Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Filed: 3/17/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3524

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3524 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
52-3.196 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.196. Air Quality in Schools Working Group.
8    (a) The Air Quality in Schools Working Group is created.
9The purpose of the Working Group is to study and make
10recommendations to the General Assembly on the following: air
11quality goals for elementary, middle, and high schools;
12processes to assess current ventilation systems in schools;
13processes to improve ventilation after assessment; and
14potential State and federal funding sources to improve school
15air quality in the State.
16    (b) The Working Group shall consist of all of the

 

 

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1following members:
2        (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House
3    of Representatives.
4        (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
5    House of Representatives.
6        (3) One member appointed by the President of the
7    Senate.
8        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
9    Senate.
10        (5) One member appointed by the Governor.
11        (6) One member of the State Board of Education,
12    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
13        (7) One member appointed by the Director of the
14    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
15        (8) One member from a group representing school boards
16    in this State, appointed by the State Superintendent of
17    Education.
18        (9) One member from a labor union that trains
19    individuals to perform ventilation assessments and work on
20    ventilation systems in large buildings, appointed by the
21    State Superintendent of Education.
22        (10) One member from a labor union representing
23    teachers in this State, appointed by the State
24    Superintendent of Education.
25        (11) Two parents of students currently attending
26    school, appointed by the State Superintendent of

 

 

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1    Education.
2        (12) One member who is a district superintendent,
3    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
4        (13) One member who is a school principal, appointed
5    by the State Superintendent of Education.
6        (14) One member who is a school groundskeeper,
7    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
8        (15) One member who is an environmental engineer,
9    appointed by the Director of the Illinois Environmental
10    Protection Agency.
11        (16) One member appointed by the Director of Public
12    Health.
13        (17) One member of the Illinois Chapter of the
14    American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air
15    Conditioning Engineers, appointed by the Director of
16    Public Health.
17        (18) One member of a disability rights organization,
18    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
19    (c) Members of the Working Group shall serve without
20compensation.
21    (d) The State Board of Education shall provide
22administrative assistance and necessary staff support services
23to the Working Group.
24    (e) The Working Group shall issue a report to the General
25Assembly on air quality goals for elementary, middle, and high
26schools; processes to assess current ventilation systems in

 

 

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1schools; processes to improve ventilation after assessment;
2and potential State and federal funding sources to improve
3school air quality in this State.".