HB 1913-S - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Directs the department to administer and enforce a state program for worker training and certification, and training program accreditation, which shall include those program elements necessary to assume responsibility for federal requirements for a program as set forth in Title IV of the toxic substances control act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.), the residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4851 et seq.), 40 C.F.R. Part 745, Subparts L and Q (1996), and Title X of the housing and community development act of 1992 (P.L. 102-550).

Directs the department to establish a program for certification of persons involved in lead-based paint activities and for accreditation of training providers in compliance with federal laws and rules.

Directs the department to collect a fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars for certification and recertification of lead paint firms, inspectors, project developers, risk assessors, supervisors, and abatement workers.

Requires the department to collect a fee in the amount of two hundred dollars for the accreditation of lead paint training programs.

Directs the department to appoint a lead-based paint activities advisory board for the purposes of advising the department.