SENATE BILL NO. 304


   February 16, 1999, Introduced by Senators YOUNG and A. SMITH and
        referred to the Committee on Appropriations.



        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 139.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                        PART 139.  LEAD POISONING

 2         SEC. 13901.  (1) AS USED IN THIS PART, "FUND" MEANS THE

 3    CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT FUND CREATED IN

 4    SECTION 13902.

 5         (2) IN ADDITION TO THE DEFINITION PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION

 6    (1), ARTICLE 1 CONTAINS GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF

 7    CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO ALL ARTICLES IN THIS CODE.

 8         SEC. 13902.  (1) THE CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND

 9    ABATEMENT FUND IS CREATED WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY.

10         (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS

11    FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER


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 1    SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

 2    SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND

 3    INVESTMENTS.

 4         (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL

 5    REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

 6         (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND, UPON

 7    APPROPRIATION, ONLY FOR 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

 8         (A) BLOOD LEAD SCREENING OF CHILDREN TO DETERMINE WHETHER

 9    LEAD POISONING HAS OCCURRED.

10         (B) FOLLOW-UP TRACKING OR TREATMENT OF LEAD-POISONED CHIL-

11    DREN NOT FUNDED BY OTHER LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

12         (C) PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PHYSICIANS, AND

13    PARENTS OF AT-RISK CHILDREN ABOUT LEAD POISONING RISKS AND

14    PREVENTION.

15         (D) STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS TO SCREEN FOR OR ABATE LEAD

16    HAZARDS IN HOUSING, DAY CARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER STRUC-

17    TURES IN WHICH CHILDREN LIVE OR SPEND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF

18    TIME.

19         (E) STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS TO INSPECT LEAD HAZARD ABATE-

20    MENT ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BEST MANAGEMENT

21    PRACTICES.















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