Bill Text: HI HB2556 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health; Environment; Cleaning Products; Public Schools
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-12 - (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Bertram, Cabanilla, Takumi excused. [HB2556 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2556-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1509, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-1509
Environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in public
schools. The department of education shall require that all public
school facilities give first preference, where feasible, to the purchase and
use of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products that have
been approved by the [Green Seal program] Design for the Environment
program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to
section 321-26.5, for use in public school facilities:
(1) To clean hard surfaces in bathrooms such as counters, walls, floors, fixtures, basins, tubs, or tile;
(2) To eliminate dirt and stains on rugs and carpeting;
(3) For routine cleaning of hard surfaces, including impervious flooring such as concrete or tile; provided that this category shall not include:
(A) Products intended primarily to strip, polish, or wax floors; or
(B) Cleaners intended primarily for cleaning toilet bowls, dishes, laundry, upholstery, or wood;
(4) To clean glass, windows, mirrors, or metallic or polished surfaces;
(5) For routine, non-specialized hand cleaning;
(6) Paper towels or other paper used for cleaning; provided that this category shall not include toilet paper, facial tissue, or paper towels used for drying hands; and
(7) Other categories as identified [in] by
the department of health."
SECTION 2. Section 321-26.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§321-26.5 Environmentally-sensitive
cleaning and maintenance products for use in public schools; approved list of
products. (a) The department of health shall maintain a list of
products that have been approved by the [Green Seal program] Design
for the Environment program of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency for public school facilities to use as a first preference guideline
when purchasing and using environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance
products; provided that the department may add or remove any product from the
list as deemed necessary by the director.
(b) The department shall review and
evaluate existing research regarding environmentally-sensitive cleaning and
maintenance products[, including any research and guidance] issued by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Health; Environment; Cleaning Products; Public Schools
Description:
Requires the department of education to give first preference to environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products that carry the design for the environment label designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for use in public schools.
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