PRINTER'S NO. 16
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
39
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, FARNESE, FONTANA, STREET, ARGALL,
SANTARSIERO, COSTA AND HUGHES, JANUARY 11, 2019
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JANUARY 11, 2019
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 in
children's institutions; and, in departmental powers and
duties as to licensing, providing for lead testing in child
day care centers and family child care homes.
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 in Children's Institutions.--(a)
A person seeking to operate, or to continue to operate, a
children's institution 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
paint, dust and soil. A facility built prior to 1978 shall not
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