Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each person or entity having authority over a school building shall test the drinking water in the school building before January 1, 2023, to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of fifteen (15) parts per billion, or fifteen one thousandths (0.015) milligram of lead per liter of water, established by 40 C.F.R. § 141.80 as in effect on January 1, 2020.

     (b) A person or entity having authority over a school building that is subject to testing under subsection (a) satisfies the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to a school building if the drinking water in the school building:

(1) was tested during the lead sampling program for school buildings conducted by the Indiana finance authority in 2017 and 2018;

(2) is tested in the lead sampling program for school buildings and child care facilities conducted by the Indiana finance authority in 2019 and 2020; or

(3) has otherwise been tested for compliance with the standards set forth in subsection (a) at least once since 2016.

     (c) After calendar year 2022, the drinking water in every school building located in Lake County shall be tested at least one (1) time in each period of two (2) calendar years to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of fifteen (15) parts per billion, or fifteen one thousandths (0.015) milligram of lead per liter of water.

     (d) If any testing of drinking water conducted under this section indicates that the presence of lead in the drinking water is equal to or greater than the lead action level of fifteen (15) parts per billion established by 40 C.F.R. § part 141, Subpart I, as in effect on January 1, 2020, the person or entity having authority over the school building from which the water was taken for testing shall take action to reduce the lead levels in the drinking water to less than fifteen (15) parts per billion.

     (e) Each person or entity having authority over a school building that is subject to testing under this section shall seek any state and federal grant money available for lead sampling or testing, including any money available under the lead sampling program for school buildings and child care facilities conducted by the Indiana finance authority.

As added by P.L.122-2020, SEC.1.