January 29, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Gieleghem, Vagnozzi, Zelenko, Minore, Murphy and Gleason and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 12102.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 12102. Not later than 1 year after the effective date
2 of this section, the department, in consultation with the
3 department of environmental quality, shall do all of the
4 following:
5 (a) Identify environmental pollutants commonly used or found
6 in areas that are reasonably accessible to children.
7 (b) Utilizing scientific peer review, prepare a list of
8 environmental pollutants identified under subdivision (a) with
9 known, likely, or suspected health risks to children.
10 (c) Make recommendations to help reduce or eliminate exposure
11 of children to environmental pollutants on the list prepared
1 under subdivision (b) in areas reasonably accessible to
2 children. If the list prepared under subdivision (b) includes
3 pesticides, the recommendation shall include advice, developed in
4 consultation with the department of agriculture, on how to
5 establish an integrated pest management program that reduces or
6 eliminates exposure of children to those pesticides.
7 (d) Distribute information, based on the recommendations made
8 under subdivision (c), advising parents on how to protect
9 children from exposure to environmental pollutants.