MA H2475

Bill

Relative to improving asthma in schools

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/22/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to improving environmental conditions to reduce asthma in schools. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve environmental conditions in schools to reduce asthma. It requires public schools to develop indoor air quality management plans, create environmental health committees, and use environmentally preferable cleaning products. The bill defines key terms like "cleaning product," "environmentally preferable products and services," and "HEPA vacuums." It outlines the plan's objectives, such as routine maintenance, building inspections, and ventilation equipment repair. The bill also requires schools to report their use of environmentally preferable cleaning products and services, and allows individuals to request alternative products if they experience adverse health effects. The Department of Public Health is tasked with recommending schools with high asthma prevalence to implement these measures.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Dave Rogers (D)*, Mike Connolly (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Kay Khan (D), Denise Provost (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4528 (on 05/24/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2475

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2475
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2475.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H239	Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H2479	To require environmentally safe alternatives to harmful cleaning products	Accompanied H2475	Replaces
H256	Regarding surveys in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4685	Similar To
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H258	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4672	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
H4528	The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.	No further action taken	Replaced by
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S2113	Relative to healthy youth	Reprinted as amended, see S2128	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2343	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Reprinted as amended, see S2374	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2374	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1439

Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H239

Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H2479

To require environmentally safe alternatives to harmful cleaning products

Accompanied H2475

Replaces

H256

Regarding surveys in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4685

Similar To

H257

Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools

Accompanied a new draft, see H4392

Similar To

H258

To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4672

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

H4528

The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.

No further action taken

Replaced by

S2112

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

No further action taken

Similar To

S2113

Relative to healthy youth

Reprinted as amended, see S2128

Similar To

S2128

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2343

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Reprinted as amended, see S2374

Similar To

S2367

To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2374

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

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