4E "Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act"; modifying public pool regulations; requiring public pool construction plan professional engineer certification after a certain date; increasing department of health pool, spa pool, slide and project plan review fees; requiring public pools without a gravity outlet or drain that were constructed after a certain date to contain a minimum number of suction outlets connected in parallel with suction outlet covers meeting certain ASME/ANSI standards; specifying required equipment for existing public pools; requiring pool operators to inspect drain covers and grates daily; providing for the closing of pool if the outlet cover or grate is missing, broken or loose; defining certain terms; exempting swimming ponds from public pool requirements; imposing licensing, fees and license renewal fees on public pools; requiring the commissioner of health to report to the legislature by a certain date on the number of public pools and spas under license in the state, the type of ownership of public pools under license in the state, the type of drain at all licensed public pools and spas as reported by owners or licensees and the number of pools and spas requiring drain modification and an estimated economic impact and costs of installation of a second drain and cover; requiring the commissioner to convene a group of stakeholders to address the exception for public swimming ponds and make recommendations to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of health; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes to change the definition of public pool in state rules
(Ch. 328, 2008)