An Act to ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators

This bill amends state laws to establish new ventilation standards for school buildings in Massachusetts to protect students and educators from airborne illnesses. It requires the Department of Labor Standards to create regulations ensuring that school ventilation systems provide either a minimum of four air changes per hour or at least 20 cubic feet of fresh air per person within two years of the law taking effect. The legislation defines specific terms such as "filtered air" and "advanced technologies" to guide these safety requirements and mandates that rules be developed in consultation with health and safety advisory committees.