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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 1, 2023 02:36 PM |
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| From: | Representative G. Roni Green |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Child Care Centers: Environmental Health Assessment |
| Child health and well-being should be the top priority in all day care facilities. However, current law overlooks an important safety measure for child care centers. In Pennsylvania, day cares are not required to perform environmental health assessments before opening. This means day care centers may be operating in buildings that were once home to dry cleaners, nail salons, funeral homes, and other businesses that use hazardous chemicals in their day-to-day operations. Exposure to any of these leftover chemicals could do serious harm to the attending children. That is why I will be introducing legislation to require that new day care centers, should they wish to operate in a building that previously housed a high-hazard business, perform environmental health assessments to ensure that the building is free of harmful chemicals and safe for children. We can never be too careful when it comes to our children. As public servants, it is our duty to protect the safety and well-being of the future generation. Please join me in supporting this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB1129