SB 444

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to establish an indoor air

quality inspection and evaluation program for public school buildings used by pupils.

DHS may perform random inspections of a public school building used by pupils, and

DHS must respond to complaints about the air quality in a public school building

used by pupils, unless the building was inspected within the previous two years and

no problems were identified or the building was inspected within the previous six

months and problems were identified. DHS may request and receive assistance from

local health departments or qualified third parties in performing its duties under the

bill. If DHS, a local health department, or a qualified third party performs an

inspection of the air quality in a public school building used by pupils, DHS, the local

health department, or the qualified third party must compile a report of the results

of that inspection in areas of the building used by pupils and areas of the building

not used by pupils, including the known potential health consequences of any

problems identified with air quality in the building and any identified potential

sources of air quality issues. DHS, the local health department, or the qualified third

party must present the report to the person who made the complaint, if any; to the

school board or the governing board of a charter school, whichever is applicable,

during an open meeting; and to the local health department, unless the local health

department performed the investigation and compiled the report. If requested, DHS

must then assist the school in developing a reasonable plan to address any air quality

issues found in the inspection.