▁with ▁higher ▁than ▁average ▁drop out ▁rates , ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁programs ▁which ▁will ▁help ▁their ▁ 9 th ▁grade ▁students ▁stay ▁in ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁high ▁school ▁career .   ▁School s ▁and ▁districts ▁must ▁meet ▁strict ▁requirements ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁receive ▁gr ants . ▁ ▁H B 1 9 - 1 2 7 9 , ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁to xic ▁fire f ight ing ▁fo ams ▁during ▁training ▁exer cis es , ▁requiring ▁the ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁fire f ight ing ▁personal ▁protect ive ▁equipment ▁( including ▁jack ets , ▁p ants , ▁sho es , ▁glo ves , ▁hel m ets , ▁and ▁resp ir atory ▁equipment ) ▁to ▁disc lose ▁when ▁those ▁products ▁are ▁treated ▁with ▁to xic ▁P F AS ▁chemical s ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁equipment ▁more ▁fire ▁resist ant , ▁and ▁b anning ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁to xic ▁fire f ight ing ▁fo ams ▁to ▁local ▁fire ▁depart ments ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁these ▁and ▁other ▁b ills ▁he ▁spons ored ▁this ▁session , ▁check ▁his ▁state ▁legisl ator ▁page ▁here : ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁session . ▁ ▁E lections ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁To ▁challenge ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Represent ative ▁Mark ▁B ark er ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁ 1 7 ▁seat , ▁Ex um ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Democratic ▁Primary , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 1 ,