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Senate debates school and childcare water-testing bill; sponsors cite ARPA funds and base budget allocation
Summary
Senate discussion of First Substitute House Bill 21 focused on requiring or authorizing testing of drinking water in schools and licensed childcare centers, availability of funding ($25M base, $3.5M ARPA), and whether 'shall test' creates an undesired mandate. Senators voted to circle the bill for further review.
Senator Iwamoto introduced First Substitute House Bill 21, which would authorize testing of water for lead/copper in schools and licensed childcare facilities ahead of an expected federal mandate. He told the Senate that $25 million is already in the base budget and that an additional $3,500,000 in ARPA funds had been identified to support implementation. "The 25,000,000 that's already been set in the base budget... we have 3,500,000 that they believe is enough for this initiative to get it done," he said.
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