10/27 Lead and Healthy Homes Workshop in Egg Harbor

Lead Related Bills to Watch

• S280 - Requires DOE and DCF to establish online reporting systems for schools and child care centers to report lead testing results.
• A799 - Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.
• A659 - Authorizes common law public nuisance suits regarding lead paint under State law; exempts Attorney General from certain aspects of public nuisance claims when pursuing lead paint actions.
• A1892 - Allows municipalities to establish loan programs to fund replacement of lead service lines.
• A2416 - Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.
• A3712/S2695 - Requires disclosure of lead drinking water hazards to tenants of residential units; prohibits landlords from obstructing replacement of lead service lines; requires inspection of residential rental units for lead drinking water hazards. 
• S1507 - Revises and codifies schedule for childhood lead screenings; requires lead screenings as precondition of child's initial entry into school system.
• A4770 - Requires landlords of certain properties providing child care services who refuse lead service line replacements to install and maintain water filters.
• A2416 - Requires financial institution that has foreclosed on property to remove water service lines that contain lead.

Job Opportunities

• The East Trenton Collaborative is hiring an Assistant to Community Organizer.
• Green and Healthy Homes Initiative is hiring a Housing Intervention Specialist.
• New Jersey Future has several open positions. 
• AEA has a host of opportunities on its job board.
• Isles current job opportunities include several lead, healthy homes, and energy efficiency positions.
• The Watershed Institute shares frequent updates to its environmental jobs board.
• New Jersey League of Conservation Voters is hiring for several job openings and internships.
• US Water Alliance is hiring for several positions. See descriptions here.

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The Mission of Lead-Free NJ

About 4,000 children in NJ are lead-poisoned every year. Many of these children reside in low-income communities and/or communities of color and are most at risk because investments have not been made to remove lead from its most common sources—paint, water, and soil. Lead-Free NJ is a collaborative made up of neighbors, friends, families, faith leaders, professionals, and elected officials working together to #GetTheLeadOut. 

Staff Contact

Heather Sorge, Program Manager

(609) 262-3646 (direct)

hsorge@njfuture.org

Cassie Bolinger, Program Coordinator

609-262-3541 (direct)

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