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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
| 5 | 10-20.56 and 34-18.49 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 10-20.56. Carbon monoxide alarm required. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
| 9 | "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the | ||||||
| 10 | meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm | ||||||
| 11 | Detector Act. | ||||||
| 12 | "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device | ||||||
| 13 | having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that | ||||||
| 14 | is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in | ||||||
| 15 | accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
| 16 | (b) A school board shall require that each school under its | ||||||
| 17 | authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or | ||||||
| 18 | carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by | ||||||
| 19 | the State Fire Marshal. The alarms must be powered as follows: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) For a school designed before the effective date of | ||||||
| 21 | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms | ||||||
| 22 | powered by batteries are permitted. In accordance with | ||||||
| 23 | Section 17-2.11 of this Code, alarms permanently powered by | ||||||
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| 1 | the building's electrical system and monitored by any | ||||||
| 2 | required fire alarm system are also permitted. Fire | ||||||
| 3 | prevention and safety tax levy proceeds or bond proceeds | ||||||
| 4 | may be used for alarms so permanently powered and | ||||||
| 5 | monitored. | ||||||
| 6 | (2) For a school designed on or after the effective | ||||||
| 7 | date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, | ||||||
| 8 | alarms must be permanently powered by the building's | ||||||
| 9 | electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide | ||||||
| 10 | detection system. An installation required in this | ||||||
| 11 | subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire | ||||||
| 12 | alarm system. | ||||||
| 13 | (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that (i) | ||||||
| 14 | determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii) | ||||||
| 15 | determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have | ||||||
| 16 | and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii) | ||||||
| 17 | require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition | ||||||
| 18 | and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the | ||||||
| 19 | requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not | ||||||
| 20 | close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans, | ||||||
| 21 | protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a | ||||||
| 22 | carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The | ||||||
| 23 | State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to | ||||||
| 24 | administer this Section. | ||||||
| 25 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new) | ||||||
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| 1 | Sec. 34-18.49. Carbon monoxide alarm required. | ||||||
| 2 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
| 3 | "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the | ||||||
| 4 | meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm | ||||||
| 5 | Detector Act. | ||||||
| 6 | "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device | ||||||
| 7 | having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that | ||||||
| 8 | is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in | ||||||
| 9 | accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) The board shall require that each school under its | ||||||
| 11 | authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or | ||||||
| 12 | carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by | ||||||
| 13 | the State Fire Marshal. The alarms must be powered as follows: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) For a school designed before the effective date of | ||||||
| 15 | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms | ||||||
| 16 | powered by batteries are permitted. Alarms permanently | ||||||
| 17 | powered by the building's electrical system and monitored | ||||||
| 18 | by any required fire alarm system are also permitted. | ||||||
| 19 | (2) For a school designed on or after the effective | ||||||
| 20 | date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, | ||||||
| 21 | alarms must be permanently powered by the building's | ||||||
| 22 | electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide | ||||||
| 23 | detection system. An installation required in this | ||||||
| 24 | subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire | ||||||
| 25 | alarm system. | ||||||
| 26 | (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that: (i) | ||||||
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| 1 | determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii) | ||||||
| 2 | determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have | ||||||
| 3 | and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii) | ||||||
| 4 | require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition | ||||||
| 5 | and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the | ||||||
| 6 | requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not | ||||||
| 7 | close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans, | ||||||
| 8 | protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a | ||||||
| 9 | carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The | ||||||
| 10 | State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to | ||||||
| 11 | administer this Section.
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
| 13 | 1, 2016.
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