Rep. Kathleen Willis
Filed: 3/3/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 152 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 152 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Sections 
510-20.56 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 
10meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm 
11Detector Act.
12    "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device 
13having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that 
14is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in 
15accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
16    (b) A school board shall require that each school under its 
 
 
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1authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or 
2carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by 
3the State Fire Marshal. The alarms must be powered as follows:
4        (1) For a school designed before the effective date of 
5    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms 
6    powered by batteries are permitted. In accordance with 
7    Section 17-2.11 of this Code, alarms permanently powered by 
8    the building's electrical system and monitored by any 
9    required fire alarm system are also permitted. Fire 
10    prevention and safety tax levy proceeds or bond proceeds 
11    may be used for alarms so permanently powered and 
12    monitored.
13        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective 
14    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, 
15    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's 
16    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide 
17    detection system. An installation required in this 
18    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire 
19    alarm system.
20    (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that (i) 
21determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii) 
22determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have 
23and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii) 
24require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition 
25and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the 
26requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not 
 
 
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1close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans, 
2protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a 
3carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The 
4State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to 
5administer this Section.
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49  new)
7    Sec. 34-18.49. Carbon monoxide alarm required.
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the 
10meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm 
11Detector Act.
12    "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device 
13having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that 
14is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in 
15accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
16    (b) The board shall require that each school under its 
17authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or 
18carbon monoxide detectors, in accordance with rules adopted by 
19the 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 
24    the building's electrical system and monitored by any 
25    required fire alarm system are also permitted. Fire 
 
 
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1    prevention and safety tax levy proceeds or bond proceeds 
2    may be used for alarms so permanently powered and 
3    monitored.
4        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective 
5    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, 
6    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's 
7    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide 
8    detection system. An installation required in this 
9    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire 
10    alarm system.
11    (c) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules that: (i) 
12determine approved alarms, detectors, and systems; (ii) 
13determine the number of alarms or detectors a school must have 
14and where those alarms or detectors must be located; (iii) 
15require that the alarms or detectors be in operating condition 
16and be inspected annually; (iv) exempt a school from the 
17requirements of this Section if they do not have or are not 
18close to any sources of carbon monoxide; and (v) require plans, 
19protocols, and procedures in response to the activation of a 
20carbon monoxide alarm or carbon monoxide detection system. The 
21State Fire Marshal may adopt any other rules necessary to 
22administer this Section.
 

23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
241, 2016.".