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HB3691 • 2026
SCH CD-RADON TESTING
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SCH CD-RADON TESTING
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
SCH CD-RADON TESTING
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Full Text of HB3691 Home Legislation Full Text HB3691 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3691 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Ann M. Williams, Anne Stava-Murray, Diane Blair-Sherlock and Dagmara Avelar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.48 105 ILCS 5/34-18.39 Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning radon testing, provides that every school building of a school district that is occupied or will be occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2029 and shall be retested every 5 years thereafter for radon (instead of recommending that every occupied school building of a school district be tested every 5 years for radon). Provides that all new schools of a school district shall be built using radon resistant new construction techniques in accordance with the American National Standards Institute/American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists CC-1000, Soil Gas Control Systems in New Construction of Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use Buildings standard or a successor standard (instead of recommending that new schools of a school district be built using radon resistant new construction techniques, as shown in the United States Environmental Protection Agency document, Radon Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other Large Buildings). Removes a provision allowing a person to perform radon screening tests without a license. Makes changes concerning the exemption. Provides that if radon is found to exceed specified levels, then the school district shall (instead of may) hire a licensed radon professional to perform confirmatory measurements (instead of to perform measurements before any mitigation decisions are made). Sets forth provisions concerning mitigation. Provides that a school district may use life safety funds, if available, for radon testing and mitigation. Preempts home rule powers. LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b A BILL FOR HB3691 LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to 5 as the School Radon Protection Act. 6 Section 5. Purpose. To protect children, teachers, staff, 7 administrators and visitors from radioactive radon. 8 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing 9 Sections 10-20.48 and 34-18.39 as follows: 10 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.48) 11 Sec. 10-20.48. Radon testing and mitigation . 12 (a) Every It is recommended that every occupied school 13 building of a school district that is occupied or will be 14 occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2029 and shall be 15 retested tested every 5 years thereafter for radon pursuant to 16 rules established by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency 17 and Office of Homeland Security ( IEMA-OHS IEMA ). 18 (b) All It is recommended that new schools of a school 19 district shall be built using radon resistant new construction 20 techniques in accordance with the American National Standards 21 Institute/American Association of Radon Scientists and HB3691 - 2 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 Technologists CC-1000, Soil Gas Control Systems in New 2 Construction of Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use 3 Buildings standard or a successor standard , as shown in the 4 United States Environmental Protection Agency document, Radon 5 Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other 6 Large Buildings . 7 (c) Each school district shall may maintain, make 8 available for public review, and notify parents and faculty of 9 all test results under this Section. The district shall report 10 radon test results to the State Board of Education, which 11 shall prepare a report every 2 years of the results from all 12 schools that have performed tests, to be submitted to the 13 General Assembly and the Governor. 14 (d) If IEMA exempts an individual from being required to 15 be a licensed radon professional, the individual does not need 16 to be a licensed radon professional in order to perform 17 screening tests under this Section. A school district may 18 elect to have one or more employees from the district attend an 19 IEMA-OHS-approved IEMA-approved , Internet-based training 20 course on school testing in order to receive , from IEMA-OHS, 21 an exemption from being required to be a licensed radon 22 professional to conduct radon screening tests testing in 23 schools in that school district. These school district 24 employees must perform the measurements in accordance with 25 procedures approved by IEMA-OHS IEMA . If an exemption from 26 IEMA-OHS IEMA is not received, the school district must use a HB3691 - 3 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 licensed radon professional to conduct measurements. 2 (e) If the results of a radon screening test under this 3 Section are found to be 4.0 pCi/L or above, the school district 4 shall may hire a licensed radon professional to perform 5 confirmatory measurements before any mitigation decisions are 6 made . If the confirmatory measurements verify radon levels of 7 4.0 pCi/L or above , the building shall are found, it is 8 recommended that affected areas be mitigated within 2 years by 9 a licensed radon mitigation professional with respect to both 10 design and installation . IEMA-OHS IEMA may provide the school 11 district with a list of licensed radon mitigation 12 professionals. However, no radon mitigation is required if the 13 school district has decommissioned or plans to decommission 14 the building within 2 years following the radon screening 15 test. The school district shall provide written documentation 16 of plans to decommission to the State Board of Education. If 17 abandonment or renovation does not take place within the 2 18 years after the first failed radon test, the State Board of 19 Education shall assess the situation and determine (i) any 20 actions the school district must take and (ii) a schedule for 21 those actions, including, but not limited to, a schedule that 22 the school district must follow within a designated time to 23 carry out the actions described in item (i). 