Bill Text: IA HF2152 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act to require radon testing and mitigation in public schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Passed subcommittee. [HF2152 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2152-Introduced.html
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BY
KOESTER
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
HEATON
,
MOORE
,
STANERSON
,
and
KAUFMANN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
to
require
radon
testing
and
mitigation
in
public
1
schools.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.30
Radon
testing
and
1
mitigation.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“short-term
test”
means
3
a
test
approved
by
the
department
of
public
health
in
which
a
4
testing
device
remains
in
an
area
for
not
less
than
two
days
5
and
not
more
than
ninety
days
to
determine
the
amount
of
radon
6
in
the
air
that
is
acceptable
for
human
inhalation.
7
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
8
shall
establish
a
schedule
for
a
short-term
testing
for
radon
9
gas
to
be
performed
at
each
attendance
center
under
its
control
10
at
least
once
by
June
30,
2025,
and
at
least
once
every
ten
11
years
thereafter,
and
following
any
new
construction
of
an
12
attendance
center
or
additions,
renovations,
or
repairs
to
an
13
attendance
center,
unless
otherwise
provided
by
subsection
5.
14
3.
If
the
results
of
a
test
at
an
attendance
center
are
at
15
or
above
four
picocuries
per
liter,
the
board
of
directors
of
16
the
public
school
district
shall
have
a
second
short-term
test
17
for
radon
gas
and
radon
progeny
performed
at
the
attendance
18
center
within
ninety
days
of
the
first
short-term
test.
19
4.
If
the
results
of
a
second
test
at
an
attendance
center
20
pursuant
to
subsection
3
are
at
or
above
four
picocuries
per
21
liter,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
public
school
district
22
shall
retain
a
person
credentialed
to
perform
radon
abatement
23
measures
pursuant
to
section
136B.1
to
develop
a
radon
24
mitigation
plan
within
ninety
days
of
the
second
short-term
25
test.
The
board
shall
implement
the
radon
mitigation
plan
26
within
one
year
of
the
second
short-term
test.
27
5.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
28
shall
have
a
short-term
test
for
radon
gas
and
radon
progeny
29
performed
every
other
year
at
any
attendance
center
that
has
30
implemented
a
radon
mitigation
plan
pursuant
to
subsection
4
or
31
an
alternative
radon
mitigation
plan
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
32
of
this
subsection.
33
b.
If
the
results
of
a
biennial
test
at
an
attendance
34
center
are
at
or
above
four
picocuries
per
liter,
the
board
of
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directors
of
the
public
school
district
shall
retain
a
person
1
credentialed
to
perform
radon
abatement
measures
pursuant
to
2
section
136B.1
to
develop
an
alternative
radon
mitigation
plan
3
within
ninety
days
of
the
biennial
test.
The
board
shall
4
implement
the
alternative
radon
mitigation
plan
within
one
year
5
of
the
biennial
test.
6
c.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
7
shall
continue
biennial
radon
testing
at
an
attendance
center
8
until
the
results
of
biennial
radon
testing
at
the
attendance
9
center
have
been
less
than
four
picocuries
per
liter
for
four
10
consecutive
years.
11
6.
Radon
testing
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
conducted
12
by
a
person
certified
to
conduct
such
testing
pursuant
to
13
section
136B.1
and
shall
be
conducted
as
prescribed
by
the
14
department
of
public
health.
Radon
mitigation
plans
and
15
alternative
radon
mitigation
plans
pursuant
to
this
section
16
shall
be
developed
and
implemented
as
prescribed
by
the
17
department
of
public
health.
18
7.
The
department
of
public
health
and
the
department
of
19
education
shall
each
adopt
rules
to
jointly
administer
this
20
section.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
298.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
22
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
23
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
n.
Radon
testing
and
radon
mitigation
24
pursuant
to
section
280.30.
25
Sec.
3.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
26
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
27
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
28
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
29
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
30
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
31
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
32
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
33
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
34
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
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districts.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
public
5
school
district
to
have
a
short-term
test
for
radon
gas
6
performed
at
each
attendance
center
under
its
control
at
7
least
once
by
June
30,
2025,
and
at
least
once
every
10
years
8
thereafter,
and
following
new
construction
of
an
attendance
9
center
or
additions,
renovations,
or
repairs
to
an
attendance
10
center.
If
the
results
of
such
a
test
are
at
or
above
four
11
picocuries
per
liter,
the
bill
requires
the
board
to
have
a
12
second
short-term
test
performed
at
the
attendance
center
13
within
90
days.
14
If
the
results
of
a
second
test
are
at
or
above
four
15
picocuries
per
liter,
the
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
16
of
the
public
school
district
to
retain
a
person
credentialed
17
to
perform
radon
abatement
measures
to
develop
a
radon
18
mitigation
plan
within
90
days.
The
radon
mitigation
plan
must
19
be
implemented
within
one
year.
20
If
the
results
of
a
short-term
test
at
an
attendance
center
21
at
which
a
radon
mitigation
plan
has
been
implemented
are
at
or
22
above
four
picocuries
per
liter,
the
bill
requires
the
board
23
of
directors
of
the
public
school
district
to
retain
a
person
24
credentialed
to
perform
radon
abatement
measures
to
develop
25
an
alternative
radon
mitigation
plan
within
90
days.
The
26
alternative
radon
mitigation
plan
must
be
implemented
within
27
one
year.
28
The
bill
requires
biennial,
short-term
radon
testing
for
any
29
school
site
at
which
a
radon
mitigation
plan
or
an
alternative
30
radon
mitigation
plan
has
been
implemented,
which
continues
31
until
the
results
have
been
less
than
four
picocuries
per
liter
32
for
four
consecutive
years.
33
The
bill
defines
“short-term
test”
as
a
test
approved
by
34
the
department
of
public
health
in
which
a
testing
device
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remains
in
an
area
for
not
less
than
two
days
and
not
more
than
1
90
days
to
determine
the
amount
of
radon
in
the
air
that
is
2
acceptable
for
human
inhalation.
Radon
testing
pursuant
to
the
3
bill
must
be
conducted
by
a
person
certified
to
conduct
such
4
testing
and
must
be
conducted
as
prescribed
by
the
department
5
of
public
health.
Radon
mitigation
plans
and
alternative
radon
6
mitigation
plans
pursuant
to
the
bill
must
be
developed
and
7
implemented
as
prescribed
by
the
department
of
public
health.
8
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
public
health
and
9
the
department
of
education
to
each
adopt
rules
to
jointly
10
administer
the
provisions
of
the
bill
relating
to
radon
testing
11
in
schools.
12
The
bill
adds
radon
testing
and
radon
mitigation
pursuant
to
13
the
bill
to
the
list
of
permissible
uses
of
a
physical
plant
14
and
equipment
levy
by
a
school
district.
15
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
16
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
17
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
18
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
19
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
20
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
21
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
22
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
23
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
24
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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