In loving memory Alan Finder Feb 19, 1948 - March 24, 2020 Courtesy Lauren Drucker, née Finder
Presentation Layout
Source : BET.com (2017)
State’s Policies to Regulate Lead in Schools
How much lead is acceptable? *There is no safe level of lead*
New York State Mandates Lead Testing in Schools S.8158 / A.10740 signed June 17, 2016 ❖ Mandates testing at all schools statewide ❖ Requires testing every five years ❖ Establishes action level of 15-ppb Source : SUNY New Paltz (2018)
Lead Contamination in New York State Schools
The Client + Their Partners
Methodology
Research Questions
How Lead Gets Into School Water
Lead’s Impact on Children’s Health
Problem Statement
Mapping a 5-ppb Lead Action Level
Exploring Impact of Proposed Law Statewide
Exploring Impact of Proposed Law Statewide
Patterns of Contamination: Building Age + Condition
Patterns of Contamination: Demographics
Patterns of Contamination: School District Budgets *Dataset excludes NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers
Measuring Cost
The State Aid Status Quo
2020 Capital Program and Financing Plan
Measuring Benefits Source : The Altarum Institute
Recommendations
Proposed New Lead Testing Bill S.7268 / A.9545 Introduced January 15, 2020 ❖ Amends required testing frequency from “periodic” to annual ❖ Requires clean tap water be provided by school districts to school occupants ❖ Establishes new action level of 5-ppb ❖ Requires that lab reports be made public ❖ Requires training of those responsible for testing ❖ Effective one year after it shall become law ❖ In Committee, shelved to 2021 session
Recommendation: Comprehensive Funding
Recommendation: Capacity Building
Recommendation: Fund Informational Art Source : Mural Arts Philadelphia
Recommendation: Build on Public Health Awareness
Recommendation: Build on Public Health Awareness Source : Office of Governor Cuomo
Next Steps: No Lead in Schools!
What You Can Do Follow NYLCV Pressure Elected Officials ● ● Weekly newsletter Write your Congressperson ● ● Public education campaign Pressure your school’s superintendent ● ● Stakeholder education Support Senate Bill S7268 ○ ● Districts with Highest Levels of Contamination Join NYLCV and others in Albany for Lobbying Days ○ Chairs of Health, Environment, and Education Committees
Next Steps: Online Mapping Portal
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