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House Education committee reviews bill to end state-mandated PCB testing for older schools
Summary
The Vermont House Education Committee discussed H.542, which would repeal the states indoor-air PCB testing requirement for schools built or renovated before 1980, preserve state-funded remediation for schools already tested and above action levels, and require ANR to submit a remediation plan by Jan. 15, 2027.
The Vermont House Education Committee on Feb. 13 reviewed H.542, a bill that would remove the states mandate requiring indoor-air PCB testing in public and independent schools constructed or renovated before 1980 while preserving state-funded cleanup obligations for schools that ANR already tested and found above state action levels.
Michael Grady of Legislative Council told the committee the 2021 law (Act 74 of 2021) initially required testing by 2024 and the deadline was later extended to 2027. "In 2021, you required all public schools, all independent schools to conduct PCB testing for air," Grady said, adding the legislature has since appropriated funds to the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Education for that work. He said H.542 would "terminate any scheduled or ongoing testing for PCBs in public schools and approved and recognized schools" constructed or renovated before 1980, but would continue testing and remediation funding where ANR already detected PCBs above state action levels.
The bill would redirect remaining testing appropriations…
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