Bill Text: IL SB3669 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require that each school building in the district be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms in accordance with the rules of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the State Fire Marshal shall, by rule, (i) determine the number of alarms a public school building must have and where those alarms must be located, (ii) require that the alarms be in operating condition and be inspected annually, and (iii) exempt school buildings from the alarm requirement if they do not have or are not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3669 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3669-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3669 Introduced 11/7/2014, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require that each school building in the district be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms in accordance with the rules of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the State Fire Marshal shall, by rule, (i) determine the number of alarms a public school building must have and where those alarms must be located, (ii) require that the alarms be in operating condition and be inspected annually, and (iii) exempt school buildings from the alarm requirement if they do not have or are not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
10-20.56 and 34-18.49 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new)
Sec. 10-20.56. Carbon monoxide alarm required.
(a) In this Section, "approved carbon monoxide alarm" and
"alarm" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon
Monoxide Alarm Detector Act.
(b) A school board shall require that each school building
in the district be equipped with approved carbon monoxide
alarms in accordance with the rules of the State Fire Marshal.
The State Fire Marshal shall, by rule, (i) determine the number
of alarms a public school building must have and where those
alarms must be located, (ii) require that the alarms be in
operating condition and be inspected annually, and (iii) exempt
school buildings from the alarm requirement if they do not have
or are not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. The State
Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary.
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new)
Sec. 34-18.49. Carbon monoxide alarm required.

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(a) In this Section, "approved carbon monoxide alarm" and
"alarm" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon
Monoxide Alarm Detector Act.
(b) The board shall require that each school building in
the district be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms
in accordance with the rules of the State Fire Marshal. The
State Fire Marshal shall, by rule, (i) determine the number of
alarms a public school building must have and where those
alarms must be located, (ii) require that the alarms be in
operating condition and be inspected annually, and (iii) exempt
school buildings from the alarm requirement if they do not have
or are not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. The State
Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.