Bill Title: Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply all active classroom instructors, all school staff and administration, and district leadership with an educational document, in a PDF and a physical format, explaining at a minimum the values of good indoor air quality, including peer-reviewed research demonstrating effects of poor and good indoor air quality, an explanation of airborne transmission of pathogens and other airborne substances, a basic explanation of air changes per hour and relation to outdoor air and filtered air, best practice recommendations for the portable air cleaner and the air quality monitor, including guidance on theory, function, placement, and operation of the monitor. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms that are not mechanically ventilated have at least 2 properly functioning windows, or one window in situations where only one is present, that can open and can safely stay open. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with a portable air cleaner that meets specified requirements. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply each school with 5 additional portable air cleaners and 5 additional air quality monitors to be used in school health offices, libraries, cafeterias, and other similar spaces. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to undertake a ventilation verification assessment of all mechanical ventilation systems in the school district performed by a certified assessor or a mechanical engineer. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB3713 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Laura Faver Dias [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matt Hanson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Will Guzzardi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lakesia Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nabeela Syed [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Joyce Mason [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lilian Jimenez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Kelly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Janet Yang Rohr [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Abdelnasser Rashid [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hoan Huynh [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Adriane Johnson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Peters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mike Porfirio [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Christopher Belt [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-057	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mattie Hunter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mike Simmons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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