Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2193

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2193

Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Adriane Johnson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new
105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new

Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop an educational document explaining, at a minimum, the values of good indoor air quality and shall supply the document to school districts within one year after an appropriation is made for this purpose. Provides that a school district shall supply all active classroom instructors, school staff, school administrators, and district leadership with the educational document developed by the State Board. Provides that, subject to funding, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay open. Provides that a school district must be in compliance within 2 years after funding is made available for this purpose. Provides that, subject to funding, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor or sensor and an in-room air cleaner that is installed and operating. Provides that each school shall record all incidents in which the recommended parts-per-million level was breached in a classroom and maintain those records for at least 5 years. Provides that an air quality monitor or sensor and an in-room air cleaner may not be shared between active classrooms. Sets forth further provisions concerning in-room air cleaners and air quality monitors or sensors. Provides that, subject to funding, a regional office of education, an intermediate service center, or the State Board (with respect to the Chicago school district) shall undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in a school district. Provides that the ventilation verification assessment shall verify whether the existing mechanical ventilation system is operating in accordance with design parameters and meets the requirements of any applicable building codes.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 2-3.206, 10-20.88, and 34-18.88 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new)

Sec. 2-3.206. School ventilation document.

(a) As used in this Section, "active classroom" means a room currently being used for any duration of in-person instruction.

(b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop an educational document explaining, at a minimum, the values of good indoor air quality and shall supply the document in a Portable Document Format (PDF) to school districts within one year after an appropriation is made for this purpose.

(c) Subject to appropriation, a school district shall supply all active classroom instructors, school staff, school administrators, and district leadership with the educational document developed by the State Board under subsection (b) in a PDF and a physical format.

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new)

Sec. 10-20.88. School ventilation.

(a) As used in this Section, "active classroom" means a room currently being used for any duration of in-person instruction.

(b) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay open. A school district must be in compliance with this subsection within 2 years after funding is made available to the school district for this purpose.

(c) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor or sensor that is installed and operating. Each school shall record all incidents in which the recommended parts-per-million level was breached in a classroom and maintain those records for at least 5 years. An air quality monitor or sensor supplied under this subsection may not be shared between active classrooms.

(d) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an in-room air cleaner that is installed and operating. An in-room air cleaner supplied under this subsection may not be shared between active classrooms.

(e) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, a school district shall supply each school in the district with 5 additional in-room air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors or sensors to be used in the school health office, the school library, the school cafeteria, and other similar school spaces.

(f) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the regional office of education or intermediate service center for a school district shall undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in a school district. The ventilation verification assessment shall verify whether the existing mechanical ventilation system is operating in accordance with design parameters and meets the requirements of any applicable building codes.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.88 new)

Sec. 34-18.88. School ventilation.

(a) As used in this Section, "active classroom" means a room currently being used for any duration of in-person instruction.

(b) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the school district shall ensure that all active classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay open. The school district must be in compliance with this subsection within 2 years after funding is made available to the school district for this purpose.

(c) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor or sensor that is installed and operating. Each school shall record all incidents in which the recommended parts-per-million level was breached in a classroom and maintain those records for at least 5 years. An air quality monitor or sensor supplied under this subsection may not be shared between active classrooms.

(d) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an in-room air cleaner that is installed and operating. An in-room air cleaner supplied under this subsection may not be shared between active classrooms.

(e) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the school district shall supply each school in the district with 5 additional in-room air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors or sensors to be used in the school health office, the school library, the school cafeteria, and other similar school spaces.

(f) Subject to funding from the State Board of Education from an appropriation made for this purpose, the State Board of Education shall undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in the school district. The ventilation verification assessment shall verify whether the existing mechanical ventilation system is operating in accordance with design parameters and meets the requirements of any applicable building codes.