SB 526 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/21/2024 0683s
2024 SESSION
24-3100
12/02
SENATE BILL 526
SPONSORS: Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Heath, Hills. 41; Rep. B. Sullivan, Sull. 1
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires public school districts to consider building temperatures conducive to education during extreme external temperatures.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/21/2024 0683s 24-3100
12/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Education; Schools; Air Quality and Temperature. Amend RSA 200:48 to read as follows:
200:48 Air Quality and Temperature Control in Schools.
I. The school board of each school district shall develop and implement a policy governing air quality issues in schools. [The policy shall address methods of minimizing or eliminating emissions from buses, cars, delivery vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and other motorized vehicles used for transportation on school property taking into account the state anti-idling and clean air zone policies established by the department of environmental services.]
II. Each school district shall develop and implement a classroom temperature control plan. The plan shall include procedures to maintain classrooms temperatures between 68 degrees and 75 degrees Fahrenheit during heating months and between 72 degrees and 79 degrees Fahrenheit during cooling months, to the maximum extent practical. The plan shall also include procedures for closing classrooms when temperatures are below 60 degrees Fahrenheit or above 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2024 | 2024-0683s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 10, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 10, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
April 18, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/10/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC)
April 5, 2024: Executive Session: 04/10/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
April 5, 2024: Full Committee Work Session: 04/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 205-207
March 21, 2024: Public Hearing: 03/26/2024 01:30 pm LOB 205-207
March 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Education
Feb. 20, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0683s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
Feb. 20, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0683s, AA, VV; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0683s, 02/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8
Jan. 30, 2024: Hearing: 02/06/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 6
Dec. 14, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1