PRINTER'S NO. 1364
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
935
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, KILLION, ARGALL, YAW, DiSANTO, BOSCOLA,
J. WARD, PITTMAN, K. WARD, VOGEL, SCARNATI, BROOKS, REGAN,
BARTOLOTTA AND AUMENT, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), entitled
"An act to provide for the safety of persons employed,
housed, or assembled in certain buildings and structures by
requiring certain construction and ways of egress, equipment,
and maintenance; providing for the licensing of
projectionists, except in cities of the first class and
second class; requiring the submission of plans for
examination and approval; providing for the promulgation of
rules and regulations for the enforcement of this act;
providing for the enforcement of this act by the Department
of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, boards of
school directors and, in certain cases, by the chiefs of fire
departments in cities of the third class; providing penalties
for violations of the provisions of this act; and repealing
certain acts," further providing for standards for Class VI
buildings.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3.6(f)(1)(i), (f.1) and (g) of the act of
April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, No.299), referred to as the Fire and
Panic Act, are amended to read:
Section 3.6. Standards for Class VI Buildings.--
(f) (1) (i) As to family child [day-care] care homes, a
facility registered by the Department of [Public Welfare] Human
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Services as of April 4, 1992, shall be permitted one full
registration period of twenty-four (24) months beyond the
expiration of the current certificate of registration to comply
with the requirements of this section.
(f.1) (1) The smoke detection [devises] devices required
under this section [need not] shall be interconnected or
electronically connected for family child [day-care] care homes.
For the purposes of this act, [noninterconnected] smoke
detection [devises] devices shall be deemed acceptable where:
(i) each [devise] device is an enclosed nonreplacable battery
smoke detector unit which meets applicable UL standards and has
a minimum ten-year limited warranty commencing with the date of
purchase; and
(ii) the activation of each detector results in an alarm that
is audible to persons in the indoor child-care space with all
intervening doors closed.
(2) Family child [day-care] care home operators shall
maintain, in their fire drill logs, proof of purchase, including
the date of purchase of the smoke detector.
(3) A family child care home shall:
(i) Have a smoke detector on each floor and in the basement.
The smoke detectors on each floor and in the basement of the
family child care home shall be interconnected via hardwire,
Bluetooth connectivity or any other means that allows for
communications between the devices. The smoke detectors may be
powered by a nonreplaceable lithium battery listed by
Underwriters Laboratories that is warranted for ten years and
should sound an alarm when activated that is audible to persons
in the facility's indoor child care space with all intervening
doors closed. Where this type of detector is utilized, the
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facility owner of this detector shall keep the proof and date of
purchase of the detector in the facility's fire drill logs.
(ii) Have a portable fire extinguisher rated for class B
fires in the kitchen and other cooking areas.
(iii) Meet the exiting requirements for an R-3 occupancy and
licensure under 55 Pa. Code Ch. 3290 (relating to family child
day care homes).
(g) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Family child [day-care] care home" means a home other than
the child's own home in which child day care is provided at any
one time to four (4), five (5) or six (6) children unrelated to
the operator.
["Group child day-care home" means a home other than a
child's own home in which child day care is provided at any one
time for more than six (6) but fewer than thirteen (13) children
who are unrelated to the operator.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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