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AB-1851 (Holden): Drinking water: schoolsites: lead testing pilot program

AVFCA Commentary:
Legislation Details
Bill Name: Drinking water: schoolsites: lead testing pilot program
Bill Number: AB-1851
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Chris R. Holden
Legislative Session / Year: 2024
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, if an appropriation is made for this purpose, to establish a pilot program to test for and remediate lead contamination in drinking water at participating local educational agency facilities with plumbing that was installed before January 1, 2010.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1851
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2025
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Contact Assembly Member Chris R. Holden
  1. Take Action Before 5 pm on Tuesday,  March 26!
  2. Submit a letter of support to the Legislative Portal on behalf of your organization, and encourage other organizations to do the same.  These are due before 5 pm on Tuesday,  March 26:
  3. Write a brief letter in your own words asking the Assembly Committee on Education to Support AB 1851.  This does not need to be more than a few sentences stating “I Support AB 1851 because ….”.  Be sure to put your letter on your organization’s letterhead and sign it, so that it gets recognized.
  4. Create an account or sign in at https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/
  5. Click “Submit a letter,” enter the bill number (AB 1851), and follow the instructions to upload your letter to the Assembly Committee on Education.

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BILL STATUS

Introduced

BILL STATUS DETAIL

Set FOR Hearing ON 24-APR-24 9:30 a.m. (04/18/24).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR (04/09/24).
Read second time and amend (04/08/24).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3).
Set FOR Hearing ON 03-APR-24 1:30 p.m. (March 20).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on ED (03/19/24).
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (03/13/24).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended (03/12/24).
Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and ED (01/29/24).
From printer. May be heard in committee February 17 (01/18/24).
Read first time. To print (01/17/24).

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