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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 498 of 739

conditioning repair and remediation needs, including the public health condition and needs of the students attending a school; (4) Optimal heating, ventilation and air conditioning system performance benchmarks for minimizing the spread of infectious disease; (5) Protocols to be used by school districts to receive, investigate and address complaints or evidence of mold, pest infestation, hazardous odors or chemicals and poor indoor air-quality; (6) The frequency with which local and regional boards of education should be providing for a uniform inspection and evaluation program of the indoor air quality within school buildings, such as the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program, and whether such program should be provided for at all schools or only at those constructed before or after a certain date; (7) Best practices for the proper maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditions systems in school buildings; (8) Any other criteria affecting school indoor air quality; and (9) Proposals for legislation to carry out any the recommendations of the working group. (b) The working group shall consist of the following members: (1) Three appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of ConnectiCOSH, one of whom is a representative of the Associated Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors of Connecticut, and one of whom is a member of the Senate; (2) Three appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a specialist in the field of children's health, one of whom shall is a representative of the Connecticut State Building Trades