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In loving memory Alan Finder Feb 19, 1948 - March 24, 2020 Courtesy Lauren Drucker, ne Finder Presentation Layout Source : BET.com (2017) States Policies to Regulate Lead in Schools How much lead is acceptable? *There is no safe level

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Courtesy Lauren Drucker, née Finder

In loving memory

Alan Finder

Feb 19, 1948 - March 24, 2020

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Presentation Layout

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Source: BET.com (2017)

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State’s Policies to Regulate Lead in Schools

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How much lead is acceptable?

*There is no safe level of lead*

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New York State Mandates Lead Testing in Schools

Source: SUNY New Paltz (2018)

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

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Lead Contamination in New York State Schools

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The Client + Their Partners

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Methodology

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Research Questions

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How Lead Gets Into School Water

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Lead’s Impact on Children’s Health

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Problem Statement

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Mapping a 5-ppb Lead Action Level

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Exploring Impact of Proposed Law Statewide

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Exploring Impact of Proposed Law Statewide

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Patterns of Contamination: Building Age + Condition

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Patterns of Contamination: Demographics

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Patterns of Contamination: School District Budgets

*Dataset excludes NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers

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Measuring Cost

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The State Aid Status Quo

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2020 Capital Program and Financing Plan

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Measuring Benefits

Source: The Altarum Institute

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Recommendations

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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

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Recommendation: Comprehensive Funding

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Recommendation: Capacity Building

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Recommendation: Fund Informational Art

Source: Mural Arts Philadelphia

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Recommendation: Build on Public Health Awareness

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Recommendation: Build on Public Health Awareness

Source: Office of Governor Cuomo

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Next Steps: No Lead in Schools!

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What You Can Do

Follow NYLCV Pressure Elected Officials

Weekly newsletter
Public education campaign
Stakeholder education

○ Districts with Highest Levels of Contamination ○ Chairs of Health, Environment, and Education Committees

Write your Congressperson
Pressure your school’s superintendent
Support Senate Bill S7268
Join NYLCV and others in Albany for Lobbying Days

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Next Steps: Online Mapping Portal

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