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IN HB1233
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Sue Errington
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AI Summary
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Department of Education shall establish a list of approved environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products and guidelines for their purchase, storage, and use at school facilities, in consultation with the state department of health and Indiana department of environmental management.
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Department must update the approved products list and guidelines at least once annually and distribute copies to all school corporation superintendents and post on the department's website.
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Schools and school employees must comply with the green cleaning guidelines and use only approved products by July 1, 2022, and notify employees of the availability of the approved products list and guidelines.
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Department may annually award green cleaning awards to schools that comply with the guidelines before July 1, 2022, and must maintain and provide lists of manufacturers and contractors offering compliant products and services.
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The green cleaning requirements apply to public schools, charter schools, qualified schools, innovation network schools, and qualified districts or qualified high schools under Indiana Code.
Legislative Description
Green cleaning at schools. Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the state department of health and the Indiana department of environmental management, to establish: (1) a list of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products approved by the department; and (2) guidelines and specifications for the purchase, storage, and use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products by a school at a school facility. Requires, not later than July 1, 2022, the following: (1) A school to comply with the guidelines and specifications and notify school employees of the availability of the list and guidelines and specifications. (2)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/10/2017