House Passes Hastings Amendment to Protect Students from Mold in Schools

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June 4, 2008:

House Passes Hastings Amendment to Protect Students from Mold in

Schools

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WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives tonight

overwhelmingly passed an amendment to H.R. 3021, the 21st Century

Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act authored by U.S.

Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) which will protect

students in Florida and throughout the nation from the dangers of

mold and mildew in schools.

" When your learning environment is the source of your illness, you

can't even begin to think about academics, " remarked Representative

Hastings. " Clearly, our students should not have to sacrifice their

health and well-being to receive an education. Years of

disinvestment in our educational system have led to unmanageable

school sizes and patchwork facilities which disregard the health

implications for students. Today, we will fix that oversight. "

Considerable research has shown that exposure to mold and mildew, as

well as other contaminants that compromise indoor air quality, can

cause adverse health conditions which interrupt the learning process

among students. These poor air quality conditions can be

particularly pronounced in portable school units often found at

overflowing schools throughout Florida and the nation. The Hastings

Amendment to H.R. 3021 allows federal funds to be used for mold and

mildew abatement in schools.

The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

directs the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest

loans to local educational agencies for the modernization and repair

of public school facilities, encourages the building of " green

schools, " and establishes funding for the repair of schools damaged

by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Hastings Amendment was rolled into a the Manager's Amendment

offered by the Chairman of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and

Secondary Education Subcommittee, Representative Dale Kildee (D-

MI). H.R. 3021 is expected to pass the House later this evening and

will then await consideration by the Senate.

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In a message dated 12/31/2008 9:16:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, MLMJ75

writes:

This passed yet mold doesn't harm health?

2009 if the year of " enough is enough. "

Mulvey son

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November 4, 2008

House Passes Hastings Amendment to Protect Students from Mold in Schools

by alceehastings.house.gov

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives tonight overwhelmingly

passed an amendment to H.R. 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public

School Facilities Act authored by U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings

(D-Miramar) which will protect students in Florida and throughout the nation

from the dangers of mold and mildew in schools.

" When your learning environment is the source of your illness, you can't

even begin to think about academics, " remarked Representative Hastings.

" Clearly, our students should not have to sacrifice their health and

well-being to

receive an education. Years of disinvestment in our educational system have

led to unmanageable school sizes and patchwork facilities which disregard

the health implications for students. Today, we will fix that oversight. "

Considerable research has shown that exposure to mold and mildew, as well

as other contaminants that compromise indoor air quality, can cause adverse

health conditions which interrupt the learning process among students. These

poor air quality conditions can be particularly pronounced in portable school

units often found at overflowing schools throughout Florida and the nation.

The Hastings Amendment to H.R. 3021 allows federal funds to be used for mold

and mildew abatement in schools.

The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act directs

the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest loans to local

educational agencies for the modernization and repair of public school

facilities, encourages the building of " green schools, " and establishes funding

for

the repair of schools damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Hastings Amendment was rolled into a the Manager's Amendment offered by

the Chairman of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education

Subcommittee, Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI). H.R. 3021 is expected to

pass

the House later this evening and will then await consideration by the Senate.

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Yea, it passed in June. It is the set up to getting money for the PEHSU's.

Sharon Noonan Kramer

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