3.0.0 4277 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z Senate S 2020-07-22 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-22T20:25:58Z 2020-07-22 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N Environmental Protection Air quality Building construction Child health Congressional oversight Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Lighting, heating, cooling State and local government operations Environmental Protection 00 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-12T02:27:41Z Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes and modifies the program of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants to states for the provision of assistance, development of programs, monitoring, and remediation related to environmental hazards (e.g., hazardous substances) in school facilities.

The bill requires the EPA to perform outreach activities to provide information to states about (1) the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities; (2) regulations and guidelines applicable to environmental hazards in school facilities; and (3) other materials to assist in addressing environmental problems, contaminants, hazardous substances, and pollutant emissions. Additionally, the EPA must annually convene school stakeholders (e.g., parents) to discuss topics related to the environmental health of children at school and the prevention, identification, and remediation of contaminants in school buildings and grounds.

The bill adds polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to the list of emitted substances that the EPA must account for when issuing voluntary guidelines to states for the purpose of their environmental health programs. Such guidelines must also (1) provide technical assistance for the removal, remediation, and disposal of PCBs and other hazardous substances; and (2) collect an inventory of schools affected by PCBs and other hazardous substances.

To the maximum extent possible, the EPA must make publicly available (1) information on the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities, and (2) an inventory of schools in which PCBs have been found in light ballasts or other media.

]]> Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020 Display Title Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize healthy high-performance schools, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4277is/xml/BILLS-116s4277is.xml 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.