TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; AND TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO PROHIBIT FLUORIDATION OF THE WATER IN THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.

SB 474 amends existing Arkansas law regarding public water systems and water fluoridation. Currently, water systems are required to maintain a specific fluoride content in their water, as established by the Department of Health. This bill would create an exception, allowing the board of a public water system to choose to prohibit the fluoridation of the water it supplies. This gives local water system boards the discretion to opt out of the statewide fluoridation program.