HF 1846

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/22/2017 01:39am

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring lead testing of water in public school buildings;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 4; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [121A.335] LEAD IN SCHOOL DRINKING WATER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Model plan. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of health and education shall jointly
develop a model plan to require school districts to accurately and efficiently test for the
presence of lead in water in public school buildings serving students in kindergarten through
grade 12. To the extent possible, the commissioners shall base the plan on the standards
established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The plan may be based
on the technical guidance in the Department of Health's document, "Reducing Lead in
Drinking Water: A Technical Guidance for Minnesota's School and Child Care Facilities."
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School plans. new text end

new text begin By July 1, 2018, the board of each school district or charter
school must adopt the commissioners' model plan or develop and adopt an alternative plan
to accurately and efficiently test for the presence of lead in water in school buildings serving
prekindergarten students and students in kindergarten through grade 12.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Frequency of testing. new text end

new text begin The plan must include a testing schedule that requires
testing for the presence of lead in water in all buildings serving school districts and charter
school students where there is a source of water that may be consumed by students. The
testing must be conducted annually in calendar years 2018 and 2019. The testing must be
conducted at least once every five years thereafter.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Ten-year facilities plan. new text end

new text begin A school district may include lead testing and
remediation as a part of its ten-year facilities plan under section 123B.595.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report placed on its Web site. new text end

new text begin Each school district and charter school must
post its most recent test results showing the presence of lead in its drinking water on its
Web site.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Facilities plans.

(a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district
or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan
adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety,
and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management new text begin
and remediation of lead hazards new text end .

(b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for
approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan
or levy for the costs.

(c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt
service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal
and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue
for that year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal years 2018 and
later.
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