16 | 27 | | sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act: 2 |
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17 | 28 | | (1) "Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner or the 3 |
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18 | 29 | | commissioner's designee; 4 |
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19 | 30 | | (2) "Commission" means the Occupational Safety and Health Review 5 |
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20 | 31 | | Commission established under section 31-376 of the general statutes; 6 |
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21 | 32 | | (3) "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, 7 |
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22 | 33 | | associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, 8 |
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23 | 34 | | legal representatives or any organized group of persons; 9 |
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24 | 35 | | (4) "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer 10 |
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25 | 36 | | in a business of his employer; 11 |
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26 | 37 | | (5) "Local or regional board of education" means local and regional 12 |
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35 | 47 | | leased by boards of education and charters, including donated space, 17 |
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36 | 48 | | used as a classroom or day care, or any other space for education 18 |
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37 | 49 | | services including, but not limited to, classrooms, cafeterias, staff 19 |
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38 | 50 | | lounges, staff offices, auditoriums, gymnasiums or libraries; 20 |
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39 | 51 | | (7) "Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system" means the 21 |
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40 | 52 | | equipment, distribution network and terminals that provide, either 22 |
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41 | 53 | | collectively or individually, heating, ventilation or air conditioning to a 23 |
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42 | 54 | | building; 24 |
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43 | 55 | | (8) "School activity hours" means any time of day in which students 25 |
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44 | 56 | | or school personnel occupy school facilities throughout the year; 26 |
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45 | 57 | | (9) "ASHRAE Standard 62" means the most recent American National 27 |
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46 | 58 | | Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 28 |
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47 | 59 | | Air-conditioning Engineers Standard 62.1 entitled "ventilation for 29 |
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48 | 60 | | acceptable indoor air quality"; 30 |
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49 | 61 | | (10) "Indoor air quality" means the overall potential health factors 31 |
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50 | 62 | | within a school facility, including air quality, mold levels and other 32 |
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51 | 63 | | potentially harmful toxins; 33 |
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52 | 64 | | (11) "Routine indoor air monitoring program" means testing 34 |
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53 | 65 | | procedures, testing protocols and testing frequency to ensure that 35 |
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54 | 66 | | indoor air quality and the maintenance and operation of heating, 36 |
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55 | 67 | | ventilation and air conditioning systems are in accordance with 37 |
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56 | 68 | | ASHRAE Standard 62; 38 |
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57 | 69 | | (12) "Public school temperature range" means a temperature from 39 |
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58 | 70 | | sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit to seventy-six degrees Fahrenheit; 40 |
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59 | 71 | | (13) "Public school relative humidity range" means relative humidity 41 |
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68 | 81 | | (15) "Properly certified testing, adjusting and balancing technician" 46 |
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69 | 82 | | means a technician certified to perform testing, adjusting and balancing 47 |
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70 | 83 | | of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems by the Associated 48 |
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71 | 84 | | Air Balance Council, the National Environmental Balancing Bureau or 49 |
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72 | 85 | | the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau, or individuals training 50 |
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73 | 86 | | under the supervision of a Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau 51 |
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74 | 87 | | certified technician or a person certified to perform ventilation 52 |
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75 | 88 | | assessments of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems 53 |
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76 | 89 | | through a certification body accredited by the American National 54 |
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77 | 90 | | Standards Institute; and 55 |
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78 | 91 | | (16) "Skilled and trained construction workforce" means a workforce, 56 |
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79 | 92 | | managed in conformance with the Davis-Beacon of 1931 40 USC 3145, 57 |
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80 | 93 | | et seq., as amended from time to time, in which at least sixty per cent of 58 |
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81 | 94 | | the workers are graduates of or registered in and attending an 59 |
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82 | 95 | | apprenticeship program registered with the Labor Department's office 60 |
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83 | 96 | | of apprenticeship training. 61 |
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84 | 97 | | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) On or before August 15, 2022, 62 |
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85 | 98 | | the Labor Department shall establish: (1) A mandatory public school 63 |
