HB 636

School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act)

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'elevated level of lead' for purposes of certain provisions of law requiring the periodic testing for the presence of lead in drinking water outlets in occupied public and nonpublic school buildings; requiring by August 1, 2022, a school to take certain remedial measures on a drinking water outlet tested on or before June 1, 2021, if the test indicated a concentration of lead that was more than 5 parts per billion but less than 20 parts per billion; and providing for the construction of the Act.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rock, Melissa	Advocates for Children and Youth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heavner, Brad	Maryland PIRG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Rishi	Maryland PIRG	Oral
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Susskind, Danielle	MoCo Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolff, Brenda	Montgomery County Board of Education	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Sponsor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Belin, Gerimi	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sterrette, Dawana	Individual	Written (PDF)