PRINTER'S NO. 1954
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
18
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, COSTA, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, YUDICHAK,
HUGHES, SABATINA, ARGALL, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, GREENLEAF,
FARNESE, WILEY, WARD, BLAKE, SCHWANK AND BREWSTER,
JUNE 22, 2016
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, JUNE 22, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in departmental powers and
duties as to supervision, providing for lead testing; and, in
departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for
lead testing.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding sections to
read:
Section 912. Lead Testing.--(a) A person seeking to
operate, or to continue to operate, a children's institution
where care is provided to children in a setting other than a
private residence shall submit a lead certification from an
individual or laboratory accredited by the Department of
Environmental Protection that includes the following:
(1) lead levels in water; and
(2) for a facility built prior to 1978, lead levels in
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