PENNSYLVANIA, March 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 343

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

388

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, MUTH, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, KEARNEY,

BAKER, BREWSTER, COSTA, ARGALL, KANE AND SAVAL,

MARCH 10, 2021

REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 10, 2021

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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