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IN SB0522
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Melton
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AI Summary
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Mandatory radon gas testing required for all public and nonpublic school buildings where students are regularly present, including buildings with licensed child care centers or child care ministries, before July 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter
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School superintendents or chief administrative officers must determine testing parameters (buildings, locations, methods, and notification procedures) in consultation with the state department of health and school principals
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Test results must be submitted to the state department of health within 30 days of receiving results
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All radon testing must be performed by a person certified under IC 16-41-38
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Schools tested for radon between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019 must conduct their next test within five years of that previous test (provision expires June 30, 2024)
Legislative Description
Radon testing in schools. Requires every building that is used by a public school or nonpublic school: (1) where students are regularly present; (2) that contains a licensed child care center; or (3) that contains a licensed child care ministry; to be tested for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny before July 1, 2020, and at least one time every five years thereafter. Provides that the superintendent of the school corporation or chief administrative officer of the nonpublic school, in consultation with the state department of health (state department) and the principal of each school to be tested, shall determine: (1) the buildings to be tested; (2) the locations to be tested within each building; (3) the method of testing; and (4) the procedures concerning notification and circulation of the testing results. Requires the test results to be submitted to the state department. Requires the tests to be conducted by a person certified to perform radon testing.
Last Action
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
1/14/2019