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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1923 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require all school districts to supply all active classroom instructors, all school staff and administration, and district leadership with an educational document explaining the values of good indoor air quality. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to 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 the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with a portable air cleaner that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply each school with 5 additional portable air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors to be used in school health offices, libraries, cafeterias, and other similar spaces. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in the school district performed by a certified assessor or a mechanical engineer. Makes certain provisions subject to appropriation, and makes other changes. LRB104 09447 LNS 19507 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1923 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require all school districts to supply all active classroom instructors, all school staff and administration, and district leadership with an educational document explaining the values of good indoor air quality. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to 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 the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with a portable air cleaner that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply each school with 5 additional portable air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors to be used in school health offices, libraries, cafeterias, and other similar spaces. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in the school district performed by a certified assessor or a mechanical engineer. Makes certain provisions subject to appropriation, and makes other changes. LRB104 09447 LNS 19507 b LRB104 09447 LNS 19507 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
1717 5 2-3.206 as follows:
1818 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new)
1919 7 Sec. 2-3.206. School ventilation.
2020 8 (a) As used in this Section:
2121 9 "Active classroom" means any room currently being used for
2222 10 any duration of in-person instruction of 4 or more students at
2323 11 a time.
2424 12 "ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating,
2525 13 Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
2626 14 "Certified assessor" means:
2727 15 (1) a certified technician; or
2828 16 (2) a person who is certified to perform ventilation
2929 17 verification assessments of heating, ventilation, and air
3030 18 conditioning systems through a certification body
3131 19 accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
3232 20 "CADR" means clean air delivery rate.
3333 21 "Certified technician" means a person who is certified as
3434 22 a Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau Technician by the
3535 23 International Certification Board and accredited to comply
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7676 1 with ISO/IEC 17024, which is the conformity assessment
7777 2 regarding general requirements for bodies operating
7878 3 certification of persons, by the American National Standards
7979 4 Institute in Testing Adjusting and Balancing or another
8080 5 nationally recognized certifying body accredited to ISO/IEC
8181 6 17024 in testing adjusting and balancing.
8282 7 "CFM" means cubic feet per minute.
8383 8 "DBA" means decibels.
8484 9 "HEPA" means High Efficiency Particulate Air.
8585 10 "HVAC" means Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.
8686 11 "Mechanical engineer" means a professional engineer
8787 12 licensed as a mechanical engineer by the Department of
8888 13 Financial and Professional Regulation who has professional
8989 14 experience with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
9090 15 systems.
9191 16 "PM2.5" means particulate matter at 2.5 microns or less.
9292 17 "PM10" means particulate matter at 10 microns or less.
9393 18 "PPM" means parts per million.
9494 19 "UV" means ultraviolet.
9595 20 "Skilled and trained construction workforce" means a
9696 21 workforce in which at least 40% of the workers are graduates of
9797 22 or registered in and attending an accredited apprenticeship
9898 23 program registered with the United States Department of Labor.
9999 24 (b) The State Board of Education shall require all school
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101101 26 school staff and administration, and district leadership with
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112112 1 an educational document, in a PDF and a physical format,
113113 2 explaining, at a minimum, the values of good indoor air
114114 3 quality, including peer-reviewed research demonstrating the
115115 4 effects of poor and good indoor air quality, an explanation of
116116 5 the airborne transmission of pathogens and other airborne
117117 6 substances, a basic explanation of air changes per hour and
118118 7 the relation to outdoor air and filtered air, and best
119119 8 practice recommendations for a portable air cleaner and an air
120120 9 quality monitor, including guidance on the theory, function,
121121 10 placement, and operation of the monitor. The document shall be
122122 11 developed with the assistance of a major independent and
123123 12 nonpartisan approved organization recognized as a subject
124124 13 matter expert in the field of air quality, such as a local
125125 14 ASHRAE chapter. This document shall be created and supplied to
126126 15 schools within 3 months after the effective date of this
127127 16 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
128128 17 (c) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
129129 18 require all school districts to ensure that all active
130130 19 classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least
131131 20 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations
132132 21 where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay
133133 22 open. School districts must be in compliance with this Section
134134 23 within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory
135135 24 Act of the 104th General Assembly.
136136 25 (d) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
137137 26 require all school districts to ensure that all active
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148148 1 classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor that:
149149 2 (1) is installed and operating within one month
150150 3 following delivery;
151151 4 (2) remains in the active classroom until classroom is
152152 5 no longer an active classroom;
153153 6 (3) is an air quality monitor that has been determined
154154 7 by the State Board to be suitable, by the State Board
155155 8 seeking out and obtaining a written statement noting that
156156 9 the capabilities of the monitor in question are sufficient
157157 10 to serve the purposes described in this Section, from a
158158 11 major independent and nonpartisan organization recognized
159159 12 as a subject matter expert in the field of air quality,
160160 13 such as a local ASHRAE chapter. The written statement
161161 14 shall minimally address suitability of: the selected
162162 15 monitor's measurement technology, calibration
163163 16 specifications, and manufacturer stated accuracies and
164164 17 ranges;
165165 18 (4) measures, at a minimum, carbon dioxide and PM2.5.
