CNOW Week of Sept. 30, 2019
This week's notices:
- Support SB 423: The SCHOOLs Bill for Schools
- Support SB 424: The SCHOOLs Bill for Daycare Centers and Summer Camps
Support SB 423: The SCHOOLs Bill for Schools
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to support SB 423, which is before the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on Tuesday.
Lead poisoning, especially in young children, can lead to profound and permanent health problems, including damage to brain development. Lead pipes pollute drinking water with toxic lead. SB 423 would require schools to test for lead in their drinking water. If they find unsafe levels, those lead contaminated water sources would be taken offline and replaced with clean water sources. The bill also incentivizes long-term remediation by buying down the interest rate of Board of Commissioners of Public Lands loans made to schools to replace their lead pipes.
Support SB 424: The SCHOOLs Bill for Daycare Centers and Summer Camps
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to support SB 424, which is before the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on Tuesday.
Lead poisoning, especially in young children, can lead to profound and permanent health problems, including damage to brain development. Lead pipes pollute drinking water with toxic lead. SB 424 would require lead testing as a component of licensure of daycares, summer camps, and schools, and, if necessary, ensure that contaminated water sources be taken offline and replaced with clean water sources.
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