SB535: Bill Text

3. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which DPI issues its model management plan, each school board must adopt a management plan to monitor and improve indoor environmental quality in district schools. Among other specified items, the school board's plan must designate an employee as the district's indoor environmental quality coordinator, establish an indoor environmental quality committee, include a policy on and procedures for handling complaints about indoor environmental quality, include a plan for complying with the most recent version of national air quality standards, include a plan for addressing air quality issues noted during an annual evaluation, include a plan for remediating known indoor environmental quality issues, and provide for an annual review of the management plan. The school board must also distribute its plan annually to pupils and to their parents or guardians.

4. A school board that becomes aware of any information concerning the indoor environmental quality of a school, including test results, must make that information available to all pupils assigned to the school, the parents or guardians of those pupils, and all employees assigned to the school.

5. A school board must include in a contract for the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of a new school, for a structural addition to an existing school, or for an alteration to an existing school that will cause a material change to the mechanical systems and equipment of that school a provision to ensure that the design of the new school, addition, or alteration facilitates good indoor environmental quality for all occupants of the spaces affected by the design in accordance with its management plan and facilitates operation and maintenance of the spaces, systems, and equipment affected by the design in a manner that promotes good indoor environmental quality in accordance with its management plan.

6. A school board, before approving a contract for the construction of a new school, for a structural addition to an existing school, or for an alteration to an existing school that will cause a material change to the mechanical systems and equipment of that school, must determine that the plan and schedule for the construction, addition, or alteration consider and address concerns about indoor environmental quality during the construction process; the transfer from the designers and builders to school maintenance employees of information necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the new school, addition, or alteration and its systems and equipment so as to promote good indoor environmental quality; and the implementation of proper commissioning procedures, including testing of any new systems or equipment, before occupancy of the spaces affected by the project.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB535, s. 1 Section 1. 118.075 of the statutes is created to read:

SB535,3,3 118.075 Indoor environmental quality in schools. (1) Definition. In this section, "task force" means the indoor environmental quality in schools task force created under sub. (2).

SB535,3,6 (2) Task force. (a) The state superintendent shall establish a special committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to be called the indoor environmental quality in schools task force. The task force shall consist of the following members:

SB535,3,7 1. The state superintendent or his or her designee.

SB535,3,8 2. The secretary of commerce or his or her designee.

SB535,3,9 3. The secretary of health and family services or his or her designee.

SB535,3,11 4. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or his or her designee.

SB535,3,13 5. A member of the assembly appointed in the same manner as members of assembly standing committees are appointed.

SB535,3,15 6. A member of the senate appointed in the same manner as members of senate standing committees are appointed.

SB535,3,17 7. One member who is a representative of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.

SB535,3,19 8. One member who is a representative of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators.

SB535,3,21 9. One member who is a representative of the largest statewide labor organization representing teachers.

SB535,3,23 10. One member who is a representative of the largest statewide organization representing parents of pupils.

SB535,3,25 11. One member who is a representative of a nonprofit organization concerned with public health.

SB535,4,3 12. One member who is registered as an architect or professional engineer under ch. 443 and who is actively engaged in the practice of school design and construction.

SB535,4,4 13. One member who is a contractor actively engaged in school construction.

SB535,4,5 14. Two members who have expertise in indoor environmental quality.

SB535,4,8 (b) The state superintendent shall appoint the members of the task force specified in par. (a) 7. to 14., shall appoint or determine the method of appointment of the officers of the task force, and shall call the first meeting of the task force.

SB535,4,16 (c) The department shall provide administrative support services to the task force. The task force may call upon the department of health and family services, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or any other state agency or officer to assist the task force, and those agencies or officers shall cooperate with the task force to the fullest extent possible. The department of public instruction may contract with professionals who are knowledgeable and experienced in indoor environmental quality management to assist the task force in performing its duties under par. (e) 1. to 3.

SB535,4,20 (d) From the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (ka) and within the budget of the task force authorized under s. 16.40 (14), the department of administration shall reimburse members of the task force for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their functions.

SB535,4,21 (e) The task force shall do all of the following:

SB535,4,24 1. Advise the department in the development of the model management plan to improve indoor environmental quality in public schools and best management practices under sub. (3).

SB535,5,2 2. Recommend indoor environmental quality training requirements for school district employees who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of schools.

SB535,5,5 3. Recommend educational materials relating to indoor environmental quality in schools and develop guidelines for making that information available to pupils, parents and guardians, and school district employees.

