HB0152eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.56 and 34-18.49 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.56. Carbon monoxide alarm required.
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the
10meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm
11Detector Act.
12    "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device
13having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that
14is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in
15accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
16    (b) A school board shall require that each school under its
17authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or
18carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by
19the State Fire Marshal. The alarms must be powered as follows:
20        (1) For a school designed before the effective date of
21    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms
22    powered by batteries are permitted. In accordance with
23    Section 17-2.11 of this Code, alarms permanently powered by

 

 

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1    the building's electrical system and monitored by any
2    required fire alarm system are also permitted. Fire
3    prevention and safety tax levy proceeds or bond proceeds
4    may be used for alarms so permanently powered and
5    monitored.
6        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective
7    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly,
8    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's
9    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide
10    detection system. An installation required in this
11    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire
12    alarm system.
13    (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that (i)
14determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii)
15determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have
16and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii)
17require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition
18and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the
19requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not
20close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans,
21protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a
22carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The
23State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to
24administer this Section.
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 34-18.49. Carbon monoxide alarm required.
2    (a) In this Section:
3    "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the
4meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm
5Detector Act.
6    "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device
7having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that
8is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in
9accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
10    (b) The board shall require that each school under its
11authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or
12carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by
13the State Fire Marshal. The alarms must be powered as follows:
14        (1) For a school designed before the effective date of
15    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms
16    powered by batteries are permitted. Alarms permanently
17    powered by the building's electrical system and monitored
18    by any required fire alarm system are also permitted.
19        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective
20    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly,
21    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's
22    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide
23    detection system. An installation required in this
24    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire
25    alarm system.
26    (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that: (i)

 

 

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1determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii)
2determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have
3and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii)
4require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition
5and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the
6requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not
7close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans,
8protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a
9carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The
10State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to
11administer this Section.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
131, 2016.