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1 1 Section 1. Section 135.102, Code 2001, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. Implementation of a requirement that
1 4 children receive a blood test for lead prior to the age of six
1 5 and before enrolling in any elementary school in Iowa in
1 6 accordance with section 135.105D. The department shall also
1 7 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to the reporting
1 8 of evidence of testing.
1 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 135.105D LEAD TESTING OF CHILDREN.
1 10 1. A child shall not be enrolled in an elementary school
1 11 in Iowa without evidence of having received a blood test for
1 12 lead.
1 13 2. A parent or legal guardian shall assure that the
1 14 person's minor children residing in the state are tested for
1 15 elevated blood lead levels by the age of six according to
1 16 recommendations provided by the department.
1 17 3. A local board shall provide the required lead testing
1 18 to children in areas where no local provision of these
1 19 services exists.
1 20 4. A local board shall furnish the department, within
1 21 sixty days after the first official day of school, evidence
1 22 that each person enrolled in any elementary school has been
1 23 tested as required in this section.
1 24 5. The department may waive the requirements of this
1 25 section if the department determines that a child is of very
1 26 low risk for elevated blood lead levels, or if the child's
1 27 parent or legal guardian submits a written statement that the
1 28 testing conflicts with the tenets and practices of a
1 29 recognized religious denomination of which the applicant is an
1 30 adherent or member.
1 31 6. The department shall provide rules adopted pursuant to
1 32 section 135.102, subsection 6, to local school boards, the
1 33 authorities in charge of nonpublic schools, and to local
1 34 boards.
1 35 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection
2 1 3, shall not apply to this Act.
2 2 EXPLANATION
2 3 This bill requires the department of public health to
2 4 implement a requirement that children receive a blood test for
2 5 lead prior to the age of six and before enrolling in any
2 6 elementary school in Iowa. The bill requires a child's parent
2 7 or legal guardian to assure that the child is tested.
2 8 The department shall adopt rules regarding the requirements
2 9 of the bill and shall provide the rules to local school boards
2 10 and local boards.
2 11 A local board of health must test children in areas where
2 12 no local provision of the services exists. The local board
2 13 must also provide evidence to the department that the children
2 14 living in the area served by the board have been tested.
2 15 The department can waive testing requirements if the
2 16 department determines that a child is of very low risk or if
2 17 the child's parent or legal guardian objects to the test on
2 18 religious grounds.
2 19 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
2 20 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section
2 21 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political
2 22 subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for
2 23 the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified.
2 24 Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with
2 25 any state mandate included in the bill.
2 26 LSB 2137HH 79
2 27 kh/gg/8
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