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86 | 99 | | temperature range; and (2) a mandatory public school relative humidity 64 |
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87 | 100 | | range. The temperature and relative humidity readings for public school 65 |
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88 | 101 | | facilities shall be taken in a location or locations that are illustrative of 66 |
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89 | 102 | | the highest and lowest temperature and relative humidity in the school 67 |
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90 | 103 | | facility during school activity hours. 68 |
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91 | 104 | | (b) (1) On or before June 30, 2023, the Labor Commissioner, in 69 |
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92 | 105 | | consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of 70 |
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93 | 106 | | the Office of Policy and Management, or their designees, shall establish 71 |
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94 | 107 | | a routine school indoor air quality assessment and ventilation 72 |
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95 | 108 | | monitoring program that is consistent with the minimum requirements 73 |
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104 | 118 | | (2) The routine indoor air quality assessment and ventilation 78 |
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105 | 119 | | monitoring program shall require any ventilation assessment be 79 |
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106 | 120 | | performed by a certified Testing, Adjusting and Balancing technician or 80 |
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107 | 121 | | mechanical engineer. The ventilation assessment shall verify whether 81 |
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108 | 122 | | the existing mechanical ventilation system is operating in accordance 82 |
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109 | 123 | | with design parameters, meets the requirements of the La bor 83 |
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110 | 124 | | Department and follows the recommendations of the American Society 84 |
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111 | 125 | | of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers for 85 |
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112 | 126 | | ventilation needs during the 2020 coronavirus disease pandemic. The 86 |
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113 | 127 | | ventilation assessment for heating, ventilation and air conditioning 87 |
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114 | 128 | | systems shall include: (A) Testing for maximum filter efficiency; (B) 88 |
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115 | 129 | | physical measurements of outside air rate; (C) verification of operation 89 |
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116 | 130 | | of ventilation components; (D) measurement of all air distribution inlets 90 |
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117 | 131 | | and outlets; (E) verification of unit operation and that required 91 |
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118 | 132 | | maintenance has been performed in accordance with ASHRAE 92 |
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119 | 133 | | Standard 62.1 – 2019 Section 8 and Table 8-1; (F) verification of control 93 |
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120 | 134 | | sequences; (G) verification of carbon dioxide sensors; and (H) collection 94 |
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121 | 135 | | of field data for the installation of mechanical ventilation if none exist. 95 |
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122 | 136 | | (3) The indoor air quality and ventilation assessment shall result in a 96 |
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123 | 137 | | written report reviewed by a mechanical engineer and shall include 97 |
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124 | 138 | | appropriate corrective actions needed for the mechanical ventilation 98 |
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125 | 139 | | system or the heating, ventilation and air conditioning infrastructure, 99 |
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126 | 140 | | including installation of appropriate filters, installation of carbon 100 |
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127 | 141 | | dioxide sensors and additional maintenance, repairs, upgrades or 101 |
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128 | 142 | | replacement. 102 |
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129 | 143 | | (c) On or before July 1, 2024, and every three years thereafter, each 103 |
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130 | 144 | | local and regional board of education shall conduct an indoor air quality 104 |
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131 | 145 | | and ventilation assessment in a manner consistent with the Labor 105 |
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132 | 146 | | Department's routine school indoor air quality assessment and 106 |
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141 | 156 | | (d) The Labor Department shall require all local and regional boards 111 |
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142 | 157 | | of education to make the appropriate corrective actions identified in the 112 |
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143 | 158 | | ventilation assessment report. The corrective actions shall include 113 |
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144 | 159 | | testing, adjusting and balancing the public school mechanical 114 |
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145 | 160 | | ventilation system and, if necessary or cost effective, repair, upgrade or 115 |
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146 | 161 | | replacement of the existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning 116 |
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147 | 162 | | system or the installation of a stand-alone mechanical ventilation 117 |
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148 | 163 | | system. The corrective actions identified in the ventilation assessment 118 |
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149 | 164 | | may include general maintenance, reading and adjustment of 119 |
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150 | 165 | | ventilation rates, filter replacement to meet a minimum efficiency 120 |
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151 | 166 | | reporting value of at least thirteen, if equipment allows, while assuring 121 |
