Maine LD1887: Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools

What the bill says

To amend rules. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall amend its rules Chapter 60: New School Siting Approval, Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects and Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units to require standards governing air quality and ventilation for all newly constructed public schools, including schools with mechanical and nonmechanical ventilation systems. These standards must apply to all newly constructed public schools and must apply no earlier than July 1, 2022 and no later t.

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to amend rules. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall amend its rules Chapter 60: New School Siting Approval, Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects and Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units to require standards governing air quality and ventilation for all newly constructed public schools, including schools with mechanical and nonmechanical ventilation systems. These standards must apply to all newly constructed public schools and must apply no earlier than July 1, 2022 and no later than July 1, 2026. The rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, and the department shall submit the provisionally adopted rules for final adoption to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by January 4, 2022 9, 2026. Page 1 - 132LR1555(03)

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Sponsors

• Amy Arata (R, 104) · primary sponsor
• Richard Bradstreet (R, 15)
• Michael Brennan (D, 115)
• Nathan Carlow (R, 137)