24 (e-5) Upon completion of any mitigation system 25 installation, radon measurements shall be conducted by a 26 licensed radon measurement professional pursuant to rules HB3691 - 4 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 established by IEMA-OHS to ensure mitigation system 2 performance. If the results of a radon screening test under 3 this Section are found to be 4.0 pCi/L or above, the system 4 shall be modified until the results of a radon screening test 5 under this Section are found to be below 4.0 pCi/L. 6 (f) A screening test under this Section may be done with a 7 test kit found in a hardware store, department store, or home 8 improvement store or with a kit ordered through the mail or 9 over the Internet. However, the kit must be provided by a 10 laboratory licensed in accordance with the Radon Industry 11 Licensing Act. 12 (g) A school district may use life safety funds, if 13 available, for radon testing and mitigation. 14 (h) A home rule unit may not regulate school radon issues 15 in a manner that diminishes the school radon protections 16 provided under this Section. This Section is a limitation 17 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the 18 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule 19 units of powers and functions exercised by the State. 20 (Source: P.A. 96-417, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.) 21 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.39) 22 Sec. 34-18.39. Radon testing and mitigation . 23 (a) Every It is recommended that every occupied school 24 building of the school district that is occupied or will be 25 occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2029 and shall be tested HB3691 - 5 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 every 5 years thereafter for radon pursuant to rules 2 established by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 3 Office of Homeland Security ( IEMA-OHS IEMA ). 4 (b) All It is recommended that new schools of the school 5 district shall be built using radon resistant new construction 6 techniques in accordance with the American National Standards 7 Institute/American Association of Radon Scientists and 8 Technologists CC-1000, Soil Gas Control Systems in New 9 Construction of Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use 10 Buildings standard or a successor standard , as shown in the 11 United States Environmental Protection Agency document, Radon 12 Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other 13 Large Buildings . 14 (c) The school district shall may maintain, make available 15 for public review, and notify parents and faculty of all test 16 results under this Section. The district shall report radon 17 test results to the State Board of Education, which shall 18 prepare a report every 2 years of the results from all schools 19 that have performed tests, to be submitted to the General 20 Assembly and the Governor. 21 (d) If IEMA exempts an individual from being required to 22 be a licensed radon professional, the individual does not need 23 to be a licensed radon professional in order to perform 24 screening tests under this Section. The school district may 25 elect to have one or more employees from the district attend an 26 IEMA-OHS-approved IEMA-approved , Internet-based training HB3691 - 6 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 course on school testing in order to receive , from IEMA-OHS, 2 an exemption from being required to be a licensed radon 3 professional to conduct radon screening tests testing in 4 schools in the school district. These school district 5 employees must perform the measurements in accordance with 6 procedures approved by IEMA-OHS IEMA . If an exemption from 7 IEMA-OHS IEMA is not received, the school district must use a 8 licensed radon professional to conduct measurements. 9 (e) If the results of a radon screening test under this 10 Section are found to be 4.0 pCi/L or above, the school district 11 shall may hire a licensed radon professional to perform 12 confirmatory measurements before any mitigation decisions are 13 made . If the confirmatory measurements verify radon levels of 14 4.0 pCi/L or above , the building shall are found, it is 15 recommended that affected areas be mitigated within 2 years by 16 a licensed radon mitigation professional with respect to both 17 design and installation . IEMA-OHS IEMA may provide the school 18 district with a list of licensed radon mitigation 19 professionals. However, no radon mitigation is required if the 20 school district has decommissioned or plans to decommission 21 the building within 2 years following the radon screening 22 test. If abandonment or renovation does not take place within 23 the 2 years after the first failed radon test, the State Board 24 of Education shall assess the situation and determine (i) any 25 actions the school district must take and (ii) a schedule for 26 those actions, including, but not limited to, a schedule that HB3691 - 7 - LRB104 09881 LNS 19949 b 1 the school district must follow within a designated time to 2 carry out the actions described in item (i). 3 (e-5) Upon completion of any mitigation system 4 installation, radon measurements shall be conducted by a 5 licensed radon measurement professional pursuant to rules 6 established by IEMA-OHS to ensure mitigation system 7 performance. If the results of a radon screening test under 8 this Section are found to be 4.0 pCi/L or above, the system 9 shall be modified until the results of a radon screening test 10 under this Section are found to be below 4.0 pCi/L. 11 (f) A screening test under this Section may be done with a 12 test kit found in a hardware store, department store, or home 13 improvement store or with a kit ordered through the mail or 14 over the Internet. However, the kit must be provided by a 15 laboratory licensed in accordance with the Radon Industry 16 Licensing Act. 17 (g) The school district may use life safety funds, if 18 available, for radon testing and mitigation. 19 (h) A home rule unit may not regulate school radon issues 20 in a manner that diminishes the school radon protections 21 provided under this Section. This Section is a limitation 22 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the 23 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule 24 units of powers and functions exercised by the State. 25 (Source: P.A. 96-417, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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