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152 | 167 | | the pressure drop is less than the fan's capability, carbon dioxide 122 |
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153 | 168 | | monitor installation or whole system installation or replacement. 123 |
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154 | 169 | | Portable filtration and air cleaners shall be used only if the existing 124 |
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155 | 170 | | heating, ventilation and air conditioning infrastructure cannot meet 125 |
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156 | 171 | | minimum filtration and ventilation requirements or, as recommended 126 |
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157 | 172 | | by a mechanical engineer, as supplemental enhancement to the 127 |
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158 | 173 | | permanent heating, ventilation and air conditioning infrastructure 128 |
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159 | 174 | | when the desired indoor air quality cannot be maintained with the 129 |
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160 | 175 | | mechanical ventilation system or there are concerns with outdoor air 130 |
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161 | 176 | | contaminants such as those created by wildfires and pollution. 131 |
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162 | 177 | | (e) Any remediation, additions or alterations to a heating, ventilation 132 |
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163 | 178 | | and air conditioning system shall be performed by a properly licensed 133 |
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164 | 179 | | heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor employing a skilled 134 |
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165 | 180 | | and trained construction workforce consisting of journey persons and 135 |
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166 | 181 | | registered apprentices, pursuant to title 31 of the general statutes, in 136 |
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167 | 182 | | accordance with chapter 393 of the general statutes. 137 |
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168 | 183 | | (f) All testing and certifications of a heating, ventilation and air 138 |
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169 | 184 | | conditioning system shall be performed by a properly certified testing, 139 |
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197 | 213 | | scheduled to work on such day or days. 163 |
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198 | 214 | | (j) On or before June 30, 2026, and each year thereafter, each local and 164 |
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199 | 215 | | regional board of education shall have in place a heating, ventilation 165 |
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200 | 216 | | and air conditioning system capable of being in full compliance with the 166 |
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201 | 217 | | indoor air quality, temperature and humidity monitoring program 167 |
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202 | 218 | | standards established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and shall 168 |
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203 | 219 | | operate and maintain such system in accordance with such standards. 169 |
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204 | 220 | | Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10-283 of the 2022 supplement to the 170 |
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205 | 221 | | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 171 |
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214 | 231 | | Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 176 |
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215 | 232 | | Education, may approve applications for grants and make payments for 177 |
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216 | 233 | | such grants, for any of the following reasons: (A) To assist school 178 |
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217 | 234 | | building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, (B) to 179 |
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218 | 235 | | correct safety, health and other code violations, (C) to replace roofs, 180 |
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219 | 236 | | including the replacement or installation of skylights as part of the roof 181 |
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220 | 237 | | replacement project, (D) to remedy a certified school indoor air quality 182 |
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221 | 238 | | emergency, (E) to install insulation for exterior walls and attics, (F) to 183 |
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222 | 239 | | purchase and install a limited use and limited access elevator, windows, 184 |
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223 | 240 | | photovoltaic panels, wind generation systems, building management 185 |
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224 | 241 | | systems, a public school administrative or service facility or portable 186 |
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225 | 242 | | classroom buildings, provided portable classroom building projects 187 |
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226 | 243 | | shall not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be modified 188 |
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227 | 244 | | so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial percentage of the 189 |
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228 | 245 | | total facility area, as determined by the commissioner, [or] (G) for school 190 |
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229 | 246 | | security projects, including, but not limited to, making improvements to 191 |
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230 | 247 | | existing school security infrastructure or installing new school security 192 |
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231 | 248 | | infrastructure, or (H) for the installation, remediation or replacement of 193 |
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232 | 249 | | heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems necessary to 194 |
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233 | 250 | | continually maintain indoor air quality and temperature and humidity 195 |
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234 | 251 | | ranges in school facilities during school activity hours in accordance 196 |
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235 | 252 | | with standards adopted by the Labor Department pursuant to section 2 197 |
