SB 935 — An Act amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act, further providing for standards for Class VI buildings.

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WARD, VOGEL, SCARNATI, BROOKS, REGAN, BARTOLOTTA,BARTOLOTTA AUMENTAND AUMENT, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 REFERRED TO LABOR AND L.INDUSTRY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), entitled "An act to provide for the safety of persons employed, housed, or assembled in certain buildings and structures by and maintenance;

WILLIAMS,providing NOVEMBER 12, 2019 SENATOR BARTOLOTTA, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), entitled "An act to provide for the safetylicensing ofofss, personsequipment, employed,projectionists, housed,except or assembled in certaincities buildingsof andthe structuresfirst byclass requiring certain construction and wayssecond ofclass; egress, equipment, and maintenance;

providing for the licensing of projectionists, except in cities of the first class and second class;

providing for the enforcement of this act by the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, boards oftof school directors and, in certain cases, by the chiefs of fire departments in cities of the third class;

and repealing certainbuildings.ts," acts," further providing for standards for Class VI buildings.The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Standards for Class VI Buildings.-- (f) (1) (i) As to family child [day-care] care homes, a facility [registered]registered LICENSED by the Department of [Public <-- Welfare] Human Services as of [AprilApril 4, 1992,]1992, THE EFFECTIVE <-- DATE OF THIS SECTION, shall be permitted [oneone full registration <-- period of twenty-four (24) months beyond]beyond 12 MONTHS FROM THE <-- EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, OR UNTIL the expiration of [thethe <-- current certificate of registration]registration THEIR CURRENT LICENSE, <-- WHICHEVER IS LONGER, to comply with the requirements of this section.

(f.1) (1) The smoke detection [devises] devices required under this section [need not] shall be interconnected [oror <-- electronically connected]connected VIA HARDWIRE, BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY <-- OR ANY OTHER MEANS THAT ALLOW FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES for family child [day-care] care homes.

For the purposes of this act, [noninterconnected] BATTERY OPERATED, INTERCONNECTED smoke <-- detection [devises] devices shall be deemed acceptable where:]where: <-- DEVICES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

(i) each [devise] device is an enclosed nonreplacable battery <-- smoke detector unit which meets applicable UL standards and has a minimum ten-year limited warranty]warranty DEVICE SHALL BE POWERED BY <-- A NONREPLACEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY LISTED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES THAT IS WARRANTED FOR TEN (10) YEARS commencing with the date of purchase;

The smoke detectors on each floor and in the basement of the <-- 20190SB0935PN1516 - 2 - family child care home shall be interconnected via hardwire, Bluetooth connectivity or any other means that allows for communications between the devices.

Where this type of detector is utilized, the 20190SB0935PN1364 - 2 - facility owner of this detector shall keep the proof and date of purchase of the detector in the facility's fire drill logs.

"Family child [day-care] care home" means a home other than the child's own home in which child [day]day care is provided at <-- any one time to four (4), five (5) or six (6) children unrelated to the operator.

This act shall take effect in 120 60 days.

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