Minnesota Legislature
SF 4077
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/15/2018 08:55am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; health; requiring school districts to conduct radon testing;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.571.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.571, is amended to read:
123B.571 RADON TESTING.
Subdivision 1.
deleted text begin Voluntarydeleted text end Plan.
The commissioners of health and education deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
jointly develop a plan to deleted text begin encouragedeleted text end new text begin requirenew text end school districts to accurately and efficiently test
for the presence of radon in public school buildings serving students in kindergarten through
grade 12. To the extent possible, the commissioners shall base the plan on the standards
established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Subd. 2.
Radon testing.
A school district deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end include radon testing as a part of
its ten-year facility plan under section 123B.595, subdivision 4. deleted text begin If a school district receives
authority to use long-term facilities maintenance revenue to conduct radon testing,deleted text end The
district shall conduct the testing according to the radon testing plan developed by the
commissioners of health and education.
Subd. 3.
Reporting.
A school district that has tested its school buildings for the presence
of radon deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end report the results of its tests to the Department of Health in a form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner of healthnew text begin and the Department of Education in a
form and manner prescribed by the commissioner of educationnew text end . A school district that has
tested for the presence of radon deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end also report the results of its testing at a school
board meeting.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.
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