January 28, 2016, Introduced by Senators JONES, SCHUITMAKER, BIEDA, SCHMIDT and HANSEN and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 399, entitled
"Safe drinking water act,"
(MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023) by adding sections 7a and 7b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7a. (1) In addition to the sampling and analysis of water
conducted under section 7, at least once each year, a supplier of
water that provides water to a public or nonpublic school in this
state shall collect water samples from drinking water faucets at
the school and have those samples analyzed in the manner provided
in section 7 for the presence of lead and copper. The results of
that analysis shall be provided to the department and to each of
the public and nonpublic schools.
(2) The department shall post on its website both of the
following:
(a) The results of the sampling and analysis of the source of
water used to supply water to public and nonpublic schools under
section 7 and the sampling and analysis of water samples conducted
under this section.
(b) An assessment of the drinking water infrastructure that is
used to supply drinking water to public and nonpublic schools in
this state.
Sec. 7b. (1) The safe schools drinking water task force is
created within the department.
(2) The task force shall consist of a representative of the
department and 6 individuals appointed as follows:
(a) Three members appointed by the senate majority leader as
follows:
(i) A public health official.
(ii) An administrator of the pediatric unit of a hospital.
(iii) A citizen of this state.
(b) Three members appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives as follows:
(i) A representative of the department of health and human
services.
(ii) A representative of a local school board.
(iii) A citizen of this state.
(3) The members first appointed to the task force shall be
appointed within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this section.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the task force, a replacement
appointment shall be made in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(5) A member of the task force may be removed for
incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or
nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(6) The first meeting of the task force shall be called by the
department. At the first meeting, the task force shall elect from
among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers
necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting, the task force
shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently at the call of
the chairperson or if requested by 3 or more members.
(7) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the task
force. A majority of the members present and serving are required
for official action of the task force.
(8) The business that the task force may perform shall be
conducted at a public meeting of the task force held in compliance
with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the task force in the performance of an official
function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442,
MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(10) Members of the task force shall serve without
compensation. However, members of the task force may be reimbursed
for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties as members of the task force.
(11) The task force shall review the department's water
sampling and analysis protocols and recommend changes in the
protocols that would be more protective of public health.
(12) The task force shall be disbanded 5 years after the
effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(13) As used in this section, "task force" means the safe
schools drinking water task force.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 726.
(b) Senate Bill No. 725.