Massachusetts H 774: An Act ensuring safe drinking water in schools

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3765 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 774

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lori A. Ehrlich and Joan B. Lovely
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act ensuring safe drinking water in schools.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Lori A. Ehrlich 8th Essex 1/18/2019
Joan B. Lovely Second Essex 1/18/2019
Brian M. Ashe 2nd Hampden 1/23/2019
Bruce J. Ayers 1st Norfolk 1/30/2019
Ruth B. Balser 12th Middlesex 1/25/2019
Christine P. Barber 34th Middlesex 1/25/2019
Jennifer E. Benson 37th Middlesex 1/31/2019
David Biele 4th Suffolk 2/1/2019
Natalie M. Blais 1st Franklin 1/28/2019
Antonio F. D. Cabral 13th Bristol 1/24/2019
Daniel R. Carey 2nd Hampshire 1/31/2019
Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 1/31/2019
Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex 1/25/2019
Brendan P. Crighton Third Essex 1/31/2019
Julian Cyr Cape and Islands 2/1/2019
Michael S. Day 31st Middlesex 1/31/2019
Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex 1/29/2019
Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk 1/30/2019

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Diana DiZoglio First Essex 1/30/2019
Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire 1/30/2019
Daniel M. Donahue 16th Worcester 1/29/2019
Paul J. Donato 35th Middlesex 1/28/2019
William J. Driscoll, Jr. 7th Norfolk 2/1/2019
Carolyn C. Dykema 8th Middlesex 1/23/2019
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 1/29/2019
Sean Garballey 23rd Middlesex 1/24/2019
Denise C. Garlick 13th Norfolk 1/31/2019
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 1/31/2019
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. 16th Middlesex 1/30/2019
Carlos González 10th Hampden 1/31/2019
Kenneth I. Gordon 21st Middlesex 1/31/2019
Tami L. Gouveia 14th Middlesex 2/1/2019
James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol 1/28/2019
Jonathan Hecht 29th Middlesex 1/28/2019
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 1/30/2019
Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth 1/31/2019
Mary S. Keefe 15th Worcester 1/28/2019
Kay Khan 11th Middlesex 1/24/2019
John J. Lawn, Jr. 10th Middlesex 1/30/2019
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester 1/31/2019
Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/25/2019
Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex 1/23/2019
David Paul Linsky 5th Middlesex 1/28/2019
Jay D. Livingstone 8th Suffolk 1/29/2019
Adrian C. Madaro 1st Suffolk 1/28/2019
Elizabeth A. Malia 11th Suffolk 1/25/2019
Paul W. Mark 2nd Berkshire 2/1/2019
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. 28th Middlesex 1/31/2019
Christina A. Minicucci 14th Essex 1/28/2019
Liz Miranda 5th Suffolk 2/1/2019
Lenny Mirra 2nd Essex 1/29/2019
Rady Mom 18th Middlesex 1/31/2019
Michael O. Moore Second Worcester 1/30/2019
Frank A. Moran 17th Essex 1/24/2019
Brian W. Murray 10th Worcester 1/29/2019
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. 12th Worcester 1/31/2019
Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex 2/1/2019

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Alice Hanlon Peisch 14th Norfolk 1/31/2019
Denise Provost 27th Middlesex 1/28/2019
Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex 1/30/2019
Maria Duaime Robinson 6th Middlesex 2/1/2019
David M. Rogers 24th Middlesex 1/28/2019
Daniel J. Ryan 2nd Suffolk 1/31/2019
Jon Santiago 9th Suffolk 1/31/2019
Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex 1/30/2019
Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex 1/31/2019
José F. Tosado 9th Hampden 1/23/2019
Paul F. Tucker 7th Essex 2/1/2019
Steven Ultrino 33rd Middlesex 1/24/2019
Andres X. Vargas 3rd Essex 2/1/2019
Aaron Vega 5th Hampden 1/24/2019
RoseLee Vincent 16th Suffolk 1/29/2019
Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk 1/29/2019
Thomas P. Walsh 12th Essex 1/30/2019
Donald H. Wong 9th Essex 1/24/2019

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3765 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 774
By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 774) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Joan B. Lovely and others relative to safe drinking
water in schools. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act ensuring safe drinking water in schools.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 is hereby amended by inserting after section 160G the
2 following section:-
3 Section 160H. The Safe Drinking Water at School Act
4 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless
5 the context clearly requires otherwise:-
6 “Commissioner,” the commissioner of the department of environmental protection.
7 “Department,” the department of environmental protection.
8 “Drinking water outlet,” any drinking fountain, faucet, tap or other end-point for delivery
9 of water used for drinking or food preparation, including, but not limited to, ice-making and hot-
10 drink machines.

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11 “Child care center,” as defi