Committee hears bill to extend PCB school testing deadline but finds no funding
Lawmakers and agency officials debated a bill that preserves a requirement for PCBs testing in pre‑1980 schools and creates a special remediation fund that currently has no appropriation; agency analysts said roughly half the state’s schools were tested and more than 30% of those had issues, while committee members pressed for health testimony and clarity on funding.
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A legislative committee on Aug. 1 reviewed a bill that would extend the deadline for indoor air‑quality testing for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools and create a special fund to pay for investigation, mitigation and remediation. The bill keeps the testing requirement on the books but contains no immediate appropriation for the tests or cleanup.
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