visualisation\/12703397?602981\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>","media":null,"caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_embed","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_embed":{"width":"wide","type":"code","title":"","code":"<style>\r\n    \r\n    div.unit{\r\n        display: inline-block;\r\n        padding:0px;\r\n        margin:0px;\r\n        width:100%;\r\n    }\r\n    div.iconSpace{\r\n        display: inline-block;\r\n        padding-left:0px;\r\n        padding-right:0;\r\n        margin:0px;\r\n        width:2%;\r\n    }\r\n    div.facilityNameSpace{\r\n        display: inline-block;\r\n        padding-right:5px;\r\n        padding-left:0px;\r\n        width:96%;\r\n        font-size:125%;\r\n    }\r\n    span.tocIcon{\r\n        font-size:1em;\r\n        text-align:right;\r\n        margin-right:0px;\r\n        padding-right:0px;\r\n    }\r\n    span.grade{\r\n        color:#02813C;\r\n    }\r\n    span.score{\r\n        color:#999999;\r\n        font-size:75%;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"unit\">\r\n        <div class=\"iconSpace\"><span class=\"tocIcon\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Green-Star_Icon-150x150.png\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"facilityNameSpace\"><p><b>Washington, D.C.: <span class=\"grade\">B+<\/span> <span class=\"score\">143\/200<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/div>\r\n           \r\n<\/div>\r\n    <div><span style=\"font-size:90%;\"><b>D.C. has the most protective policy on the books to keep lead from contaminating school drinking water.<\/b> The U.S. Capitol is still the only jurisdiction in the country to require installation of lead-removing filters at every drinking water tap in schools. The ordinance also requires annual testing to ensure filters are working properly. Transparency measures include disclosure of all testing and remediation data online, and bar codes on fountains with access to filter maintenance data. Finally, D.C.\u2019s law applies not only to schools but also early childhood programs and even public parks. Still, the D.C. ordinance does have room for improvement. It does not require replacement of fountains with water stations, and the lead limit is 5 parts per billion \u2014 even though experts agree there is no \u201csafe\u201d level of lead for our children. Thus, while Washington, D.C. still receives the highest grade in our report, it is only a B+. (There is no grading on a curve when it comes to safe drinking water for children.)<\/span><\/div><hr>","media":null,"caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<em>Dig into more details on how we graded the states in the Methodology section below.<\/em>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_featured_action":{"action":"","action_query_string":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>A threat to children\u2019s health<\/h3>\r\nEven at low levels, lead damages how kids learn, grow, and behave. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), \u201cIn children, low levels of [lead] exposure have been linked to damage to the central and peripheral nervous system, learning disabilities, shorter stature, impaired hearing, and impaired formation and function of blood cells.\u201d<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa. gov\/ground-water-and-drinking-water\/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> Several studies link low lead levels with learning loss in children.<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/publications\/educational_interventions_children_affected_by_lead.pdf\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> In light of this alarming data, public health experts and agencies now agree: There is no safe level of lead for our children.<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/ www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_quote":{"quote":"Lead damages kids' brains, promotes ADHD and shaves off IQ points. There is no safe amount.","image":46286,"attribution":{"name":"Ron Saff, M.D.","role":"Assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee"}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3>Contaminated water at schools<\/h3>\r\nMost schools have at least some lead in their pipes, plumbing or fixtures. And so, as more schools test their water, they are finding widespread lead contamination. Moreover, lead concentrations in water are so highly variable that even proper testing can fail to detect it. So in all likelihood, the confirmed cases of lead in schools\u2019 water \u2014 as we've documented in our <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/resources\/lead-in-schools-water\/\">interactive map<\/a> \u2014 are just the tip of the iceberg.\r\n<h3>Ensuring safe drinking water at school<\/h3>\r\nInstead of only fixing taps where highly variable tests confirm the presence of lead, state policies should require steps to prevent contamination at every school outlet used for drinking water or cooking, including:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Replace fountains with water stations that have filters certified to remove lead;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Install, test and maintain filters certified to remove lead on all taps used for drinking or cooking;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Set policies to ensure that schools are no longer using plumbing and fixtures that leach lead into water;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Adopt a 1 ppb limit for lead in schools\u2019 drinking water, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fully replace all lead service lines, which are relatively rare at larger schools but more common at child care centers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFor all schools and child care centers that are federally regulated as public water systems, the EPA should at least require replacement of lead service lines, installation of filtered water stations (to replace fountains) and filters at all drinking water and cooking taps.