SB423-SSA1,7,158 (c) The governing body of a school shall identify all water sources at the school
9and, for each water source, determine whether it dispenses potable or nonpotable
10water. For each water source that dispenses potable water, the governing body shall
11determine whether the water source is a drinking water source under this
12subsection. For a potable water source the governing body determines is not a
13drinking water source under this subsection, the governing body shall, if the water
14source is accessible to pupils, clearly identify the water source with an appropriate
15sign identifying the water as not for drinking.
SB423-SSA1,7,1716 (d) The governing body of a school shall, no later than 30 days after receiving
17the results of a test conducted under par. (b), do all of the following:
SB423-SSA1,7,2018 1. Post the results on the governing body's Internet site or, if the governing body
19does not have an Internet site, make the results available to the public for
20examination on request.
SB423-SSA1,7,2121 2. Provide the results to the department.
SB423-SSA1,7,2422 (e) If the results of a test of a drinking water source at a school conducted under
23par. (b) show lead contamination, the governing body of the school shall do all of the
24following:
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11. Immediately disconnect, shut off, or otherwise eliminate all access to water
2from the drinking water source and, if necessary, provide an alternative drinking
3water supply.
SB423-SSA1,8,64 2. No later than 6 months after receiving the results that show lead
5contamination, develop and submit a plan to the department for remediating the
6lead contamination.
SB423-SSA1,8,107 3. No later than 30 days after submitting a remediation plan under subd. 2.,
8post the plan on the governing body's Internet site or, if the governing body does not
9have an Internet site, make the plan available to the public for examination on
10request.
SB423-SSA1,8,1311 (f) The governing body of a school may reconnect, turn on, and otherwise restore
12access to water from a drinking water source described under par. (e) 1. if the
13governing body does all of the following:
SB423-SSA1,8,1514 1. Remediates the lead contamination in the drinking water source in
15accordance with the remediation plan developed under par. (e) 2.
SB423-SSA1,8,1716 2. Conducts a test of the drinking water source in accordance with the
17requirements under par. (b).
SB423-SSA1,8,1918 3. Submits the test sample from the test described under subd. 2. for processing
19in accordance with the requirements under par. (b).
SB423-SSA1,8,2120 4. Receives test results for the test sample described under subd. 3. that show
21no lead contamination.
SB423-SSA1,8,2422 5. No later than 30 days after receiving the test results described under subd.
234., posts the results as provided under par. (d) 1. and provides the results to the
24department.
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1(g) If the governing body of a school conducts 2 consecutive tests under par. (b)
2or (f) of a drinking water source at the school and the test results show lead levels
3not higher than 5 parts per billion, the governing body is not required to conduct any
4additional tests under par. (b) of that drinking water source.
SB423-SSA1,9,75 (h) The requirements under this subsection do not apply to a school building
6in which pupils are not regularly present and that is not used to prepare food or
7provide water for pupil consumption.
SB423-SSA1,10 8Section 10. 121.91 (4) (om) of the statutes is created to read:
SB423-SSA1,9,249 121.91 (4) (om) 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., beginning in the 2020-21 school
10year, if the school board of a school district receives results for a test conducted under
11s. 118.07 (6) (b) that show lead contamination, as defined in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 3., in a
12drinking water source, as defined in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 1., at a school in the school
13district, and if the school board adopts a resolution to do so, the limit otherwise
14applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by the
15amount spent by the school district in that school year on a project, including the
16payment of debt service on a bond or note issued or a state trust fund loan obtained
17to finance the project, to remediate the presence of lead in potable sources of water
18at schools in the school district in accordance with a remediation plan developed by
19the school board. The term of a bond or note issued or state trust fund loan obtained
20to finance the project under this subdivision may not exceed 20 years. If a school
21board issues a bond or note or obtains a state trust fund loan to finance a project
22described in this subdivision, a resolution adopted by the school board under this
23subdivision is valid for each school year in which the school board pays debt service
24on the bond, note, or state trust fund loan.
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12. At least 30 days before voting on a resolution under subd. 1. to exceed the
2school district's revenue limit, a school board shall hold a public hearing on the
3resolution. At least 30 days before the public hearing, the school board shall publish
4a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing that includes the address for an
5Internet site at which the public may access a copy of the remediation plan described
6under subd. 1 that is the subject of the resolution.
