HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers filled the Pennsylvania State Capitol Rotunda with advocates, children and organizations looking to eliminate lead poisoning. a proposed bill introduced by Representative Lisa Baker, looks to amend the Childhood Blood Lead Test Act by requiring all children to be tested for lead by age two.
The bill would allow parents to choose whether their child should be screened, but data shows that the number of children who fall ill due to lead poisoning is growing. According to organizers of the“I have always been an advocate for expanding and making sure that we ensure lead testing as early as possible,” said Representative Donna Bullock, Democrat from the 195th District, Philadelphia County.
“I could also use my role as a legislator to get involved in legislation to instant and increase lead testing for children because it made such a difference in my family to have him tested early,” said Rep. Bullock. “We want to make sure homes are free of lead and so we wanted to get a dedicated stream of funding for residential lead remediation,” said Dr. Harriet Okatch, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University.
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