HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 613        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1215

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David M. Rogers

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act promoting radon testing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/13/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 613        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1215

By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1215) of David M. Rogers and others that the Department of Public Health be directed to promulgate regulations requiring that certain child care programs undergo routine radon testing.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2044 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act promoting radon testing.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the department of public health shall promulgate regulations to require that, subject to appropriation, all child care programs, as licensed or authorized by the department of early education and care, and public schools undergo routine radon testing.  Testing schedules, documentation of testing, standards for acceptable radon levels and plans for mitigation of unacceptable levels of radon shall be determined, and made public, by the department of public health within 1 year of the enactment of this bill.