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236 | 253 | | of this act. 198 |
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237 | 254 | | (2) Not later than seven calendar days following the discovery of a 199 |
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238 | 255 | | reason described in subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision 200 |
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239 | 256 | | (1) of this subsection, the superintendent of schools of a town or regional 201 |
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240 | 257 | | school district shall notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services 202 |
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241 | 258 | | in writing of such reason in order to be eligible for a grant under this 203 |
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242 | 259 | | subsection. Such superintendent shall submit an application to the 204 |
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243 | 260 | | commissioner not later than six months following such notification in 205 |
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252 | 270 | | ventilation and air conditioning system shall be considered to be in 210 |
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253 | 271 | | compliance with the provisions of subsection (j) of section 2 of this act. 211 |
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254 | 272 | | (b) Any local or regional board of education or charter school eligible 212 |
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255 | 273 | | for reimbursement for school construction projects pursuant to chapter 213 |
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256 | 274 | | 173 of the general statutes, that submits a completed application to 214 |
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257 | 275 | | remediate, replace or install a heating, ventilation and air conditioning 215 |
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258 | 276 | | system to continually maintain indoor air quality and temperature and 216 |
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259 | 277 | | humidity ranges in school facilities during school activity hours, shall 217 |
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260 | 278 | | be considered to be in compliance with the provisions of subsection (j) 218 |
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261 | 279 | | of section 2 of this act. 219 |
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262 | 280 | | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) Each superintendent for a local 220 |
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263 | 281 | | or regional board of education, regional educational service center or 221 |
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264 | 282 | | charter school shall: 222 |
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265 | 283 | | (1) Designate an individual within each local and regional board of 223 |
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268 | 286 | | hazardous odors or chemicals and poor indoor air-quality; 226 |
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269 | 287 | | (2) Make available on the district's Internet web site the procedure for 227 |
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270 | 288 | | any party to file such complaint with the designated individual; 228 |
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271 | 289 | | (3) Duly forward any such complaints, in writing, to each bargaining 229 |
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272 | 290 | | agent representative representing members who work or visit the 230 |
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273 | 291 | | affected building, including, but not limited to, teachers, paraeducators, 231 |
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274 | 292 | | nurses, custodians, administrative staff and bus workers; and 232 |
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275 | 293 | | (4) Report complaints, in writing, to the corresponding board of 233 |
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276 | 294 | | education at either the next regularly scheduled meeting or within sixty 234 |
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277 | 295 | | calendar days, whichever is earlier. 235 |
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286 | 305 | | referrals, blood test, an OSHA 301 form or incident report forms, 240 |
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287 | 306 | | workers' compensation claims and the testing of any visible substance, 241 |
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288 | 307 | | including, but not limited to, mold, chemicals, pest droppings, 242 |
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289 | 308 | | infestations or other such substance, for the presence of a health hazard. 243 |
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290 | 309 | | Upon confirmation of the presence of a health hazard, the local or 244 |
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291 | 310 | | regional board of education shall notify the Labor Department's 245 |
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292 | 311 | | Division of Occupational Safety and Health of such hazard, and the local 246 |
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293 | 312 | | and regional board of education shall create and implement a plan for 247 |
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294 | 313 | | remedying such hazard. 248 |
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295 | 314 | | (c) No employer that is a local or regional board of education, 249 |
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296 | 315 | | regional education service center or state charter school shall retaliate 250 |
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297 | 316 | | against, discipline or terminate any employee for filing a complaint or 251 |
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298 | 317 | | reporting conditions regarding indoor air quality under section 5 of this 252 |
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299 | 318 | | act. 253 |
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300 | | - | (d) Any employee of a local and regional board of education, regional 254 |
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301 | | - | educational service center or state charter school who believes that such 255 |
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302 | | - | employee has experienced discrimination, retaliation, discipline or 256 |
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303 | | - | termination by his or her employer for filing a complaint or reporting 257 |
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| 319 | + | (d) Any employee of local and regional boards of education, regional 254 |
