2025 Senate Bill 61

Children: child care; requirement for installation of filtration systems in child care centers and schools; exempt if child care center or school does not test positive for lead.

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 sections 3i and 3j (MCL 722.113i and 722.113j), section 3i as added by 2023 PA 173 and section 3j as added by 2023 PA 155.

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The legislation mandates child care centers to develop a drinking water management plan by January 24, 2025, conduct regular lead testing, and take corrective actions if lead is detected, with exemptions for centers that have previously tested negative for lead.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 5, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Michele Hoitenga (R-36)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment