Section R7-6-213. Classroom Temperature

A.      Each general, science, and art classroom shall have a HVAC system capable of maintaining a temperature between 68° and 82° F under normal conditions with an occupied classroom.

B.       Except in areas where the elevation is above 5,000 feet, defec- tive or non-operable air conditioners and evaporative coolers shall be replaced with air conditioning. Non-air conditioned schools with elevations less than 5,000 feet shall be air-condi- tioned.

C.      The temperature shall be measured at a work surface in the approximate center of the classroom, under normal conditions.

D.      A random sample of 10 percent of the general, science, and art classrooms in each building shall be measured to determine the classroom temperature level for the school facility.

E.       For purposes of this Section, all portable or modular buildings located at a school facility that were manufactured in the same year and installed at the school facility at the same time are considered a single building.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 8 A.A.R.

287, effective June 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).