Has your local elementary, middle school or high school been tested for radon?
On August 13, 2009, Public Act 96-0417 was signed. This Act recommends, requires and/or authorizes the following action with regard to radon and schools in Illinois:
- Recommends all Illinois school districts test their school buildings every five years.
- Requires Illinois schools that do test for radon to report the results to the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education will then report radon test data bi-annually to the General Assembly. This data will be made public.
- Authorizes the Illinois Emergency Management Association to allow school staff to test their own buildings if they have been properly trained.
- All new construction school buildings in Illinois should be built with radon-resistant new construction techniques.
- Recommends that if the results of a radon screening test are found to be 4.0 pCi/L or above, the school district may hire a licensed radon professional to perform measurements before any mitigation decisions are made.