\r\n\r\nYet concerned parents need not wait for state or federal action. Several school districts are acting on their own to stop lead contamination of their water. <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/resources\/get-the-lead-out-toolkit\/\">See our toolkit<\/a> to find out how you can work with your local school to get the lead out.","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_accordion":{"title":"","entries":[{"title":"Methodology","content":"In grading states\u2019 policies to prevent lead in schools\u2019 drinking water, we first assigned points for specific measures based on our assessment of their relative importance in ensuring lead-free water at school:\r\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/12705546?602981\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\r\nAfter scoring each state's policies, we then assigned a grade for each state using the following rubric:\r\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/12705501?602981\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\r\n<h4>A few notes on our grading methodology<\/h4>\r\nFirst, while we mostly assessed enforceable laws and regulations, we also sought to award limited, partial credit to states for voluntary programs with demonstrated results. Massachusetts, for example, has tested more than 50,000 taps at 1,000 schools, urges remediation to the lowest level possible, and has committed funding to help schools replace fountains with filtered water stations. But voluntary efforts only go so far. Without any enforceable law or regulation to protect children\u2019s water at school, the Bay State only earned a C-.\r\n\r\nSecond, while our analysis graded policies applicable to schools, we gave additional credit to states with rules to stop lead contamination at early childhood programs. As per a previous study by the Environmental Law Institute, some states have requirements that apply solely to child care facilities. We did not grade states on the strength of those separate child care policies in this report.\r\n\r\nThird, in several instances, a state policy only partially met one of our criteria. In some cases, assigning points for these policies was relatively straightforward; for example, a state law that applies to all schools but no child care facilities earned 10 out of 20 potential points. But a law that only applies to public schools k-6, or only to publicly-run early childhood programs but not private daycares? We just had to use our best judgment and strive to be consistent with all states.\r\n\r\nFourth, while lead service lines are relatively uncommon at schools, they are the most significant source of lead-water contamination in other places where children live, learn and play - including child care facilities. Accordingly, our scoring awarded bonus points to states making substantial efforts to replace these toxic pipes that go beyond using dedicated federal funding. Only New Jersey received the full 30 bonus points for the strongest policy, which requires full replacement of lead service lines with a 10 year deadline.\r\n\r\nFifth, based on more data and enhanced information on effective solutions since 2019, we adjusted some of the point values we assigned for certain policies since our last report. As a consequence, a few states now have a slightly different grade even if they have made no change in policy since 2019. Conversely, a few states that have improved their policies did not see their point scores increase as much as they would have under our previous scoring. A few states have also issued new clarifications or guidance of existing policies since 2019, and we adjusted our point scores for those as well.\r\n\r\nFinally, to some degree, the successful implementation of lead prevention policies will depend on funding and enforcement. Yet funding comes from so many different sources \u2014 including the federal drinking water state revolving fund \u2014 that we could not establish a reliable way to assess sufficient funding for any given state\u2019s efforts. Similarly, absent uniform data, we had no meaningful way to compare the effectiveness of state enforcement or compliance efforts."},{"title":"Sources","content":"<b>Alaska<\/b>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Alaska has no state laws or regulatory requirements to address lead in schools\u2019 drinking water. See e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/dec.alaska.gov\/eh\/dw\/regulations\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Arizona<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>ADEQ, \u201cPublic School Drinking Water Lead Screening Program Corrective Action Guidance.\u201d Accessed March 6th 2019 at <a href=\"http:\/\/static.azdeq.gov\/wqd\/pb_schools\/corrective_action_guide.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, \u201cArizona Department of Environmental Quality Public School Lead Drinking Water Screening Program Sampling Plan &amp; Collection Log for Experienced Sample Collectors.\u201d Accessed March 6th 2019 at <a href=\"http:\/\/static.azdeq.gov\/wqd\/pb_schools\/sample_collection_short.