LRB-4486/1
SRM:kjf:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
March 31, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Coggs, Jauch, Wirch, Miller and Taylor,
cosponsored by Representatives
Young, Black, Hebl, Hixson, Garthwaite,
Berceau, Turner, Zepnick, Benedict, Bernard Schaber, Pasch and A.
Williams. Referred to Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term
Care, and Job Creation.
SJR65,1,1
1Relating to: lead poisoning hazards, lead abatement, and requesting a study.
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Whereas, Wisconsin carries a heavy burden from all the lead paint used in years
3past, consistently ranking among the top ten states for the number of children found
4to have suffered lead poisoning; and
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Whereas, the rate of lead poisoning among children in Wisconsin is persistently
6higher than the national average; and
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Whereas, more than 46,000 children have been reported to the Wisconsin
8Department of Health Services as lead poisoned since 1996 and every Wisconsin
9county has reported children who are lead poisoned; and
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Whereas, lead poisoning is a housing-based disease, and 33 percent of
11dwellings in the midwest region of the United States have lead paint hazards; and
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Whereas, lead-based paint is the primary source of lead in children's
13environments; and
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Whereas, lead exposure harms a child's ability to learn, to succeed in life, and
15to stay healthy; and
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1Whereas, lead poisoning is associated with a greater likelihood of behavior
2problems like aggression and hyperactivity and a lead-poisoned child is more likely
3to experience problems in school due to learning difficulties, poor reading skills, and
4shortened attention span; and
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Whereas, there is no safe level of lead in the human body; and
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Whereas, children who are poisoned by lead are more likely to have problems
7as teens with their upright balance that may result in falls or discourage their
8participation in sports; and
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Whereas, lead poisoning continues to affect learning ability as a child ages and
10is a powerful predictor of school disciplinary problems; and
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Whereas, for adults who were poisoned as children, lead poisoning continues
12to predict negative outcomes, such as commission of violent crimes; and
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Whereas, lead in the body can negatively and profoundly affect health
14throughout the lifespan; and
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Whereas, childhood lead poisoning increases the risk of death from stroke and
16heart attack as adults and may lead to adult kidney disease, diabetes, depression,
17panic attacks, and cognitive deficits such as memory loss and Alzheimer's disease;
18and
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Whereas, lead can cause reproductive problems in both men and women; and
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Whereas, childhood lead poisoning is costly to our community and society as a
21whole; and
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Whereas, lead poisoning is preventable; now, therefore, be it
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23Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
24legislature urges the Wisconsin Implementation and Oversight Committee for
25Eliminating Lead Poisoning under the Department of Health Services to prepare a
1document helping to give the legislature guidance on legislation for the 2011-2012
2legislative session, proposing: 1) ways that Wisconsin can evaluate the costs borne
3by Wisconsin's educational and criminal justice systems attributable to childhood
4lead poisoning so the legislature may evaluate the value of additional investments
5in efforts to prevent lead poisoning; 2) alternative methods to prevent lead poisoning,
6including strategies to accelerate Wisconsin's progress at evaluating and abating
7lead paint hazards in housing; and 3) various sources of funds to achieve those goals;
8and, be it further
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9Resolved, That the Wisconsin legislature encourages those departments in
10state government that have access to data or resources that could assist in preparing
11this document to collaborate with the "Wisconsin Implementation and Oversight
12Committee for Eliminating Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin" where possible; and, be it
13further
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14Resolved, That this report be submitted by January 1, 2011, to the standing
15committees of the legislature dealing with the public health and welfare of Wisconsin
16citizens.
