AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCREENING FOR LEAD POISONING.
What changed between versions
Section (d) now specifies that lead screening results must be in micrograms per deciliter and provided by January 1, 2025, setting a concrete deadline for data format and timing.
Section (e)(1) now requires schools to report 'by school' and adds the requirement to report the total number of students enrolled in kindergarten at each school, not just those who have not met screening requirements. This gives a compliance rate rather than just a raw count of non-compliance.
New section (f) requires that any contracts or computer upgrades must continue to include lead results, ensuring that system modernization does not drop lead screening data.
The earlier amendment proposed combining lead screening reports with the annual report under section 2606. The final bill instead creates a standalone reporting mechanism in section (e)(2) where the Division of Public Health submits a consolidated, disaggregated-by-school report by December 1 each year to multiple government officials and posts it publicly on its website.
Sponsorship expanded to include Sen. Pinkney and additional Representatives (Lynn, Berry, Gorman, Lambert), indicating broader legislative support for the bill.