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>ADEQ presentation on testing (showing some taps capped or signage posted), at <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/view\/naNja17IbrJ1Xu26ks44\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>ADEQ Lead in Drinking Water Results. available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdeq.gov\/azdwlead_screening\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Arkansas<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water Grant \u2013 Work Plan for the State of Arkansas, accessed Feb 3, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/dese.ade.arkansas.gov\/Files\/20201230123103_Lead_Testing_Work_Plan.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<b>California<\/b>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>California Water Boards, \u201cSAMPLING GUIDANCE: Collecting Drinking Water Samples for Lead Testing At K-12 Schools,\u201d December, 8 2017. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterboards.ca.gov\/drinking_water\/certlic\/drinkingwater\/documents\/leadsamplinginschools\/sampling_guidance_final.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cal. Health &amp; Safety Code \u00a7 116876, added by Stats.2021, c. 692 (A.B.100), s1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/california\/2021\/code-hsc\/division-104\/part-12\/chapter-5\/article-4\/section-116876\/ \">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lead Service Lines: An act to add Section 116885 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water, SB 1398. September 27th 2016. Cal. Health &amp; Safety Code \u00a7 116885\r\nAvailable at <a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1398\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Health and Safety Code: Pure and Safe Drinking Water, Article 1 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Cal. Health &amp; Safety Code \u00a7 D. 104, Pt. 12, Ch. 4, art. 1.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&amp;division=104.&amp;title=&amp;part=12.&amp;chapter=4.&amp;article=1\">[LINK]<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>California Water Board, \u201cLead Sampling of Drinking Water,\u201d February 15th, 2019. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterboards.ca.gov\/drinking_water\/certlic\/drinkingwater\/leadsamplinginschools.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>California Water Board, \u201cLead Service Line Inventory Requirement for Public Water Systems,\u201d February 14th, 2019. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterboards.ca.gov\/drinking_water\/certlic\/drinkingwater\/lead_service_line_inventory_pws.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<b>Colorado<\/b>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 25-8-903 <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/colorado-revised-statutes\/title-25-public-health-and-environment\/environmental-control\/article-8-water-quality-control\/part-9-testing-of-drinking-water-in-schools-child-care-centers-and-family-child-care-homes\/section-25-8-903-testing-for-the-presence-of-lead-in-drinking-water-in-child-care-centers-family-child-care-homes-and-eligible-schools-remediation-maintenance-of-records-training-inspections-enforcement-reimbursement-technical-assistance-exemptions-opt-out-by-family-child-care-home-reports\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>CDPHE, Test and Fix Water for Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.colorado.gov\/environment\/lead-safety\/test-and-fix-water-for-kids\">[LINK]<\/a> accessed Jan 27, 2023<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Delaware<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Delaware Dept of Education, Drinking Water Sampling at Delaware Schools, at <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthalerts.delaware.gov\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/203\/files\/sites\/203\/2023\/01\/Lead-Sampling-Info-Sheet-Parents-1.9.23.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a>\u00a0 and Letter to Parents, both accessed from the State of Delaware\u2019s Safe School Drinking Water webpage, at <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthalerts.delaware.gov\/safe-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>State of Delaware, 2023 Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Dashboard, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/data.delaware.gov\/stories\/s\/2023-Lead-in-Drinking-Water-Sampling-Results-Dashb\/pc3b-a6j3\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cris Barrish, Momentum builds to install filtered water stations in all Delaware schools to \u2018get the lead out, WHYY, Feb 1, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/filtered-water-stations-delaware-schools-lead-problem\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>District of Columbia<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>\u00a7 38\u2013825.01a. Prevention of lead in drinking water in schools. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/code.dccouncil.us\/dc\/council\/code\/sections\/38-825.01a.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>DC Water, \u201cNew District Lead Service Line Replacement Program Offers Historic Opportunity To Replace Old Plumbing,\u201d December 6th 2018. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcwater.com\/whats-going-on\/news\/new-district-lead-service-line-replacement-program-offers-historic-opportunity\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Department of General Services, \u201cWater Filtration and Testing Protocol,\u201d September 28th 2017. