SENATE DOCKET, NO. 111        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1311

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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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 relative to radon testing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/26/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 111        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1311

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1311) of Michael O. Moore, Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to radon testing.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1243 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to 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:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the department of public health shall promulgate regulations to require that 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.