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Such plan shall be consistent with guidance published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Health. The local school board shall give priority in the testing plan to schools whose school building was constructed, in whole or in part, before 1986. Each local school board shall submit such testing plan and report the results of any such test to the Department of Health. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 628<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 293<\/a> and 884<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184497,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59292,"identifier":"22.1-135.1","token":"22.1\/9\/2\/22.1-135.1","url":"\/22.1-135.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-135.1\/","token":"22.1\/9\/2\/22.1-135.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Potable water; lead testing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-135.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each local school board<\/span> shall develop and implement a plan to test and, if necessary, remediate potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority for testing, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, cafeteria or kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption. Such plan shall be consistent with guidance published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Department<\/span> of Health. The local school board<\/span> shall give priority in the testing plan to schools whose school building was constructed, in whole or in part, before 1986. Each local school board<\/span> shall submit such testing plan and report the results of any such test to the Department<\/span> of Health. Each local school board<\/span> shall take all steps necessary to notify parents<\/span><\/span> if testing results indicate lead contamination that exceeds 10 parts per billion.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOTABLE WATER; LEAD TESTING (\u00a7 22.1-135.1)\n\nEach local school board shall develop and implement a plan to test and, if\nnecessary, remediate potable water from sources identified by the U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency as high priority for testing, including\nbubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, cafeteria or kitchen taps,\nclassroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, and sinks known to be or\nvisibly used for consumption. Such plan shall be consistent with guidance\npublished by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of\nHealth. The local school board shall give priority in the testing plan to\nschools whose school building was constructed, in whole or in part, before 1986.\nEach local school board shall submit such testing plan and report the results of\nany such test to the Department of Health. Each local school board shall take\nall steps necessary to notify parents if testing results indicate lead\ncontamination that exceeds 10 parts per billion.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 628; 2020, cc. 293, 884.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}