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/dgs.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/dgs\/publication\/attachments\/Water-Filtration-and-Testing-Protocol-9-28-17.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>DC Water, \u201cDC Water Service Information\u201d Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/geo.dcwater.com\/Lead\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>District of Columbia \u00a0Public Schools, \u201cEarly Learning\u201d Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/dcps.dc.gov\/ece\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Hawaii<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>health.hawaii.gov <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/news\/newsroom\/lead-in-drinking-water-at-selected-hawaii-public-schools-and-child-care-facilities-linked-to-faucet-fixtures-no-longer-being-used-while-monitoring-continues\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>health.hawaii.gov <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/heer\/environmental-health\/highlighted-projects\/wiin\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>health.hawaii.gov <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/heer\/environmental-health\/highlighted-projects\/wiin\/corrective-action\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stage 2 final report: <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/heer\/files\/2022\/11\/Stage-2-Final-Report.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>U.S. News Education (showing 210 elementary schools in Hawaii) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/k12\/hawaii\/districts\/hawaii-department-of-education-106677\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Idaho<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Idaho DEQ, Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities, accessed Feb. 3, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deq.idaho.gov\/water-quality\/grants-and-loans\/lead-in-drinking-water-at-schools-and-child-care-facilities\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Illinois<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/illinois-compiled-statutes\/regulation\/chapter-225-professions-and-occupations\/subchapter-design-and-construction\/act-320-illinois-plumbing-license-law\/section-225-ilcs-320355-lead-in-drinking-water-prevention\">225 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 320\/35.5<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Illinois Department of Public Health, Lead in Water Testing at Schools and Child Care Facilities (concluding pre-2014 schools should test), available at <a href=\"https:\/\/dph.illinois.gov\/topics-services\/environmental-health-protection\/lead-in-water\/testing-schools-child-care-facilities.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>DCFS, Lead Testing of Water (for child care facilities), accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov\/Content\/Licensing\/LeadTesting.aspx\">[LINK]<\/a> See also Lead Care Illinois, Illinois Lead in Water Testing Rules accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/leadcareillinois.org\/illinois-lead-in-water-testing-rules\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act, Public Law 102-0613, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/legislation\/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3739&amp;GAID=16&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=132788&amp;SessionID=110&amp;SpecSess=&amp;Session=&amp;GA=102\">[LINK]<\/a> See also IEC, Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill to replace toxic lead service lines, Aug. 30, 2021 at <a href=\"https:\/\/ilenviro.org\/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-signs-bill-to-replace-toxic-lead-service-lines\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Indiana<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/indiana-code\/title-16-health\/article-41-public-health-measures-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-disease\/chapter-211-water-in-school-buildings\/section-16-41-211-3-testing-of-drinking-water-for-lead\">[LINK]<\/a> (same as bill HEA 1265) <a href=\"https:\/\/iga.in.gov\/legislative\/2020\/bills\/house\/1265#document-cd7504d9\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>IFA Phase II of the Lead Sampling Program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/ifa\/lead-sampling-program\/phase-ii-2019-current\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tom Neltner, American Water lays out a plan for replacing lead pipes in its Indiana system, EDF, Feb. 24, 2018 at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/health\/2018\/02\/24\/american-water-plan-replacing-lead-pipes-indiana\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sara Jerome, $177 Million Job: Replacing Indiana's Lead Service Lines, Water Online, Aug. 7, 2018 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wateronline.com\/doc\/million-job-replacing-indiana-s-lead-service-lines-0001\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Iowa<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Kansas<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE,\u00a0 (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kansas Dept of Health &amp; Env., Lead Testing in Schools &amp; Child Care Facilities, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kdhe.ks.gov\/1993\/Lead-Testing-in-Schools-Child-Care-Facil\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kansas