MA H3716

Bill

To ensure the health and safety of the Commonwealth’s students and educators

Introduced
05/06/2021

In Committee
05/06/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

By Representatives Hawkins of Attleboro and Gouveia of Acton, a petition of James K. Hawkins, Tami L. Gouveia and others to ensure the health and safety of students, educators and communities during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure the health and safety of students, educators, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It establishes ventilation requirements for school buildings, including minimum air changes per hour, outdoor air supply, and carbon dioxide levels. The bill also requires schools to maintain proper humidity levels and provide personal protective equipment (PPE) during a declared pandemic. It creates a new category of major reconstruction projects for the Massachusetts School Building Authority to fund ventilation system upgrades. Additionally, the bill mandates COVID-19 pooled surveillance testing programs in public school districts and requires the provision of face coverings, masks, and other PPE at no cost to the districts. Finally, the bill establishes a special commission to study ventilation, air temperatures, and air conditioning in public school facilities.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (28)

Tami Gouveia (D)*, Jim Hawkins (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Pete Capano (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Rady Mom (D), James Murphy (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4938 (on 09/29/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3716

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3716
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3716.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2097	Advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H2224	Protecting the health and safety of people in restaurants	Accompanied a new draft, see H4273	Similar To
H3099	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4856	Similar To
H3868	To improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high level nuclear waste dump sites	Accompanied a study order, see H5240	Similar To
H4938	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H639	To ensure the health and safety of children	Accompanied a new draft, see H4795	Similar To
S1392	Further regulating the sale of tobacco products	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S400	Relative to promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S577	Protecting public health and reducing health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

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