Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB665 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0665
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 665
11	8		F1 2lr1661
12		-	CF ~~SB 576~~
	9	+	CF 2lr2514
13	10		By: Delegates Jackson, Belcastro, Bhandari, Boteler, C. Branch, Brooks,
14	11		Charkoudian, Charles, Ebersole, Forbes, Guyton, Henson, R. Jones, Kipke,
15	12		Korman, Landis, Love, Proctor, Ruth, Watson, Williams, and P. Young
16	13		Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
17	14		Assigned to: Ways and Means
18		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
19		-	House action: Adopted
20		-	Read second time: March 9, 2022
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22		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	16	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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24	18		AN ACT concerning 1
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26	20		Public Schools – Air Quality Testing – Posting Online 2
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28		-	FOR the purpose of requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to adopt 3
29		-	regulations to set minimal standards for air quality standards; requiring each county 4
30		-	board of education to retain utilize the services of a qualified indoor air quality 5
31		-	investigator to conduct any indoor air quality tests the board chooses to have 6
32		-	conducted in a public school in the county; requiring a county board and the State 7
33		-	Department of Education, on receipt of a request by a member of the public for the 8
34		-	results of an indoor air quality test, to post the results on its website provide the 9
35		-	results in a certain manner; requiring county boards of education to report to the 10
36		-	Interagency Commission certain information on air quality standards on or before a 11
37		-	certain date; requiring the Interagency Commission to compile and report certain 12
38		-	information to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain date; 13
39		-	and generally relating to indoor air quality testing in public schools. 14
	22	+	FOR the purpose of requiring each county board of education to retain the services of a 3
	23	+	qualified indoor air quality investigator to conduct any indoor air quality tests the 4
	24	+	board chooses to have conducted in a public school in the county; requiring a county 5
	25	+	board and the State Department of Education, on receipt of the results of an indoor 6
	26	+	air quality test, to post the results on its website in a certain manner; and generally 7
	27	+	relating to indoor air quality testing in public schools. 8
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41		-	BY adding to 15
	29	+	BY adding to 9
	30	+	Article – Education 10
	31	+	Section 7–447.2 11
	32	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
	33	+	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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	35	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
	36	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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42	38		Article – Education 16
43		-	Section 7–447.2 5–327 17
44		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
45		-	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 19
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47		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
48		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 2 HOUSE BILL 665
	40	+	7–447.2. 17
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	42	+	(A) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL RETAIN THE SERVICES OF A QUALIFIED 18
	43	+	INDOOR AIR QUALITY INVESTIGATOR TO COND UCT ANY INDOOR AIR Q UALITY 19
	44	+	TESTING THE BOARD CHOOSE S TO HAVE CONDUCTED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL I N THE 20
	45	+	COUNTY. 21
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	47	+	(B) (1) ON RECEIPT OF THE RES ULTS OF AN INDOOR AIR QUAL ITY TEST, 22 2 HOUSE BILL 665
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	50	+	A COUNTY BOARD SHALL : 1
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52		-	~~Article – Education 1~~
	52	+	(I) POST THE RESULTS ON ITS WEBSITE; AND 2
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54		-	~~7–447.2~~. ~~5–327. 2~~
	54	+	(II) SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT . 3
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56		-	(A) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL RETAIN UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF A 3
57		-	QUALIFIED INDOOR AIR QUALITY INVESTIGATOR TO CONDUCT ANY INDOO R AIR 4
58		-	QUALITY TESTING THE BOARD CH OOSES TO HAVE CONDUC TED IN A PUBLIC SCHO OL 5
59		-	IN THE COUNTY. 6
	56	+	(2) ON RECEIPT OF THE RES ULTS OF AN INDOOR AI R QUALITY TEST, 4
	57	+	THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS ON ITS WEBSITE. 5
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61		-	(B) (1) ~~ON RECEIPT~~ OF ~~THE RES ULTS OF AN INDOOR AI R QUALITY TEST, 7~~
62		-	~~A COUNTY BOARD SHALL~~ : 8
	59	+	(3) THE RESULTS POSTED UNDER PARAGRAPH S (1)(I) AND (2) OF 6
	60	+	THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L BE: 7
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64		-	(I) POST THE RESULTS ON I TS WEBSITE; AND 9
	62	+	(I) WRITTEN IN A MANNER T HAT IS CLEAR AND EASY FOR THE 8
	63	+	PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND ; AND 9
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66		-	(II) ~~SUBMIT SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT AND~~ 10
67		-	THE ~~INTERAGENCY COMMISSION~~. 11
	65	+	(II) POSTED IN A CONSPICUO US LOCATION THAT IS EASY FOR 10
	66	+	THE PUBLIC TO FIND AND ACCESS . 11
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69		-	(2) ON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST BY A MEMBE R OF THE PUBLIC TO V IEW 12
70		-	THE RESULTS OF AN IN DOOR AIR QUALITY TES T, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST 13
71		-	THE RESULTS ON ITS W EBSITE COUNTY BOARD SHALL P ROVIDE THE RE SULTS TO A 14
72		-	MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC . 15
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74		-	(3) THE RESULTS POSTED UNDER PARAGRA PHS (1)(I) AND PROVIDED 16
75		-	UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE: 17
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77		-	(I) WRITTEN IN A MANNER T HAT IS CLEAR AND EAS Y FOR THE 18
78		-	PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND ; AND 19
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80		-	(II) POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION THAT IS EASY FOR 20
81		-	THE PUBLIC TO FIND A ND ACCESS PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER. 21
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83		-	(C) THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS 22
84		-	ESTABLISHING MINIMAL AIR QUALITY STANDARD S IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 23
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86		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 24
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88		-	(a) On or before August 1, 2023, the Interagency Commission on School 25
89		-	Construction shall adopt regulations establishing minimal air quality standards in schools. 26
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91		-	(b) On or before December 1, 2023, each county board of education, including 27
92		-	Baltimore City, shall report to the Interagency Commission on School Construction: 28
93		-	HOUSE BILL 665 3
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96		-	(1) each county board of education’s own air quality standards and where 1
97		-	they exceed the Interagency Commission’s minimal standards, adopted under subsection 2
98		-	(a) of this section; 3
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100		-	(2) how each county board of education plans to implement its air quality 4
101		-	standards; and 5
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103		-	(3) the schedule each county board of education proposes to bring each 6
104		-	public school within the county board’s jurisdiction in compliance with the county board’s 7
105		-	air quality standards. 8
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107		-	(c) The Interagency Commission on School Construction shall: 9
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109		-	(1) compile the reports received under subsection (b) of this section; and 10
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111		-	(2) report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 11
112		-	Government Article, the General Assembly, the information compiled under item (1) of this 12
113		-	subsection. 13
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115		-	SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
116		-	July 1, 2022. 15
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121		-	Approved:
122		-	________________________________________________________________________________
123		-	Governor.
124		-	________________________________________________________________________________
125		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
126		-	________________________________________________________________________________
127		-	President of the Senate.
	68	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
	69	+	1, 2022. 13