Dept of Health &amp; Env., Kansas Lead in Facilities Sampling Program, at <a href=\"https:\/\/kansas.120wateraudit.com\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ballotpedia, Public Education in Kansas, at <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Public_education_in_Kansas\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Kentucky<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE,\u00a0 (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\"> [LINK]<\/a>; and KY E&amp;E Cabinet, Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools, at <a href=\"https:\/\/eec.ky.gov\/Environmental-Protection\/Water\/Drinking\/Pages\/school-lead-testing.aspx\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Louisiana<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Louisiana Department of Health, \u201cSchool Water testing Pilot Program.\u201d Accessed March 6 2019 at <a href=\"http:\/\/ldh.la.gov\/index.cfm\/page\/3275\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u201cAn Act to enact R.S. 40:5.6.1, relative to safe drinking water; to authorize a pilot program for 3 drinking water testing at schools; and to provide for related matters.\u201d HB. 632. 2018 Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1103405\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Maine<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, \u00a7 2604-B; LD 153 <a href=\"https:\/\/mainelegislature.org\/legis\/bills\/display_ps.asp?ld=153&amp;PID=1456&amp;snum=129 and https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dhhs\/mecdc\/environmental-health\/dwp\/cet\/documents\/ld153.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>A Guide to Lead Testing in Maine Schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dhhs\/mecdc\/environmental-health\/dwp\/cet\/documents\/guideToLeadTestingMaineSchools.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lead Testing in Maine K-12 Schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadtestingmaineschools.com\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Maryland<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Safe School Drinking Water Act (HB636), at <a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/mgawebsite\/Legislation\/Details\/HB0636?ys=2021RS\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>MDE, Testing for Lead in Drinking Water - Public and Nonpublic Schools: Testing Requirements and Related Documents, accessed Feb. 3, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/mde.maryland.gov\/programs\/Water\/water_supply\/Documents\/SLT_MDE_Testing_Requirements_and_Related_Documents.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Massachusetts<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>MA DEP, Follow-Up Steps for Schools and EECF with Lead Detections Over 1 ppb or Copper Results Over the Action Level, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guides\/follow-up-steps-for-schools-and-eecf-with-lead-detections-over-1-ppb-or-copper-results-over-the-action-level\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>MA EEA, Lead and Copper School Sampling Results, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/lead-and-copper-in-school-drinking-water-sampling-results\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clean Water Trust\u2019s School Water Improvement Grant (SWIG) program at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/about-swig\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Michigan<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/regulation\/michigan-administrative-code\/department-environmental-quality\/drinking-water-municipal-assistance-division\/supplying-water-to-the-public\/part-6-state-drinking-water-standards-and-analytical\/section-r-32510604f-treatment-techniques-for-lead-and-copper\">State Lead and Copper Rule<\/a>, Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.10604f(6)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Minnesota<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>2018 Minnesota Statutes, \u201c121A.335 Lead in School Drinking Water, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/121A.335\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>MN DOH and DOE, Education and Communication Toolkit: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/communities\/environment\/water\/docs\/toolkit.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>MN DOH and DOE, Reducing Lead in Water - A Technical Guidance and Model Plan for MN Public Schools, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/communities\/environment\/water\/docs\/pbschoolguide.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Mississippi<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Missouri<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/missouri-revised-statutes\/title-xi-education-and-libraries\/chapter-160-schools-general-provisions\/section-160077-v\">Mo. Ann. Stat. \u00a7 160.077<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Montana<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/assets\/publichealth\/SchoolHealth\/SchoolRules\/37-111Subchapter8Schools.pdf\">Mont. Admin. R. 37.111.832<\/a> Public Health Rule (see subsection 8)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Montana DEQ, Lead in Schools at <a href=\"https:\/\/deq.mt.gov\/water\/programs\/dw-lead\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nicky Oullet, \u201cProposed Rule Would Require Lead Testing at All Montana Schools,\u201d October 30th, 2018 