166166 19 Selected monitors are recommended to also measure carbon
167167 20 monoxide, PM10, volatile organic compounds, temperature,
168168 21 and humidity;
169169 22 (5) displays, at a minimum, carbon dioxide readings
170170 23 through a display on the device or other means, such as on
171171 24 a computer or cellular phone application;
172172 25 (6) is corded and does not rely solely on batteries
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184184 1 (7) is to be located between 3 and 6 feet above the
185185 2 floor and at least 5 feet away from doors, operable
186186 3 windows, or human occupants;
187187 4 (8) connects via a wired or wireless connection to
188188 5 other applicable monitors so as to permit recording of
189189 6 data which includes at least the maximum carbon dioxide
190190 7 concentrations for a period of at least one year, as well
191191 8 as remote access to current air quality readings through a
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193193 10 (9) provides notification through a visual indicator
194194 11 on the monitor, or other alert such as electronic mail,
195195 12 text message or cellular phone application, when the
196196 13 carbon dioxide levels in the classroom have exceeded a PPM
197197 14 level recommended to the State Board in writing by a major
198198 15 independent and nonpartisan organization recognized as a
199199 16 subject matter expert in the field of air quality, such as
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201201 18 Each school shall record all incidents where the
202202 19 recommended PPM level was breached in a classroom and maintain
203203 20 those records for at least 5 years.
204204 21 Any supplied air quality monitor under this subsection may
205205 22 not be shared between active classrooms.
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209209 26 subject matter expert in the field of air quality, such as a
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220220 1 local ASHRAE chapter, and request assistance in determining
221221 2 suitable selection criteria for an air quality monitor that
222222 3 will sufficiently accomplish the goals of: providing teachers
223223 4 and staff with air quality information to facilitate managing
224224 5 indoor air quality; storing a sufficient type and duration of
225225 6 data to facilitate ventilation assessments; provide remote
226226 7 access to current air quality readings; and generally align
227227 8 with contemporary best practice recommendations.
228228 9 (e) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
229229 10 require all school districts to ensure that all active
230230 11 classrooms are equipped with a portable air cleaner that:
231231 12 (1) is installed and operating within one month
232232 13 following delivery;
233233 14 (2) remains in the active classroom until classroom is
234234 15 no longer an active classroom;
235235 16 (3) is a portable air cleaner the State Board has
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237237 18 written statement noting that the capabilities of the
238238 19 portable air cleaner in question are sufficient to serve
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241241 22 subject matter expert in the field of air quality, such as
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243243 24 (4) utilizes a HEPA filter that captures 99.97% of 0.3
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257257 2 secondary filter for gaseous pollutants, such as activated
258258 3 carbon;
259259 4 (6) only utilizes HEPA filtration, as opposed to
260260 5 additional technologies such as ionization, chemical
261261 6 processes, and UV. If such additional technologies are
262262 7 present in the selected portable air cleaner they must be
263263 8 able to be disabled;
264264 9 (7) Produces 500 or more CFM as measured by CADR or
265265 10 similar metric of filtered airflow;
266266 11 (8) Produces 500 or more CFM of filtered airflow at
267267 12 under 45 dBA of noise, according to manufacturer supplied
268268 13 dBA test results measured at one meter in front of the
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270270 15 (9) is Underwriters Laboratories certified or
271271 16 certified to Underwriters Laboratories standards;
272272 17 (10) has a manufacturer's warranty of at least one
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274274 19 (11) shall be continuously operated during room
275275 20 occupancy on at least low speed;
276276 21 (12) shall be maintained according to manufacturer's
277277 22 recommendation, written approval shall be obtained from
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292292 1 If a single portable air cleaner on the market does not
293293 2 meet the parameters of this subsection, then 2 or more
294294 3 portable air cleaners per active classroom may be substituted
295295 4 if they produce a combined 500 or more CFM, as measured by CADR
296296 5 or similar metric, of filtered airflow at under 45 combined
297297 6 dBA of noise according to manufacturer supplied dBA test
298298 7 results measured at one meter in front of the portable air
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300300 9 Any supplied portable air cleaner may not be shared
301301 10 between active classrooms.
302302 11 (f) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
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304304 13 additional portable air cleaners and 5 additional air quality
305305 14 monitors that meet the requirements of subsections (d) and (e)
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308308 17 (g) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall
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310310 19 verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems
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313313 22 measurements made during the assessment. If an assessment is
314314 23 performed by a certified assessor, the assessment report shall
315315 24 be reviewed by a mechanical engineer. The ventilation
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328328 1 design parameters and meets the requirements of any applicable
329329 2 building codes. The ventilation verification assessment for a
330330 3 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system shall
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332332 5 (1) testing for maximum filter efficiency;
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336336 9 (4) measurement of all air distribution inlets and
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338338 11 (5) verification of unit operation and that required
339339 12 maintenance has been performed;
340340 13 (6) verification of control sequences;
341341 14 (7) verification or installation of carbon dioxide
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343343 16 (8) collection of field data for the installation of
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345345 18 (h) The verification assessment report from the mechanical
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349349 22 installation of appropriate filters, installation of carbon
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