Lampitt, Watson Coleman & Wagner Bill To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in All New Jersey Schools

Proposed Legislation Prompted by December Carbon Monoxide Incident

at an Atlanta Georgia Elementary School 

(Trenton) – Recognizing the need for stronger safety protections in New Jersey schools with potential carbon monoxide hazards, Assembly Democrats Pamela R. Lampitt, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Connie Wagner recently introduced legislation that would require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors devices in all schools, public and private.

The legislation (A-3640) was prompted by an incident at an elementary school in Georgia where potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide (CO) sent several teachers and students to the hospital last December.

The Assemblywomen sponsored the legislation to prevent such an incident from happening in New Jersey and to protect the health and safety of children and school employees.