available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/post\/proposed-rule-would-require-lead-testing-all-montana-schools\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>New Hampshire<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-hampshire-revised-statutes\/title-50-water-management-and-protection\/chapter-485-new-hampshire-safe-drinking-water-act\/water-pollution-control\/section-48517-a-lead-in-drinking-water-in-schools-and-licensed-child-care-facilities\">N.H. Rev. Stat. \u00a7 485:17-a <\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>NH DES, House Bill 1421 Reduces Allowable Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Licensed Child Care Facilities at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.des.nh.gov\/news-and-media\/house-bill-1421-reduces-allowable-lead-drinking-water-schools-and-licensed-child\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>NH DES, Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Guidance, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.des.nh.gov\/sites\/g\/files\/ehbemt341\/files\/documents\/glo-dw-sampling.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>New Jersey<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>New Jersey Education Code, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/education\/code\/current\/title6a\/chap26.pdf\">N.J.A.C. 6A:26, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES<\/a> (schools)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/regulation\/new-jersey-administrative-code\/title-3a-children-and-families\/chapter-52-manual-of-requirements-for-child-care-centers\/subchapter-5-physical-facility-requirements\/section-3a52-53-physical-plant-requirements-for-all-centers\">N.J. Admin. Code \u00a7 3A:52-5.3 (i) 5<\/a> (child care)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chapter 183, <a href=\"https:\/\/pub.njleg.gov\/bills\/2020\/PL21\/183_.PDF\">AN ACT concerning the replacement of lead service lines<\/a> and supplementing Title 58 of the Revised Statutes N.J. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 58:12A-40.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>NJ Dept of Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/ceohs\/documents\/dwf_lead_schools.pdf\">Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Centers<\/a> (stating shut-off requirement).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>New Mexico<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>New York<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/laws\/PBH\/1110\">Law (schools) N.Y. Pub. Health Law \u00a7 1110<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lead FAQs for Child Care Facilities, Office of Children and Family Services accessed 1-27-23 at <a href=\"https:\/\/ocfs.ny.gov\/programs\/childcare\/lead-FAQ.php\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>NY Assembly, \u201cAssembly Secures $2.5 Billion in Water Quality Improvement Funding in 2017-2018 SFY Budget\u201d available at <a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/Press\/20170407\/\">[LINK]<\/a> ($20 million for LSL replacement)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Nebraska <\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>NDEE, All Nebraska schools and child care facilities eligible for free lead testing of their drinking water, <a href=\"http:\/\/dee.ne.gov\/ndeqprog.nsf\/Page_1.xsp?databaseName=CN=DEQSER6\/O=NDEQ!!Press.nsf&amp;documentId=42B27752BF7A18FF86258730005FD9E2&amp;action=openDocument\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ellis Wiltsey, NDEE reports on lead levels in Nebraska schools &amp; childcare centers,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>KOLN, Feb. 7, 2022 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1011now.com\/2022\/02\/08\/ndee-reports-lead-levels-nebraska-schools-childcare-centers\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>NE Dept Health &amp; Human Services, Lead Data and Reports, at <a href=\"https:\/\/dhhs.ne.gov\/Pages\/Lead-Data.aspx\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Nevada<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/;\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>U.S. EPA Region 9, U.S. EPA awards Nevada $260,000 in funding to test for lead in school drinking water, May 12, 2020, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/us-epa-awards-nevada-260000-funding-test-lead-school-drinking-water\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ballotpedia, Public Education in Nevada (showing 668 schools in 2022), at <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Public_education_in_Nevada\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nev. DEP Lead Testing Program (child care results only) <a href=\"https:\/\/ndep.nv.gov\/lead\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Angie Cradock, Early Adopters: State approaches for testing school drinking water for lead in the U.S., Harvard School of Public Health, Oct. 6, 2022, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/prc\/projects\/early-adopters\/#statereports\">[LINK]<\/a> showing 2 taps tested per school in NV summary of 2016-18 testing, at <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn1.sph.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/01\/EA_Nevada-State-Profile_FINAL.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>North Carolina<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Law (schools): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/Sessions\/2021\/Bills\/Senate\/PDF\/S105v8.pdf\">N.C. Session Law 2021-180, Section 9G.8.