SB535,5,12 (f) Upon completing its duties under par. (e), the task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor. The task force shall cease to exist on the date on which the department issues its model management plan and best management practices under sub. (3) unless the state superintendent determines under s. 15.04 (1) (c) that the operations of the department require the task force to continue in existence after that date.

SB535,5,18 (3) Indoor environmental quality in schools model management plan. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the task force submits its report under sub. (2) (f), the department shall establish a model management plan to improve indoor environmental quality in public schools and school indoor environmental quality best management practices. In developing the plan and practices, the department shall consider the recommendations of the task force.

SB535,5,23 (4) School district management plans. (a) By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices under sub. (3), each school board shall adopt a management plan to monitor and improve indoor environmental quality in district schools. The plan shall do all of the following:

SB535,5,25 1. Designate a school district employee as the indoor environmental quality coordinator for the school district.

SB535,6,2 2. Establish an indoor environmental quality committee composed of school administrators, teachers, and custodial and maintenance staff.

SB535,6,4 3. Include a plan for communicating with school district employees, pupils, and parents and guardians of pupils about indoor air quality problems.

SB535,6,6 4. Include a policy on and procedures for handling complaints about indoor environmental quality.

SB535,6,9 5. Include a plan for complying with the most recent version of air quality standards approved by the American National Standards Institute and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

SB535,6,11 6. Include a plan for addressing air quality issues noted during an annual evaluation of building systems.

SB535,6,13 7. Include a schedule for implementing the remediation of known indoor environmental quality issues.

SB535,6,15 8. Include a plan for the maintenance of building components and mechanical systems.

SB535,6,17 9. Include a policy on and procedures for reducing the concentration, or avoiding elevated concentrations, of indoor air contaminants.

SB535,6,19 10. Require an annual review of the management plan by the indoor environmental quality coordinator and the school board.

SB535,6,21 (b) Annually, the school board shall distribute the plan adopted under par. (a) to pupils enrolled in the school district and to their parents or guardians.

SB535,7,2 (c) A school board that becomes aware of any information concerning the indoor environmental quality of a school, including test results, shall make that information available, in printed format or by the Internet, to all pupils assigned to the school building, the parents or guardians of those pupils, and all school district employees assigned to the school building.

SB535,7,9 (5) School building construction, alterations, and structural additions. (a) A school board shall include in a contract for the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of a new school, for a structural addition to an existing school, or for an alteration to an existing school that will cause a material change to the mechanical systems and equipment of that school a provision to ensure that the design of the new building, addition, or alteration facilitates all of the following:

SB535,7,12 1. Good indoor environmental quality for all occupants of the spaces affected by the design in accordance with the management plan established under sub. (4) (a).

SB535,7,15 2. Operation and maintenance of the spaces, systems, and equipment affected by the design in a manner that promotes good indoor environmental quality in accordance with the management plan established under sub. (4) (a).

SB535,7,21 (b) Before a school board may approve a contract for the construction of a new school, for a structural addition to an existing school, or for an alteration to an existing school that will cause a material change to the mechanical systems and equipment of that school, the school board shall determine that the plan and schedule for that construction, addition, or alteration consider and address all of the following:

SB535,7,23 1. Concerns about indoor environmental quality during the construction process.

SB535,8,3 2. The transfer from the persons who designed and constructed the new school, addition, or alteration to the school personnel who are responsible for operating and maintaining the new school, addition, or alteration of information necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the new school, addition, or alteration and its systems and equipment so as to promote good indoor environmental quality.

SB535,8,6 3. The implementation of proper commissioning procedures, including testing of any new systems or equipment, before occupancy of the spaces affected by the project.

SB535, s. 2 Section 2. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

SB535,8,17 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

SB535, s. 3 Section 3. 119.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB535,8,22 119.16 (3) (a) The Subject to s. 118.075 (5), the board shall construct, purchase, lease, improve or enlarge buildings and purchase furniture and sites for the public schools, shall purchase, install and maintain heating systems in public schools and may contract for carrying out any of these purposes.

SB535, s. 4 Section 4. 120.13 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB535,9,4 120.13 (9) Architects and engineers. Contract with or employ architects and engineers for the preparation of plans and specifications for school buildings, structures and other improvements to school district property and for all other related services. A contract under this subsection for the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of a new school or for the alteration of or a structural addition to an existing school shall comply with s. 118.075 (5).

SB535, s. 5 Section 5. Effective date.

SB535,9,7 (1) Indoor environmental quality in schools. This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.

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