162.062 Plans for new or renovated public school buildings required to provide sufficient water bottle filling stations and drinking fountains -- Specifications for design and maintenance of water bottle filling stations and drinking fountains. (1) The chief state school officer shall not approve the plans and specifications for a new public school building contemplated by a board of education or for any addition or alteration of old buildings, as required by KRS 162.060, unless the plans and specifications provide for: (a) A minimum of two (2) water bottle filling stations in each school; (b) A minimum of one (1) drinking fountain or water bottle filling station on each floor and wing of each school building; and (c) A minimum of one (1) drinking fountain or water bottle filling station for every seventy-five (75) students projected to attend the school upon completion of the proposed construction. (2) Any water bottle filling station installed in a public school building shall: (a) Dispense filtered, clean drinking water; (b) Be regularly cleaned and maintained; and (c) If there is no drinking fountain on the same floor and wing as the water bottle filling station, be accompanied by a cup dispenser. (3) Any drinking fountain installed in a public school building shall: (a) Be equipped with a protective cowl; (b) Be equipped with a water spout at least one (1) inch above the overflow rim of the drinking fountain; (c) Dispense filtered, clean drinking water; and (d) Be regularly cleaned and maintained. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Created 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2019.