A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 1 (MCL 722.111), as amended by 2022 PA 208, and by adding section 3i.
House Bills 4340, 4341, and 4342 would require schools and child care centers to develop a drinking water management plan within fifteen months after the bills take effect and update the plan at least every five years. The plan would specify the locations of water outlets, by water use and type of filtration, and regular replacement of filter cartridges. Water would have to be tested every year (schools) or two years (child care centers), and water could be provided for drinking only if the presence of lead was shown to be below specified levels. The bills include signage, notification, and reporting requirements. After specified times, outlets in schools providing water for human consumption would have to be either a filtered bottle-filling station or filtered faucet. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) would have advisory responsibilities under the bills, and EGLE or its representative would be required to perform water testing for schools and create a program to assist schools and child care centers in meeting the bills’ requirements.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported with substitute H-2
