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Senate committee releases bill to study indoor air quality in public schools, adds Health Department to lead
Summary
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee unanimously released S1033 after sponsors agreed to amend the bill to add the Department of Health as a lead agency alongside DEP and DOE, following testimony that DEP lacks jurisdiction over indoor air quality in schools.
Senators on the Senate Environment and Energy Committee voted to release S1033, a bill that directs the Department of Environmental Protection to study indoor air quality at public schools, develop a list of common indoor contaminants and establish guidance on mitigation, after the sponsor agreed to an amendment adding the Department of Health as a lead partner.
The bill was introduced by Senator Celia Greenstein (prime sponsor)…
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