Sen. Adriane Johnson
Filed: 5/1/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3524 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3524 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
52-3.196 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.196. Air Quality in Schools Task Force 
8    (a) The Air Quality in Schools Task Force is created. The 
9purpose of the task force is to study and make recommendations 
10to the  General Assembly on air quality goals for elementary, 
11middle, and high schools, processes to assess current 
12ventilation systems in schools, processes to improve 
13ventilation after assessment, and potential State and federal 
14funding sources to improve school air quality in the State.
15     The Task Force shall consist of all of the following 
16members:
 
 
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1        (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House 
2    of Representatives.
3        (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
4    House of Representatives.
5        (3) One member appointed by the President of the 
6    Senate.
7        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
8    Senate.
9        (5) One member appointed by the Office of the 
10    Governor.
11        (6) One member of the State Board of Education, 
12    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
13        (7) One member appointed by the Director of the 
14    Environmental Protection Agency.
15        (8) One member from a group representing school boards 
16    in this State, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
17    Education.
18        (9) One member from a labor union that trains 
19    individuals to perform ventilation assessments and work on 
20    ventilation systems in large buildings, appointed by the 
21    State Superintendent of Education.
22        (10) One member from a labor union representing 
23    teachers in this State, appointed by the State 
24    Superintendent of Education.
25        (11) Two parents of students currently attending 
26    school, appointed by the State Superintendent of 
 
 
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1    Education.
2        (12) One district superintendent, appointed by the 
3    State Superintendent of Education. 
4        (13) One school principal, appointed by the State 
5    Superintendent of Education. 
6        (14) One school groundskeeper, appointed by the State 
7    Superintendent of Education. 
8        (15) One environmental engineer, appointed by the 
9    Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
10        (16) One member appointed by the Director of Public 
11    Health. 
12        (17) One member of the Illinois Chapter of the 
13    American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 
14    Air-Conditioning Engineers, appointed by the Director of 
15    Public Health. 
16        (18) One member of a disability rights organization, 
17    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. 
18    Members of the task force shall serve without 
19compensation. 
20    (b) The State Board of Education shall provide 
21administrative assistance and necessary staff support 
22services.
23    (c) The task force shall issue recommendations for 
24elementary and secondary schools relating to best practices to 
25better assess current ventilation systems in schools and to 
26improve their overall maintenance, as well as identify 
 
 
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1potential infrastructure needs. The recommendations shall also 
2identify potential State and federal funding sources to assist 
3schools in improving identified infrastructure and ventilation 
4needs.".