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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 certified lead inspector is
1 11 prohibited from also obtaining certification as a lead abater.
1 12 2. The department shall also establish a program for the
1 13 training of painting, demolition, and remodeling contractors
1 14 and those who provide mitigation control services for monetary
1 15 compensation. The training shall be completed on a voluntary
1 16 basis.
1 17 3. A person who owns or manages real property is not
1 18 required to obtain certification to conduct mitigation control
1 19 or abatement measures of property which the person owns or
1 20 manages. However, the department shall encourage property
1 21 owners and managers to complete the training course to ensure
1 22 the use of appropriate and safe mitigation and abatement
1 23 procedures.
1 24 4. Beginning January 1, 1997, a person shall not perform
1 25 lead abatement or lead inspections for compensation unless the
1 26 person has completed the departmental training program and has
1 27 obtained certification. Beginning July 1, 1997, a person who
1 28 violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to
1 29 exceed five thousand dollars for each offense.
1 30 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 135.105B MINIMUM STANDARDS &endash;
1 31 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES &endash; CONFIRMED CASES OF LEAD
1 32 POISONING.
1 33 1. The department shall develop minimum standards which
1 34 may be used to develop and administer local programs to
1 35 address the health and environmental needs of children who are
2 1 confirmed as lead poisoned.
2 2 2. The minimum standards shall be based upon existing
2 3 local ordinances that address the medical case management of
2 4 children's health needs and the mitigation of the
2 5 environmental factors which contributed to the lead poisoning.
2 6 3. Following development of the minimum standards, cities
2 7 and counties are not required to develop and administer local
2 8 programs based upon the standards. However, a city or county
2 9 may elect to utilize the standards in developing and
2 10 administering local programs through city or county health
2 11 departments on a city, county, or multicounty basis or may
2 12 request that the state develop and administer the local
2 13 program.
2 14 Sec. 3. ADOPTION OF RULES. The department shall adopt
2 15 rules by October 1, 1996, regarding training, certification,
2 16 suspension, and revocation requirements and shall implement
2 17 the training and certification program established in section
2 18 135.105A no later than December 1, 1996. The department shall
2 19 seek federal funding and shall establish fees in amounts
2 20 sufficient to defray the costs of the training and
2 21 certification program.
2 22 EXPLANATION
2 23 This bill requires the Iowa department of public health to
2 24 establish a training and certification program for lead
2 25 inspectors and persons who perform lead abatement for monetary
2 26 compensation. The department is required to adopt rules for
2 27 the program by October 1, 1996, and to implement the program
2 28 by December 1, 1996. A person is prohibited from
2 29 certification as both a lead inspector and a lead abater. The
2 30 department is to maintain a listing available to the public
2 31 and to city and county health departments of lead inspectors
2 32 and lead abaters who have successfully completed the training
2 33 program and have been certified. Beginning January 1, 1997, a
2 34 lead inspector or lead abater is prohibited from performing
2 35 lead inspections or lead abatement if the person is not
3 1 certified. A person who is not certified to perform
3 2 inspections or abatement and who performs inspections or
3 3 abatement for monetary compensation beginning July 1, 1997, is
3 4 subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each
3 5 offense.
3 6 The bill also directs the Iowa department of public health
3 7 to develop a voluntary training course for painting,
3 8 demolition, and remodeling contractors and for those who
3 9 provide mitigation control services for compensation.
3 10 Training and certification are not required for these
3 11 individuals under the bill.
3 12 The bill also provides that real property owners or
3 13 managers are not required to be certified to perform
3 14 mitigation or abatement measures on the property that the
3 15 person owns or manages. However, the bill directs the
3 16 department to encourage property owners and managers to
3 17 participate in the training course to ensure the use of
3 18 appropriate and safe procedures.
3 19 The bill also directs the Iowa department of public health
3 20 to develop minimum standards for the development and
3 21 administration of local programs to address the health and
3 22 environmental needs of children who are confirmed to be lead
3 23 poisoned. Local communities are not required to implement
3 24 their own programs based upon the minimum standards; however,
3 25 cities and counties may utilize the minimum standards in
3 26 developing their own programs or may request that the state
3 27 administer a local program based upon standards that meet or
3 28 exceed the minimum standards.
3 29 LSB 3961SC 76
3 30 pf/sc/14
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