HB 1842 - DIGEST

Requires the school and early childhood programs to: (1) Develop and adopt a plan of action to prevent elevated lead levels in all water used for drinking or cooking;

(2) Periodically test each outlet used for drinking water or cooking in each school or early childhood program facility for the presence of lead; and

(3) Submit its plan of action and information on testing activities to the department of health and the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

Requires the department of health, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the department of ecology, to adopt emergency rules to implement this act.