Senate
File
2241
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2241
BY
RAGAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
utilization
of
environmentally
preferable
1
cleaning
and
maintenance
products
in
school
facilities
and
2
state
buildings.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.23
Building
cleaning
and
1
maintenance
——
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
products.
2
1.
Findings
and
intent.
The
general
assembly
finds
that
3
human
beings
are
vulnerable
to
and
may
be
severely
affected
by
4
exposure
to
chemicals,
hazardous
waste,
and
other
environmental
5
hazards.
The
federal
environmental
protection
agency
estimates
6
that
human
exposure
to
indoor
air
pollutants
can
be
two
to
five
7
times,
and
up
to
one
hundred
times,
higher
than
outdoor
levels.
8
Children,
teachers,
janitors,
and
other
staff
members
spend
a
9
significant
amount
of
time
inside
school
buildings.
Likewise,
10
state
employees
and
citizens
of
this
state
spend
a
significant
11
amount
of
time
inside
state
buildings.
These
individuals
12
are
continuously
exposed
to
chemicals
from
cleaners,
waxes,
13
deodorizers,
and
other
maintenance
products.
14
2.
Definitions.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
15
otherwise
requires:
16
a.
“Environmentally
preferable”
means
cleaning
and
17
maintenance
products
which
meet
the
policy
guidelines
and
18
specifications
established
by
the
department
by
rule
pursuant
19
to
subsection
4.
20
b.
“State
building”
means
a
public
facility
or
building
21
owned
by
or
leased
by
the
state,
or
an
agency
or
department
of
22
the
state.
23
3.
Use
of
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
products.
All
24
school
districts
in
this
state,
and
state
agencies
utilizing
25
state
buildings,
are
encouraged
to
voluntarily
conform
to
26
an
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
policy
designed
to
27
facilitate
the
purchase
and
use
of
environmentally
preferable
28
cleaning
products
for
purposes
of
public
school
and
state
29
building
cleaning
and
maintenance.
The
policy
shall
apply
30
to
school
districts
and
state
agencies
on
a
mandatory
basis
31
beginning
July
1,
2012,
subject
to
the
exemption
provisions
32
contained
in
this
subsection.
School
districts
and
state
33
agencies
procuring
supplies
for
schools
and
state
buildings
may
34
deplete
their
existing
cleaning
and
maintenance
supply
stocks
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and
implement
the
new
requirements
in
the
procurement
cycle
1
for
the
following
year.
On
or
after
July
1,
2012,
a
school
2
district
or
state
agency
is
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
3
this
section
if
the
school
district
or
state
agency
submits
4
written
documentation
to
the
department
on
an
annual
basis
that
5
adoption
of
the
policy
would
result
in
a
significant
increase
6
in
annual
cleaning
and
maintenance
product
and
supply
costs.
7
4.
Policy
guidelines
and
specifications.
8
a.
The
department
shall
establish
by
rule
and
update
on
a
9
semiannual
basis
thereafter
guidelines
and
specifications
for
10
the
use
of
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
and
maintenance
11
products
in
school
and
state
buildings.
12
b.
The
department
shall
provide
multiple
avenues
by
which
13
cleaning
and
maintenance
products,
equipment,
and
supplies
14
may
be
determined
to
be
environmentally
preferable
under
the
15
guidelines
and
specifications.
16
(1)
Manufacturers
may
submit
documentation
that
products
17
have
been
tested
and
certified
by
a
nationally
recognized
18
organization
which
establishes
environmental
standards.
19
(2)
Alternatively,
manufacturers
may
submit
an
affidavit
20
stating
that
products
meet
the
requirements
of
a
nationally
21
recognized
organization
which
establishes
environmental
22
standards.
23
(3)
Manufacturers
may
also
submit
an
affidavit
stating
that
24
products
have
undergone
a
comparative
life-cycle
assessment
25
that
was
conducted
in
accordance
with
requirements
established
26
by
a
nationally
recognized
organization
which
establishes
27
environmental
standards.
28
c.
The
guidelines
and
specifications
established
pursuant
29
to
this
section
shall
not
prohibit
the
use
of
disinfectants,
30
disinfecting
cleaners,
sanitizers,
or
any
other
antimicrobial
31
product
regulated
by
the
federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
32
and
Rodenticide
Act,
7
U.S.C.
§
136
et
seq.,
when
necessary
33
to
protect
public
health
and
provided
that
the
use
of
these
34
products
is
in
accordance
with
responsible
cleaning
procedure
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requirements.
1
d.
Guidelines
and
specifications
shall
be
established
2
by
rule
after
a
review
and
evaluation
of
existing
research
3
by
the
department,
and
shall
be
completed
no
later
than
one
4
hundred
eighty
days
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
The
5
guidelines
and
specifications
shall
include
implementation
6
practices,
including
inspection
procedures
and
evaluation
7
criteria.
The
completed
guidelines
and
specifications
shall
be
8
posted
and
updated
on
the
department’s
internet
site,
and
shall
9
additionally
be
distributed
on
an
updated
basis
to
each
school
10
district.
11
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
12
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
13
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
14
paid
by
a
public
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
15
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
16
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
17
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
18
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
19
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
20
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
21
districts.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
bill
requires
school
districts
and
state
agencies
24
to
purchase
and
utilize
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
25
products
for
purposes
of
cleaning
and
maintenance
beginning
26
July
1,
2012.
Prior
to
that
date,
the
bill’s
provisions
would
27
apply
on
a
voluntary
basis
on
the
part
of
school
districts
and
28
state
agencies.
29
The
bill
defines
a
“state
building”
as
a
public
facility
30
or
building
owned
or
leased
by
the
state,
or
an
agency
or
31
department
of
the
state.
The
bill
provides
that
a
school
32
district
or
a
state
agency
procuring
supplies
for
a
school
33
or
state
building
may
deplete
its
existing
cleaning
and
34
maintenance
supply
stocks
and
implement
the
new
requirements
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in
the
procurement
cycle
for
the
following
year,
and
shall
1
be
exempt
from
compliance
if
the
school
district
or
state
2
agency
submits
written
documentation
to
the
department
of
3
public
health
on
an
annual
basis
that
adoption
of
the
policy
4
would
result
in
a
significant
increase
in
annual
cleaning
and
5
maintenance
product
and
supply
costs.
6
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
shall
establish
by
7
rule
and
update
a
policy
of
guidelines
and
specifications
for
8
the
use
of
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
products.
The
9
department
is
instructed
to
provide
multiple
avenues
by
which
10
cleaning
products
may
be
determined
to
be
environmentally
11
preferable,
to
include
in
the
guidelines
implementation
12
practices
and
inspection
procedures,
and
to
post
on
the
13
department’s
internet
website
and
distribute
to
each
school
14
updated
copies
of
the
policy.
15
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
16
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires,
with
respect
to
public
17
school
districts,
that
the
state
cost
of
any
state
mandate
18
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
19
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
district
under
Code
20
section
257.16.
This
specification
is
deemed
to
constitute
21
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
funding-related
22
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
inclusion
of
this
23
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
requirement
of
24
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
mandates
25
included
in
the
bill.
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