(a)<\/a> (at 237)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Proposed Regulation (Schools): <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/regulation\/north-carolina-administrative-code\/title-10a-department-of-health-and-human-services\/chapter-41-epidemiology-health\/subchapter-c-occupational-health\/section-41c-1005-effective-until-2102023-lead-poisoning-hazards-in-drinking-water-in-north-carolina-public-schools\">10A N.C. Admin. Code \u00a7 41C.1005<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Regulation (Child Care): <a href=\"https:\/\/cph.dph.ncdhhs.gov\/Rules\/EnvHealth\/15A_NCAC_18A.2816.htm\">15A N.C. Admin. Code \u00a7 18A.2816<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lead Poisoning Hazard (10 ppb for water): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/enactedlegislation\/statutes\/pdf\/bysection\/chapter_130a\/gs_130a-131.7.pdf\">G.S. 130A-131.7(7)(g)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>North Dakota <\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and ND DEQ, Lead in Schools <a href=\"https:\/\/deq.nd.gov\/leadinschools\/default.aspx\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Ohio<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, \u201cLead plumbing fixture replacement assistance grants program,\u201d January 2019. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/ofcc.ohio.gov\/Portals\/0\/PbGP%20Program%20Results%20FINAL%20January%202019.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Dept of Health, Lead in Drinking Water (child care) <a href=\"https:\/\/odh.ohio.gov\/know-our-programs\/childhood-lead-poisoning\/lead-in-drinking-water\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and OK DEQ, LWSC Results, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deq.ok.gov\/state-environmental-laboratory-services\/environmental-public-health-information\/lwsc\/lwsc-results\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Oregon<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Oregon Administrative Rules, \u201cReducing Lead in School Drinking Water,\u201d available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/PH\/HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS\/DRINKINGWATER\/RULES\/Documents\/rulerevision\/lead-testing-in-schools-FINAL-11-28-formatted.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>ORS, Ch. 332.334, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/bills_laws\/ors\/ors332.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Oregon Laws 2017, Chapter 700<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Oregon Early Learning, \u201cPreventing exposure to lead\u201d available at <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonearlylearning.com\/lead-poisoning-prevention\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Multnomah County, Lead in Plumbing, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multco.us\/health\/lead-poisoning-prevention\/lead-plumbing\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rebecca Ellis, Portland plans faster action to reduce lead in drinking water, OPB, Jan 15, 2022, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2022\/01\/15\/portland-water-bureau-high-lead-levels-drinking-water-treatment-plant\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Pennsylvania Act 39, \"An act relating to the public school system\u201d available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/legis\/li\/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2018&amp;sessInd=0&amp;act=39\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u201cGovernor Wolf Announces Funding to Support PWSA Lead Line Replacement,\u201d October 17th 2018 available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.pa.gov\/pages\/pennvest-details.aspx?newsid=46\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Morgan Lewis, Pennsylvania Paves Way to Eliminate Major Risk of Lead in Drinking Water, JDSupra, Oct. 9, 2019, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/pennsylvania-paves-way-to-eliminate-76664\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Environmental Defense Fund, \u201cPennsylvania empowers municipalities to replace lead service lines,\u201d December 11, 2017. Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/health\/2017\/12\/11\/pennsylvania-lead-service-lines\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Rhode Island<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Rhode Island Department of Health, \u201cLead in School and Daycare Facility Drinking Water\u201d available at <a href=\"http:\/\/health.ri.gov\/data\/schools\/water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u201cAn Act Relating to Water and Navigation - Lead and Copper Drinking Water Protection Act\u201d H 8127. Enacted July 12 2016. Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/webserver.rilin.state.ri.us\/PublicLaws\/law16\/law16439.htm\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Steve Ahlquist, UpriseRI, Important lead pipe replacement bill may not pass the General Assembly this session, June 22, 2022 at <a href=\"https:\/\/upriseri.com\/lead-pipe-replacement-bill\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Brent Addleman, New bill would work to eliminate lead pipes, The Center Square, Feb. 6, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/rhode_island\/new-rhode-island-bill-would-work-to-eliminate-lead-pipes\/article_44eb0d44-a657-11ed-a732-f77e8b337a72.html\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>South Carolina<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and SC DHEC, Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Programs <a href=\"https:\/\/scdhec.gov\/bow\/lead-testing-schools-child-care-programs\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>South Dakota<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and SD DANR, Lead in Schools, accessed Feb. 7, 2023 at <a href=\"https:\/\/danr.sd.gov\/OfficeOfWater\/DrinkingWater\/leadschools.aspx\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Tennessee<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>\u201cAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to water quality in schools,\u201d Tennessee Public Chapter No. 977. