NRS 393.3915 – Installation or improvement of ventilation system; employment of certain personnel. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. To the extent that money is available, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall ensure that each school in the school district or the charter school, as applicable, is equipped with functional ventilation systems that are tested, adjusted and, if necessary or cost-effective, repaired, […]
NRS 393.392 – Assessment of filtration system. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
In assessing a filtration system of a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915, qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall: 1. Review the capacity and airflow of the filtration system to determine the type of filters with the best minimum efficiency reporting value based on industry standards that can be installed without adversely […]
NRS 393.393 – Assessment of ventilation rates; demand control ventilation system. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. In assessing the ventilation rates of a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915, qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall: (a) Ensure that the ventilation rates in each room of the facility that is routinely occupied meet the minimum requirements for ventilation rates set forth in the Uniform Mechanical Code; (b) Calculate […]
NRS 393.394 – Assessment of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
In assessing the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system of a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915, qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall assess the overall performance of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. If a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system is broken, fails to meet the minimum requirements for ventilation established by […]
NRS 393.395 – Assessment of carbon dioxide monitors. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
In assessing the carbon dioxide monitors of a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915, qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall ensure that each classroom in the school is equipped with a carbon dioxide monitor that: 1. Is hardwired or plugged in and mounted to the wall at least 3 feet but not […]
NRS 393.396 – Public school with limited or no ventilation system: Documentation of existing conditions; recommendations; carbon dioxide monitors. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. If a public school has a limited or no ventilation system, qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall document existing conditions and provide a licensed professional engineer with any information necessary for the licensed professional engineer to make recommendations for upgrading or installing a ventilation system. 2. Qualified adjusting personnel or […]
NRS 393.397 – Assessment report: Review by licensed professional engineer; contents. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. Qualified adjusting personnel or qualified testing personnel, as applicable, shall prepare an assessment report of any assessment performed in a school pursuant to NRS 393.3915. A licensed professional engineer shall: (a) Review the assessment report and determine if any: (1) Additional adjustments or repairs are necessary to meet the minimum requirements for ventilation and […]
NRS 393.398 – Report on assessments and subsequent action: Contents; retention. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that ensures a public school is equipped with functional ventilation systems pursuant to NRS 393.3915 shall prepare a report on the status of the assessments performed pursuant to NRS 393.3915 and any maintenance, repairs or upgrades performed as […]
NRS 393.399 – Addendum to plan for safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
1. A local educational agency, as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(30)(A), that develops a plan for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services pursuant to section 2001(i) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, and that will ensure a public school is equipped with functional ventilation systems […]
NRS 393.391 – Legislative findings and declarations. [Effective through June 30, 2023.]
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Studies have found that: (a) Approximately 41 percent of the school districts in the United States need to update or replace the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in at least half of their schools; (b) Most heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems are improperly installed; (c) Most classrooms […]