HR1269: HR1269 No Lead in My Water Act; urge enactment

This resolution, called the 'No Lead in My Water Act,' does not create new law or spend state money. Instead, it expresses the House of Representatives' position urging the Georgia Department of Education to give school districts informational support about testing school water pipes and fixtures for lead contamination. The resolution points to a federal Environmental Protection Agency program, the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program, which pays for lead testing and repairs in schools. It notes that Gwinnett County Public Schools has already used this federal funding. The resolution asks the Department of Education to encourage districts to use that federal money for testing and to fix any lead problems found. It directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Department of Education and school districts statewide.

• Urges the Georgia Department of Education to provide informational support encouraging school districts to test pipes and fixtures for lead.
• Encourages the use of federal funding, specifically the EPA's Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program, to pay for the testing.
• Urges that any lead problems discovered through testing be remedied using available resources.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Education and Georgia school districts.
• Names the measure the 'No Lead in My Water Act' as its official short title.

The Georgia Department of Education, local school districts across the state, students and staff who drink water from school fixtures, and parents concerned about lead exposure in schools are all touched by this resolution's encouragement to test and address lead contamination.

If the Department of Education acts on this nonbinding request, more Georgia school districts could learn about and access free federal money to test drinking water for lead and fix contamination, potentially reducing children's exposure to a substance linked to developmental and cognitive harm.

• The resolution's whereas clauses cite CDC findings that lead exposure can cause brain damage, reduced IQ, and lower academic performance in children.
• It references the EPA's Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program as a source of free testing and repair funding.
• It notes Gwinnett County Public Schools already used this federal program as an example for other districts.
• The operative resolving clause urges the Department of Education to provide informational support, encourage testing, and help remedy problems found.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Department of Education and school districts.

1. 2026-02-10House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-09House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-06House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Carter Barrett (R, HD-024)
• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)
• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)
• Brian Prince (D, HD-132)
• Carmen Rice (R, HD-139)

• lead in drinking water
• school safety
• public health
• education funding
• water infrastructure