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An Act Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in Schools
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that affects how our children develop, learn, and behave. Yet, according to the Department of Environmental Protection more than half of the 43,000 taps tested from 980 schools across Massachusetts have tested positive for lead.
Bill Title: An Act Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in Schools H 906 & S 580
Lead Bill Sponsors: Representative Lori Ehrlich and Senator Joan Lovely
This bill protects children’s health by getting the lead out of the water at all schools and child care centers by
requiring: the removal of lead service lines, the largest single source of lead in water; the installation of lead certified filters or water filling stations; and the testing of water at schools regularly. The bill establishes a health-based lead level standard for schools and day care centers of 1ppb and requires the immediate shut-off of outlets with elevated levels of lead.
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Freezing your files protects you not just from someone fraudulently opening a credit card or applying for a loan in your name. It also can prevent someone from accessing your tax records with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or opening a Social Security account using your information or potentially launching a slew of other problems.
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One in 20 people was a victim in 2019. Account takeovers, which involve a criminal gaining access to an existing account, soared by 72 percent in 2019.
Credit freezes FAQ: You can prevent a fraud nightmare in 20 minutes
Freezing your files protects you not just from someone fraudulently opening a credit card or applying for a loan in your name. It also can prevent someone from accessing your tax records with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or opening a Social Security account using your information or potentially launching a slew of other problems.