HB 799

            
2020 SESSION

20101841D

HOUSE BILL NO. 799


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 7, 2020

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 63.2-1705.1, relating to child day programs; potable water; lead 
 testing.
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Patrons-- Askew and Lopez

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Referred to Committee on Education

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 
 63.2-1705.1 as follows:
 
 
� 63.2-1705.1. Child 
 day and certain other programs; 
 potable water; lead testing.
 
 
A. Each child 
 day program that is licensed 
 pursuant to this chapter and 
 any program described in subdivision A 4, 
 B 1, or B 5 
 of � 63.2-1715 that 
 serves preschool-age children shall develop and 
 implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. 
 Environmental Protection Agency as high priority, including bubbler-style and 
 cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and 
 drinking fountains, home economics room sinks, teachers lounge sinks, nurses 
 office sinks, classroom sinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known 
 to be or visibly used for consumption.
 
 
B. The plan 
 established pursuant to subsection A and the results of each test conducted 
 pursuant to such plan shall be submitted 
 to and reviewed by the Commissioner 
 and the Department of Healths Office of Drinking Water.
 
 
C. If the results of 
 any test conducted in accordance with the plan established pursuant to 
 subsection A indicate a level of lead in the potable water that is at or above 15 
 parts per billion, the program shall 
 remediate the level of lead in the potable water to below 15 parts per billion 
 and confirm such remediation by retesting the water. 
 The results of the retests shall be submitted to and 
 reviewed by the Commissioner and the Department of Healths 
 Office of Drinking Water.
 
 
D. Notwithstanding 
 the provisions of subsection A or C, a child day 
 program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in 
 subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of � 63.2-1715 may, 
 in lieu of developing 
 and implementing a plan to test potable water or of remediation, 
 use for human consumption, 
 as defined by � 32.1-167, bottled 
 water, water coolers, or other similar water source that meets the U.S. 
 Food and Drug Administration standards for bottled water. Any 
 program that chooses this option shall 
 notify the Commissioner 
 and the Department of Healths Office of Drinking Water 
 and the parent of each child in the program of such choice.
 
 
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on 
 July 1, 2021.