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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.105A LEAD INSPECTOR AND LEAD 1 2 ABATER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION ESTABLISHED. 1 3 1. The department shall establish a program for the 1 4 training and certification of lead inspectors and lead abaters 1 5 who provide inspections and abatement for monetary 1 6 compensation. The department shall maintain a listing, 1 7 available to the public and to city and county health 1 8 departments, of lead inspectors and lead abaters who have 1 9 successfully completed the training program and have been 1 10 certified by the department. A person may be certified as 1 11 both a lead inspector and a lead abater. However, a person 1 12 who is certified as both a lead inspector and as a lead abater 1 13 shall not provide both inspection and abatement services at 1 14 the same site unless a written consent or waiver, following 1 15 full disclosure by the person, is obtained from the owner or 1 16 manager of the site. 1 17 2. The department shall also establish a program for the 1 18 training of painting, demolition, and remodeling contractors 1 19 and those who provide mitigation control services for monetary 1 20 compensation. The training shall be completed on a voluntary 1 21 basis. 1 22 3. A person who owns or manages real property is not 1 23 required to obtain certification to perform mitigation control 1 24 or abatement measures of property which the person owns or 1 25 manages. However, the department shall encourage property 1 26 owners and managers to complete the training course to ensure 1 27 the use of appropriate and safe mitigation and abatement 1 28 procedures. 1 29 4. A person shall not perform lead abatement or lead 1 30 inspections for compensation unless the person has completed a 1 31 training program approved by the department and has obtained 1 32 certification. A person who violates this section is subject 1 33 to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for 1 34 each offense. 1 35 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 135.105B VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES – 2 1 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES – CONFIRMED CASES OF LEAD 2 2 POISONING. 2 3 1. The department may develop voluntary guidelines which 2 4 may be used to develop and administer local programs to 2 5 address the health and environmental needs of children who are 2 6 confirmed as lead poisoned. 2 7 2. The voluntary guidelines may be based upon existing 2 8 local ordinances that address the medical case management of 2 9 children's health needs and the mitigation of the 2 10 environmental factors which contributed to the lead poisoning. 2 11 3. Following development of the voluntary guidelines, 2 12 cities or counties may elect to utilize the guidelines in 2 13 developing and administering local programs through city or 2 14 county health departments on a city, county, or multicounty 2 15 basis or may request that the state develop and administer the 2 16 local program. However, cities and counties are not required 2 17 to develop and administer local programs based upon the 2 18 guidelines. 2 19 Sec. 3. ADOPTION OF RULES. The department shall adopt 2 20 rules regarding training, certification, suspension, and 2 21 revocation requirements and shall implement the training and 2 22 certification program established in section 135.105A. The 2 23 department shall seek federal funding and shall establish fees 2 24 in amounts sufficient to defray the costs of the training and 2 25 certification program. 2 26 Sec. 4. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect 2 27 only after the department obtains certification from the 2 28 United States environmental protection agency as an accredited 2 29 program to train and certify lead inspectors and abaters. 2 30 However, the department may establish a temporary program for 2 31 the voluntary certification of lead inspectors and lead 2 32 abaters during the period prior to obtaining certification as 2 33 an accredited program from the United States environmental 2 34 protection agency. 2 35 SF 2301 3 1 pf/cc/26
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