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SF 208Died when the session ended · February 2, 2021

Relating to water bottle filling stations and lead testing in school districts

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 569

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 2, 2021
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary School boards must install water bottle filling stations at every school building based on how many students attend. They are also required to test all drinking and food-prep faucets for lead and post those results on their websites. If a faucet is not safe to drink from, the school must place a sign near it to warn people.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires a school board to install at least one water bottle filling station designed to prevent exposure to lead at each attendance center for each 100 students enrolled at the attendance center. The bill requires a board to annually conduct testing for the presence of lead at each filling station and post the results of the testing on the board’s internet site. The bill requires a school board to post a sign near each faucet in an attendance center which indicates that the faucet is not suitable for drinking. The bill requires a school board to conduct a test for the presence of lead in each faucet in an attendance center that is used for the preparation of food or for drinking no later than June 30, 2023, and post the results on the board’s internet site.3.2, from revenues from the secure an advanced vision for education fund under Code chapter 423F, or any funds available pursuant to federal law.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of school districts to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.2 or from the secure an advanced vision for education fund under Code chapter 423F to comply with the requirements in the bill.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 2, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§279.73

Amends§298.3§423F.3

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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