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| 320 | + | educational service centers and state charter schools who believe that 255 |
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| 321 | + | such employee has experienced discrimination, retaliation, discipline or 256 |
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| 322 | + | termination by their employer for filing a complaint or reporting 257 |
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304 | 323 | | conditions regarding indoor air quality under section 5 of this act may 258 |
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305 | 324 | | submit a complaint alleging such violation in accordance with section 259 |
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306 | 325 | | 31-379 of the general statutes. 260 |
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307 | 326 | | Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-283b of the 2022 supplement to the 261 |
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308 | 327 | | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 262 |
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309 | 328 | | thereof (Effective from passage): 263 |
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310 | 329 | | (a) On and after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Administrative 264 |
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311 | 330 | | Services shall include school building projects for the Technical 265 |
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312 | 331 | | Education and Career System on the list developed pursuant to section 266 |
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313 | 332 | | 10-283. The adoption of the list by the General Assembly and 267 |
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322 | 342 | | applications for grants to assist school building projects for the 272 |
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323 | 343 | | Technical Education and Career System to remedy damage from fire 273 |
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324 | 344 | | and catastrophe, to correct safety, health and other code violations, to 274 |
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325 | 345 | | replace roofs, to remedy a certified school indoor air quality emergency, 275 |
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326 | 346 | | for the installation, remediation or replacement of heating, ventilation 276 |
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327 | 347 | | and air conditioning systems necessary to continually maintain indoor 277 |
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328 | 348 | | air quality and temperature and humidity ranges in school facilities 278 |
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329 | 349 | | during school activity hours in accordance with standards adopted by 279 |
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330 | 350 | | the Labor Department pursuant to section 2 of this act, or to purchase 280 |
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331 | 351 | | and install portable classroom buildings at any time within the limit of 281 |
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332 | 352 | | available grant authorization and to make payments on such a project 282 |
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333 | 353 | | within the limit of appropriated funds, provided portable classroom 283 |
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334 | 354 | | building projects do not create a new facility or cause an existing facility 284 |
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335 | 355 | | to be modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial 285 |
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336 | 356 | | percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the Commissioner 286 |
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337 | 357 | | of Administrative Services. Such projects shall be subject to the 287 |
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338 | 358 | | requirements of chapters 59 and 60. 288 |
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339 | 359 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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340 | 360 | | sections: |
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342 | 362 | | Section 1 from passage New section |
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343 | 363 | | Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section |
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344 | 364 | | Sec. 3 from passage 10-283(b) |
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345 | 365 | | Sec. 4 from passage New section |
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346 | 366 | | Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section |
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347 | 367 | | Sec. 6 from passage 10-283b(a) |
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348 | 368 | | |
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349 | | - | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: |
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350 | | - | In Section 2(g) "other potentially" was changed to "other event |
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351 | | - | potentially" for clarity; in Section 2(h) and (i), "boards of education" was |
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352 | | - | changed to "board of education" for proper grammar; and in Section |
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353 | | - | 5(d), "Any employee of local and regional boards of education, regional |
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354 | | - | educational service center and state charter school who believe that such |
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355 | | - | employee has experienced discrimination, retaliation, discipline or |
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356 | | - | termination by their employer" was changed to "Any employee of a local |
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357 | | - | and regional board of education, regional educational service center or |
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358 | | - | state charter school who believes that such employee has experienced Substitute Bill No. 423 |
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| 369 | + | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 370 | + | To require local and regional boards of education to maintain healthy |
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| 371 | + | indoor air quality in their schools. |
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| 372 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 373 | + | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 374 | + | underlined.] |
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