Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 D · 7 R cosponsors

SB 759 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, providing for certified point-of-use filter required; establishing the Safe Schools Drinking Water Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

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  • In Committee

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  • 21 sponsors

    1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill establishes requirements for the installation and maintenance of certified point-of-use filters in school drinking water outlets across Pennsylvania.

  • The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14)

    Section 743. Certified Point-of-Use Filter Required.--(a) By January 1, 2027, each school entity shall: (1) Ensure that all drinking water outlets in each school building within the school entity are equipped with certified point-of-use filters. (2) Remove and replace existing drinking water fountains without certified point-of-use filters with bottle-filling stations or drinking fountains equipped with certified point-of-use filters at the rate of at least one (1) per one hundred (100) students and staff. (3) Set up a filter maintenance and oversight schedule for all certified point-of-use filters installed under this subsection. The school entity shall follow the manufacturer's recommended maintenance and replacement protocols for all equipment and certified point-of-use filters installed under this subsection. (4) Ensure that all new drinking water outlets purchased for installation at a school building do not leach more than one (1) microgram of lead for test statistic Q or R, when normalized for a first draw sample up to or equal to one (1) liter in volume, as calculated in accordance with 2020 NSF International Standard 61, which became effective in 2020, and certified by an American National Standards Institute-accredited third party.

    This new section mandates that all school entities install certified filters to improve drinking water quality and reduces lead contamination.

  • The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14)

    The department shall develop a grant program for eligible school entities as provided under this subsection.

    This establishes a grant program to assist school entities financially with the installation of water filters.

  • The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14)

    The Safe Schools Drinking Water Fund is established as a separate fund in the State Treasury. Money in the fund shall be appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for the purpose of awarding grants under this section.

    A new fund is created to support the financial aspect of the grant program for water filter installation.

  • The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14)

    To comply with the provisions of subsection (a), a school entity may: (1) Seek the assistance of a local board of health or a public water system. (2) Apply for a grant under subsection (c).

    This allows school entities to seek local health board assistance and apply for grants, facilitating compliance with the new requirements.

  • The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14)

    The department, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Department of Health, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.

    This mandates collaboration between departments to ensure proper implementation of the new water filter requirements.

Action History

  1. Referred to Institutional Sustainability & Innovation

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 759?
SB 759 is sponsored by Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), John I. Kane (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Sharif Street (Democratic), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Frank A. Farry (Republican), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Nick Pisciottano (Democratic), and Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 759?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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