B 24-0921 — Back-to-School Safely Temporary Act of 2022

ENGROSSEDENROLLED ORIGINAL AAN BILLACT 3______________ 24-921 5 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7___________________________ _________________ 9 To require, on a temporary basis, that all DCDistrict of Columbia Public School system schools to report on the readiness of their facilities for in-person learning at the start of school year 2022-232022- including the condition of their HVACheating, units,ventilation, and air conditioning systems, the status of HEPAair filters, air quality monitors, and the status of safety systemssystems, including whether all interior and exterior doors lock securely, fire alarm systems, and security surveillance systems;

For the purposes of this chapter,title, the term:

(3) “DGS” means the District Department of General Services.

(4) “Editable Datadata Table”table” means a Microsoft Excel workbook,workbook or similar software format that allows a reader to edit and sort dataset contents.

ENGROSSED(5) ORIGINAL (___) “Facilities condition assessment” means a review of each school building as required by the Master Facilities Plan annual supplement pursuant to section 1104(b)(2A) of the School Based Budgeting and Accountability Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-2803(b)(2A)).

(5)(6) “HVAC”“HEPA” means heating,a ventilation,high andefficiency particulate air conditioningfilter, system.as defined by the U.S.

(6)Department “Interiorof Door”Energy. means a door inside a school building that opens to a classroom, hallway, administrative office, or other room wherein school students or staff work, learn, or congregate, and excludes doors to restrooms.

(7) “School”“HVAC” means a schoolheating, operatedventilation, byand DCPS.air conditioning system.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (8) “Interior door” means a door inside a school building that opens to a classroom, hallway, administrative office, or other room wherein school students or staff work, learn, or congregate.

The term excludes doors to restrooms.

(9) “School” means a school operated by DCPS.

(a)(1) No later than August 19, 2022, DGS shall report to the Council, by school, in an editable data table, the condition of all HVAC systems used by that school.

(A) A list of all open work orders in the DGS HVAC work order dashboard that includes information on any contingency cooling/heatingcooling or heating in place to support the HVAC system in queue for repair;

(B) A list of all HVAC systems that actively have contingency cooling/heatingcooling or heating in place or still need contingency cooling/heatingcooling or heating as of August, 19 2022;

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (D) A list of all HVAC systems deemed in “goodgood condition,”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, 20222022, on account of not receiving any system updates or facility condition assessment since January 1, 2020.

(2) For all schools with a “poor”poor or “veryvery poor”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.

The report shall include new information on HVAC conditions and contingency plans that have changed since the August 19, 20222022, 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,table: the following information:

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (a) Before August 31, 2022, and bi-monthly thereafter in closed-door briefings, as convened by the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Government Operations and ENROLLED ORIGINAL Facilities, DGS and DCPS shall present the following information, by school, in a closed-door briefing, to members and staff of the Council:

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(3) “DOCIIS” means the District of Columbia Immunization Information System, an internet-based data system maintained by the DepartmentDC of Health that collects, stores, tracks, and monitors all immunization event information for residents and visitors to the District.

(5) “Immunized”“Immunization” ormeans “immunization”the: means:

and (B) Initial immunization and any boosters or reimmunization required to maintain immunization against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in accordance with the immunization standards issued by the public health authorities, and required for school attendance pursuant to section 3a of the Immunization of ENGROSSED ORIGINAL School Students Act of 1979, effective SeptemberMarch 28,2, 19792022 (D.C.

Law 3-20;24-85;

Official Code § 38–502.01).38– 502.01).

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (6) “LEA” means a local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public School system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter in the District.

(A) The studentsstudent has received all required school immunizations, including the COVID-19 vaccine;

(11) “Unexcused absence – immunization” means the school attendance code to use for a non-compliant student who is absent or removed from school after the 20-school day period for compliance provided in section 6 of the Immunization of School Students Act of 1979, ENGROSSED ORIGINAL effective September 28, 1979 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-505), has passed and who is not receiving educational services.

Student Immunizations.immunizations.

(a) No later than August 19, 2022, DC Health shall report to the CouncilCouncil: the following:

(b)(1) From August 26, 20222022, through November 30, 2022, on a biweekly basis, OSSE and DC Health shall coordinate to report to the Council thethe: following:

and (B) TheTotal total number of students, by school, coded as “ExcusedExcused absence – Immunization”Immunization and “UnexcusedUnexcused absence – Immunization”.Immunization.

(2) ReportingThe reporting required in subparagraphparagraph (1)(B) of this subsection may be a cumulative count of unique students over the prior two-week2-week period.

(c) ReportingThe reporting required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section may utilize data suppression reporting techniques to protect medical and student record privacy when the value is under 10% or above 90%.

ENGROSSEDENROLLED ORIGINAL (d) Student immunization reports shall comply with medical privacy requirements and precautions pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, approved August 21, 1996 (110 Stat.

§ 1320d et seq.)seq.), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, approved August 21, 1974 (88 Stat.