SB423-SSA1,10,107 3. The total amount by which a school district may increase the limit otherwise
8applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) in all school years for all remediation
9projects under subd. 1. may not exceed 3 percent of the total amount of property taxes
10levied by the school district for the 2019-20 school year.
SB423-SSA1,10,1311 4. Any additional revenue received by a school district under this paragraph
12shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub.
13(2m) for the following school year.
SB423-SSA1,11 14Section 11 . 254.15 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB423-SSA1,10,2315 254.15 (7) (a) After consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and
16consumer protection, the department of children and families, the department of
17natural resources, the department of public instruction, and the department of
18safety and professional services, create a document providing technical guidance on
19and a model plan for schools, child care providers under ch. 48, child care centers
20under ch. 48, group homes under ch. 48, and recreational and educational camps
21under ch. 97 for testing potable sources of water for lead contamination, remediating
22lead contamination in potable sources of water, and disseminating information on
23results of tests of potable sources of water.
SB423-SSA1,10,2524 (b) In developing the technical guidance and model plan under this subsection,
25do all of the following:
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11. Consult with stakeholders and interested parties.
SB423-SSA1,11,22 2. Conduct a public hearing relating to the technical guidance and model plan.
SB423-SSA1,11,43 3. Accept from any person written comments relating to the technical guidance
4and model plan.
SB423-SSA1,11,65 (c) Create the document providing technical guidance and a model plan under
6this subsection by July 1, 2023.
SB423-SSA1,12 7Section 12 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB423-SSA1,11,88 (1) (a) In this subsection:
SB423-SSA1,11,9 91. “Drinking water source” has the meaning given in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 1.
SB423-SSA1,11,10 102. “Governing body” has the meaning given in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 2.
SB423-SSA1,11,11 113. “Lead contamination” has the meaning given in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 3.
SB423-SSA1,11,12 124. “School” has the meaning given in s. 118.07 (6) (a) 4.
SB423-SSA1,11,1413 (b) The governing body of a school shall conduct the first test required under
14s. 118.07 (6) (b) as follows:
SB423-SSA1,11,16 151. For a school building or an addition to a school building constructed before
16January 1, 1974, no later than one year after the effective date of this subdivision.
SB423-SSA1,11,19 172. For a school building or an addition to a school building constructed on or
18after January 1, 1974, and before January 1, 1985, no later than 2 years after the
19effective date of this subdivision.
SB423-SSA1,11,22 203. For a school building or an addition to a school building constructed on or
21after January 1, 1985, no later than 3 years after the effective date of this
22subdivision.
SB423-SSA1,12,223 (c) Notwithstanding the requirement under s. 118.07 (6) (b) that the governing
24body of a school shall conduct a test under s. 118.07 (6) (b) in accordance with the
25guidance posted on the department of public instruction's Internet site under s.

1115.28 (66) or (67), the governing body, in conducting the first test as provided under
2par. (b), is required to obtain and test only one sample for each drinking water source.
SB423-SSA1,12,63 (d) If the governing body of a school tested all drinking water sources at the
4school in accordance with the requirements under s. 118.07 (6) (b) no more than 5
5years before the effective date of this paragraph, the governing body shall do all of
6the following:
SB423-SSA1,12,8 71. Notwithstanding par. (b), conduct the first test required under s. 118.07 (6)
8(b) no later than 6 years after the effective date of this subdivision.
SB423-SSA1,12,10 92. No later than 3 months after the effective date of this subdivision, provide
10the test results to the department of public instruction.
SB423-SSA1,12,14 113. If the test results for a drinking water source show lead contamination, no
12later than 6 months after providing the test results to the department of public
13instruction under subd. 2., develop and submit a remediation plan to the department
14of public instruction regarding the drinking water source.
SB423-SSA1,12,1815 (2) When the department of health services creates the document required
16under s. 254.15 (7), the department shall notify the department of agriculture, trade
17and consumer protection, the department of children and families, and the
18department of public instruction of the date on which the document is created.
SB423-SSA1,13 19Section 13. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
20except as follows:
SB423-SSA1,12,2221 (1) The treatment of s. 118.07 (6) and Section 12 (1) of this act take effect on
22July 1, 2020.
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