California Health and Safety Code

§ 124150

HSC § 124150 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 106 · Part 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 7

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the activities conducted by the department pursuant to Section 124130 have confirmed and supported the findings specified in Section 124125 and, in addition, have resulted in the following findings:

(a)Very few children are currently tested for elevated blood lead levels in California. The lead registry established pursuant to Section 124130 has been effective at identifying incidents of occupational lead poisoning; however, because childhood lead screening is not now required in California, the registry is unable to serve as the exclusive mechanism to identify children with elevated blood lead levels. Additional blood lead screening needs to be done to identify children at high risk of lead poisoning.

(b)Based on emerging information about the severe deleterious effects of low levels of lead on children’s health, the lead danger level is expected to continue to be lowered.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 507, Sec. 8. (AB 1316) Effective January 1, 2018.