District of Columbia Code
Subchapter I - Reporting on Public School Facility Readiness
§ 38–953.02. Air Quality

*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on July 26, 2023.*
(a)(1) No later than August 19, 2022, DGS shall report to the Council, by school, in an editable data table:
(A) A list of all open work orders in the DGS HVAC work order dashboard that includes information on any contingency cooling orheating in place to support the HVAC system in queue for repair;
(B) A list of all HVAC systems that actively have contingency cooling orheating in place or still need contingency cooling/heating as of August, 19 2022;
(C) A list of all HVAC work orders completed since January 1, 2020;
(D) A list of all HVAC systems deemed in good condition, based on facility condition assessments being conducted after January 1, 2020; and
(E) A list of all HVAC systems where the condition is unknown as of August 19, 2022, on account of not receiving any system updates or facility condition assessment since January 1, 2020.
(2) For all schools with a poor or very poor condition rating for one or more HVAC systems, DGS shall provide to the Council a report summarizing the school building rooms impacted by the system and contingency plans for providing alternative cooling or heating systems to rooms in need.
(3) DCPS shall provide to DGS any facility or contingency plan information necessary to complete the reports required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, as needed.
(4) DGS shall provide to the Council an updated report, by school, on the quality of school HVAC systems and HVAC contingency plans before January 1, 2023. The report shall include new information on HVAC conditions and contingency plans that have changed since the August 19, 2022, report.
(b) No later than August 19, 2022, DGS and DCPS shall coordinate to report to the Council, by school, in an editable data table:
(1) The total number of mobile and fixed HEPA filters on-site; and
(2) The total number of air quality monitors on site.
(Dec. 13, 2022, D.C. Law 24-204, § 102, 69 DCR 12689.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 102 of Back-to-School Safely Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-598, Nov. 1, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 102 of Back-to-School Safely Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-204, Dec. 13, 2022, 69 DCR 12689).