HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2899 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2156
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul W. Mark and Tricia Farley-Bouvier
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring carbon monoxide alarms in schools.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 1/16/2015 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 1/16/2015 |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex | 10/28/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2899 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2156
By Representatives Mark of Peru and Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2156) of Paul W. Mark, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul Brodeur for legislation to require the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in certain schools. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2168 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act requiring carbon monoxide alarms in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 26F½ of Chapter 148 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following:
(g) Every building or structure, including those owned by the Commonwealth, occupied in whole or in part as a school subject to the authority of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, that: (1) contains fossil-fuel burning equipment including, but not limited to, a furnace, boiler, water heater, fireplace or any other apparatus, appliance or device that burns fossil fuel; or (2) incorporates enclosed parking within its structure shall be equipped by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with working, approved carbon monoxide alarms in conformance with the requirements of the board of fire prevention regulations.