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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 100.31, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The state fire marshal or the fire marshal's deputies shall 1 4 cause each public or private school, college or university to 1 5 be inspected at least once every two years to determine 1 6 whether each school meets the fire safety standards of this 1 7 Code and is free from other fire hazards, including those 1 8 associated with improper chemical management practices. 1 9Provided, however, thatHowever, such inspections shall be 1 10 made by fire department inspectors in citieswhichthat employ 1 11 fire department inspectorsshall cause such inspections to be1 12made. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 100.35, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2003, 1 14 is amended to read as follows: 1 15 The fire marshal shall adopt, and may amend rules under 1 16 chapter 17A, which include standards relating to hazardous 1 17 chemical management practices, exits and exit lights, fire 1 18 escapes, fire protection, fire safety and the elimination of 1 19 fire hazards, in and for churches, schools, hotels, theaters, 1 20 amphitheaters, hospitals, health care facilities as defined in 1 21 section 135C.1, boarding homes or housing, rest homes, 1 22 dormitories, college buildings, lodge halls, club rooms, 1 23 public meeting places, places of amusement, apartment 1 24 buildings, food establishments as defined in section 137F.1, 1 25 and all other buildings or structures in which persons 1 26 congregate from time to time, whether publicly or privately 1 27 owned. Violation of a rule adopted by the fire marshal is a 1 28 simple misdemeanor. However, upon proof that the fire marshal 1 29 gave written notice to the defendant of the violation, and 1 30 proof that the violation constituted a clear and present 1 31 danger to life, and proof that the defendant failed to 1 32 eliminate the condition giving rise to the violation within 1 33 thirty days after receipt of notice from the fire marshal, the 1 34 penalty is that provided by law for a serious misdemeanor. 1 35 Each day of the continuing violation of a rule after 2 1 conviction of a violation of the rule is a separate offense. 2 2 A conviction is subject to appeal as in other criminal cases. 2 3 Sec. 3. Section 256.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2003, 2 4 are amended to read as follows: 2 5 3. The following areas shall be taught in grades one 2 6 through six: English-language arts, social studies, 2 7 mathematics, science, health, human growth and development, 2 8 physical education, traffic safety, music, and visual art. 2 9 The science curriculum shall include the topics of science 2 10 safety and proper hazardous waste management. The health 2 11 curriculum shall include the characteristics of communicable 2 12 diseases including acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The 2 13 state board as part of accreditation standards shall adopt 2 14 curriculum definitions for implementing the elementary 2 15 program. 2 16 4. The following shall be taught in grades seven and 2 17 eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics; 2 18 science; health; human growth and development, family, 2 19 consumer, career, and technology education; physical 2 20 education; music; and visual art. The science curriculum 2 21 shall include the topics of science safety and proper 2 22 hazardous waste management. The health curriculum shall 2 23 include the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases 2 24 and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board as 2 25 part of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum 2 26 definitions for implementing the program in grades seven and 2 27 eight. However, this subsection shall not apply to the 2 28 teaching of family, consumer, career, and technology education 2 29 in nonpublic schools. 2 30 Sec. 4. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 2 31 2003, is amended to read as follows: 2 32 a. Five units of science including physics and chemistry; 2 33 the units of physics and chemistry may be taught in alternate 2 34 years. The science curriculum shall include the topics of 2 35 science safety and proper hazardous waste management. 3 1 Sec. 5. Section 280.14, Code 2003, is amended to read as 3 2 follows: 3 3 280.14 SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS. 3 4 1. The board or governing authority of each school or 3 5 school district subject to the provisions of this chapter 3 6 shall establish and maintain adequate administration, school 3 7 staffing, personnel assignment policies, teacher 3 8 qualifications, certification requirements, facilities, 3 9 equipment, grounds, graduation requirements, instructional 3 10 requirements, instructional materials, maintenance procedures 3 11 and policies on extracurricular activities. In addition the 3 12 board or governing authority of each school or school district 3 13 shall provide such principals as it finds necessary to provide 3 14 effective supervision and administration for each school and 3 15 its faculty and student body. An individual who is employed 3 16 or contracted as a superintendent by a school or school 3 17 district may also serve as an elementary principal in the same 3 18 school or school district. 3 19 2. The board of directors of each school district and the 3 20 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school 3 21 shall act to reduce the amount of hazardous waste located on 3 22 school property with the goal of meeting the criteria for 3 23 conditionally exempt small quantity generators of hazardous 3 24 waste as set forth in 40 C.F.R. } 261.5, by the United States 3 25 environmental protection agency. 3 26 Sec. 6. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 3 27 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 3 28 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 3 29 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 3 30 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 3 31 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 3 32 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section 3 33 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be 3 34 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and 3 35 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts. 4 1 EXPLANATION 4 2 This bill relates to hazardous chemical management by state 4 3 and local fire inspectors and school districts. The bill 4 4 expands the inspection requirements of the state fire 4 5 marshal's office and local fire inspectors to include fire 4 6 hazards associated with improper chemical management 4 7 practices; requires the state fire marshal to adopt standards 4 8 relating to hazardous chemical management practices; requires 4 9 that the science curriculum used in grades 1 through 12 4 10 include the topics of science safety and proper hazardous 4 11 waste management; and requires schools and school districts to 4 12 work toward the goal of meeting the criteria for conditionally 4 13 exempt small quantity generators of hazardous waste under 4 14 federal regulations. 4 15 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 4 16 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any 4 17 state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school 4 18 district from state school foundation aid received by the 4 19 school district under Code section 257.16. The specification 4 20 is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state 4 21 mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. 4 22 The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate 4 23 the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any 4 24 state mandates included in the bill. 4 25 LSB 2010SS 80 4 26 kh/cl/14.1
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