Sen. Andy Manar
Filed: 5/8/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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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. The alarms must be powered as 
3follows:
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.
12        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective 
13    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, 
14    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's 
15    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide 
16    detection system. An installation required in this 
17    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire 
18    alarm system.
19    Alarms or detectors must be located within 20 feet of a 
20carbon monoxide emitting device. Alarms or detectors must be in 
21operating condition and be inspected annually. A school is 
22exempt from the requirements of this Section if it does not 
23have or is not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. A 
24school must require plans, protocols, and procedures in 
25response to the activation of a carbon monoxide alarm or carbon 
26monoxide detection system.
 
 
 
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1    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49  new)
2    Sec. 34-18.49. Carbon monoxide alarm required.
3    (a) In this Section:
4    "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the 
5meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm 
6Detector Act.
7    "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device 
8having a sensor that responds to carbon monoxide gas and that 
9is connected to an alarm control unit and approved in 
10accordance with rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
11    (b) The board shall require that each school under its 
12authority be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms or 
13carbon monoxide detectors. The alarms must be powered as 
14follows:
15        (1) For a school designed before the effective date of 
16    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, alarms 
17    powered by batteries are permitted. Alarms permanently 
18    powered by the building's electrical system and monitored 
19    by any required fire alarm system are also permitted.
20        (2) For a school designed on or after the effective 
21    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, 
22    alarms must be permanently powered by the building's 
23    electrical system or be an approved carbon monoxide 
24    detection system. An installation required in this 
25    subdivision (2) must be monitored by any required fire 
 
 
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1    alarm system.
2    Alarms or detectors must be located within 20 feet of a 
3carbon monoxide emitting device. Alarms or detectors must be in 
4operating condition and be inspected annually. A school is 
5exempt from the requirements of this Section if it does not 
6have or is not close to any sources of carbon monoxide. A 
7school must require plans, protocols, and procedures in 
8response to the activation of a carbon monoxide alarm or carbon 
9monoxide detection system.
 

10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
111, 2016.".