Assembly Bill A7115

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a school ventilation and energy efficiency assessment, repair and verification program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6563
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-n, Ed L

2023-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a school ventilation and energy efficiency assessment, repair and verification program to require each school to: obtain an HVAC Assessment Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting the functionality of the existing system or lack thereof, and obtain a report from a mechanical engineer identifying any upgrades, replacements or other measures recommended to improve the functionality, health and safety and/or energy efficiency of the HVAC system; adjust, and, if necessary, repair existing building HVAC systems, and install or replace HVAC systems, if necessary, to ensure proper and efficient operation, as well as compliance with health and safety standards; obtain an HVAC Verification Report performed by qualified testing personnel documenting any upgrades, replacements, installations or any other work performed on the HVAC system functions as designed and/or in compliance with health and safety standards; install CO2 sensors in classrooms, assembly areas, kitchen or cafeteria areas or building office spaces to provide ongoing verification that proper ventilation is maintained during operation

2023-A7115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7115
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  school
   ventilation  and energy efficiency assessment, repair and verification
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
 finds and declares that:
   a. The issue of ameliorating a school's air quality has gotten  a  lot
 of  well-deserved  attention during the spread of COVID-19 though venti-
 lation and also with the increase of  extreme  heat  conditions  in  the
 classrooms.    Cleaner  air is better for a school building's population
 and  even  helps  with  higher  thinking/cognitive  abilities.  Although
 schools  are  now  fully  open,  a school with an outdated or inadequate
 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, which controls
 the temperature, humidity, and air quality in school  classrooms,  leave
 many  schools  susceptible to harmful airborne particles and, therefore,
 vulnerable to any current or future contagion that plagues the state. It
 is important for the state to establish a program which provides for the
 safe ventilation and proper filtration of  air  throughout  each  school
 building,  so  they  can operate with the confidence that they have safe
 and efficient HVAC systems in place.
   b. The air ventilation and filtration process, essentially,  seeks  to
 bring outside air into the school building and then both condition (heat
 or  cool)  the  outside  air  and  remove any impure air particles as it
 enters the building (as well as recycling the indoor air).  To  maintain
 safety,  air  particles  entering  a  school must meet minimum standards
 after going through air purifiers/filters (e.g.,  MERV  13  filter)  and
 qualified  testing  personnel and engineers can assess and determine how
 well a filtration system is working and how safe the air is.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10932-01-3
              

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