PRINTER'S NO. 791
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
807
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FITZGERALD, STURLA, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, GALLOWAY,
HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS, ISAACSON, HOWARD, LEE, CIRESI,
MADDEN, A. DAVIS, BOBACK AND SHUSTERMAN, MARCH 8, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 8, 2021
AN ACT
Requiring indoor contamination assessment certifications and
environmental quality certifications of child day-care
centers; providing for powers and duties of the Department of
Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the
Department of Human Services; establishing the Child Day-Care
Center Grant Program; and imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The indoor and outdoor environmental quality of
child day-care centers can adversely affect children's
academic performance and increase risk of both short-term and
long-term health problems.
(2) Child day-care centers are often operated
independently, while public schools are frequently part of a
school district with centralized facilities management.
(3) The Commonwealth has a responsibility to ensure that
child day-care centers, specifically those which are housed
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