S 1520 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires each board of education to adopt policy establishing temperature control standards and guidelines for school district facilities.

S 1520 requires every New Jersey public school district board of education to create a policy ensuring consistent, comfortable temperatures in school buildings to support learning. The policy must designate a staff member to monitor compliance, establish procedures for addressing uncomfortable temperatures, and align with existing air quality standards and local building/fire codes. School districts must implement corrective actions for temperature issues where feasible, following guidelines from the Department of Labor. The law directs the Department of Education and Department of Health to jointly develop implementation guidance, with the policy taking effect for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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