CHAPTER 385.  INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS

Sec. 385.001.  Definitions.

         In this chapter:

                       (1) "Air contaminant" means a gaseous, liquid, or solid
         substance or combination of substances that is in a form that
         is transported by or in air and has the potential to be
         detrimental to human health.

                       (2) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.

                       (3) "Indoor air pollution" means the presence, in an indoor
         environment, of one or more air contaminants in sufficient
         concentration and of sufficient duration to be capable of
         causing adverse effects to human health.

                       (4) "Public school" means a building owned by a public
         school district or leased by a public school district for three
         months or more that is used by the district for a purpose that
         involves regular occupancy of the building by students.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.

Sec. 385.002.  Powers and Duties of Board.

         (a) The board by rule shall establish voluntary guidelines for
indoor air quality in public schools, including guidelines for
ventilation and indoor air pollution control systems.  The board
may adopt other rules necessary to implement this chapter.

         (b) In establishing the guidelines, the board shall consider:

                       (1) the potential chronic effects of air contaminants on
         human health;

                       (2) the potential effects of insufficient ventilation of the
         indoor environment on human health;

                       (3) the potential costs of health care for the short-term
         and long-term effects on human health that may result from
         exposure to indoor air contaminants; and

                       (4) the potential costs of compliance with a proposed
         guideline.

         (c) A guideline adopted under this chapter may include a
contaminant concentration, a control method, a sampling method, a
ventilation rate, design, or procedure, or a similar
recommendation.

         (d) The board's guidelines may differ for different pollution
sources or different areas of the state.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.

Sec. 385.003.  Liability and Immunity.

         This chapter does not create liability for a school board for
an injury caused by the failure to comply with the voluntary
guidelines established under Section 385.002.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 199