Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15613, sub-§14, as amended by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §73, is further amended to read:

14. Hazardous chemicals. The Commissioner of Education shall establish rules governing the purchase and storage of hazardous chemicals in schools. These rules shall be established prior to January 1, 1990. These rules must prohibit the presence, use and storage on school property of chemicals known to cause cancer.__By July 1, 2004, the department shall adopt rules specifying the chemicals that are known to cause cancer that are prohibited on school property.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection regarding chemicals that cause cancer are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8302-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 645, §7, is further amended to read:

1. Rules for child care facilities. Rules for child care facilities must include, but are not limited to, rules pertaining to the following:

A. Child to staff ratios;

B. The health and safety of the children and staff, including training on communicable diseases;

C. Water for drinking and cooking;

D. Wastewater;

E. Rabies vaccinations for pets;

F. The quality of the program provided;

G. The age, criminal record and personal history of the provider of care for children and staff members;

H. The administration of medication; and

I. Licensing procedures.; and

J.__By July 1, 2004, the prohibition of the presence, use and storage on child care center property of chemicals known to cause cancer. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.