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AB-2162 School facilities: indoor air quality.(2019-2020)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 17591 is added to the Education Code, to read:

17591.
 (a) A school district shall ensure that school facilities, including, but not limited to, classrooms for pupils, have heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that meet the minimum requirements of indoor air quality regulations enacted pursuant to Section 142.3 of the Labor Code to prevent pupils from being exposed to poor indoor air quality conditions.
(b) In carrying out the requirements of subdivision (a), a school district shall use contractors that have been certified in providing for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of HVAC systems by a nationally recognized organization.
SEC. 2.
 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.