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.tnsosfiles.com\/acts\/110\/pub\/pc0977.pdf\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Texas<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a>; and TCEQ, Voluntary Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tceq.texas.gov\/drinkingwater\/lead-testing-school-and-child-care-drinking-water\/voluntary-lead-testing-program\">[LINK]<\/a> and Program Results at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txleadtesting.org\/public-results\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Utah<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/le.utah.gov\/xcode\/Title19\/Chapter4\/19-4.html\">Utah Code Ann. \u00a7 19-4-115 <\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deq.utah.gov\/drinking-water\/schools-and-childcare-facilities-lead-free-learning-initiative\">Schools and Childcare Facilities: Lead-free Learning Initiative,<\/a> Utah DEQ (with links to EPA\u2019s 3Ts for testing and sampling)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Vermont<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/vt\/title-18-health\/vt-st-tit-18-sect-1243\/\">Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, \u00a7 1243 (see also, \u00a7\u00a71244-48),<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthvermont.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/pdf\/Water%20Testing%20for%20Lead%20Rule.Final%20Adopted.July%202020.pdf#page=7\">Rule Governing Testing and Remediation of Lead in the Drinking Water of Schools and Child Care Facilities<\/a> 12-5 Vt. Code R. \u00a7 63<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Virginia<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title22.1\/chapter9\/section22.1-135.1\/\">Va. Code Ann. \u00a7 22.1-135.1<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/fcap\/drinking-water-funding-program\/\">Drinking Water Funding Program Details, VA Dept of Health<\/a> accessed 1-27-23.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Washington<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>The Bruce Speight Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. \u00a7 43.70.830, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=43.70\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov\/biennium\/2021-22\/Pdf\/Bills\/Session%20Laws\/House\/1139-S2.SL.pdf#page=1\">Schools\u2014Lead In Drinking Water<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dept. of Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/community-and-environment\/drinking-water\/contaminants\/lead\/lead-schools\/school-requirements\">School Requirements for Lead in Drinking Water<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dept. of Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-01\/334-468-LeadinSchoolsTechnicalGuidance.pdf?uid=63d976024eef7\">Technical Guidance for Lead in School Drinking Water<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Safe Water Sources (in Child Care) rule <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=110-300-0235\">WAC 110-300-0235<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dept. of Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/community-and-environment\/drinking-water\/contaminants\/lead\/lead-child-care-drinking-water\/testing\">Testing for Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Programs<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dept. of Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-02\/331-598.pdf\">Fact Sheet: Directive 16-06: Lead Service Lines and Lead Components (Jan 2022)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>West Virginia<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Caroline Packenham, How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking Water, NASBE, (Nov. 2021) at Table 1, accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbe.org\/how-states-are-handling-lead-in-school-drinking-water\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Wisconsin<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Urban Milwaukee, Gov. Walker announces 35 municipalities to receive $13.8 million to remove lead service lines, June 28, 2017, at <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmilwaukee.com\/pressrelease\/governor-walker-announces-35-municipalities-to-receive-a-total-of-13-8-million-to-remove-lead-service-lines\/\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u201cCommunity and utility efforts to replace lead service lines,\u201d Environmental Defense Fund, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/health\/recognizing-community-efforts-replace-lsl\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wisconsin statutes 196.37 (6) est. by SB 48 (2018), at <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2017\/proposals\/sb48\">[LINK]<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<strong>Wyoming<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>WDE, Grant Applications for Lead Testing in Schools, accessed Feb 3, 2023 at <a 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