Drinking Water

• A2929 / S1034: Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of residential units for lead drinking water hazards.* 

  • Point of contact: Deandrah Cameron

• A2938 / S1050: Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.

  • Point of contact: Deandrah Cameron

• A2882 / S1569: Requires schools and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every two years and install filters certified to reduce lead levels.
  • Point of contact: Deandrah Cameron

Blood Lead Level Screening

• A4848/S3616: Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.
  • Point of contact: Elyse Pivnick

Data 

• S988 / A572: Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
  • Point of contact: Deandrah Cameron

Awareness

• AJR32 / SJR90: Designates  October as “Lead Poisoning Awareness Month.

Drinking Water

• A3217: Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; concerns testing of residential units for lead drinking water hazards.* 

• Point of contact: Deandrah Cameron

• A4770: Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.

• Point of Contact: Deandrah Cameron

• A5432 / S3683: Requires schools and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every two years and install filters certified to reduce lead levels.

• Point of Contact: Deandrah Cameron

Blood Lead Level Screening

• S1507: Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings; requires lead screenings as precondition of child’s initial entry into school system.

• Point of contact: Ben Haygood

Data 

S280: Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.

Language Justice

• [PASSED] S2459: Requires State government entities provide vital documents and translation services in 15 most common non-English languages.

• Point of contact: Amy Torres, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice