Senate keeps statewide school PCB testing program but extends deadlines, sets fund for remediation planning
After lengthy debate the Senate amended H.5‑42 to retain a state PCB testing program for schools, create a School PCB Program Fund, push the target testing deadline to allow more time to secure funding and litigation recoveries, and require agency reports on costs and remediation planning.
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The Senate debated H.5‑42, a bill addressing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) testing in school buildings. The Education Committee’s reporter said the committee was reluctant to terminate statewide school PCB testing without a funded remediation path; PCBs are a known carcinogen and testing without a plan and funding to remediate could leave districts exposed.
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