Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB575 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 575
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10	10	By: Senator Klausmeier
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Schools – Mold Assessment and Remediation 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the 3
21	21	Maryland Department of Health and the Department of General Services, to adopt 4
22	22	regulations on or before a certain date establishing uniform standards for mold 5
23	23	assessment and remediation in public schools, including requiring each county board 6
24	24	of education to establish a process for reporting and assessing potential mold in a 7
25	25	public school and remediating mold identified during a mold assessment; requiring 8
26	26	a county board and the State Department of Education, on receipt of the results of a 9
27	27	mold assessment, to post the results online in a certain manner; and generally 10
28	28	relating to mold assessment and remediation in public schools. 11
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30	30	BY adding to 12
31	31	Article – Education 13
32	32	Section 7–418 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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39	39	Article – Education 19
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41	41	7–418. 20
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43	43	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
44	44	INDICATED. 22
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46	46	(2) “MOLD” MEANS A FORM OF MULT ICELLULAR FUNGI THAT LIVES: 23
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 575
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50	50	(I) ON PLANT OR ANIMAL MA TTER; OR 1
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52	52	(II) IN AN INDOOR ENVIRONM ENT. 2
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54	54	(3) “MOLD ASSESSMENT ” MEANS: 3
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56	56	(I) AN INSPECTION, AN INVESTIGATION , OR A SURVEY OF A 4
57	57	PUBLIC SCHOOL TO PRO VIDE INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD REG ARDING 5
58	58	THE PRESENCE , IDENTIFICATION , OR EVALUATION OF MOL D AT THE SCHO OL; 6
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60	60	(II) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOLD MANAGEMENT PLAN ; OR 7
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62	62	(III) THE COLLECTION OR ANA LYSIS OF A MOLD SAMP LE. 8
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64	64	(4) “MOLD REMEDIATION ” MEANS: 9
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66	66	(I) REMOVING, CLEANING, SANITIZING, DEMOLISHING , OR ANY 10
67	67	OTHER TREATMENT PERF ORMED TO ADDRESS MOL D; OR 11
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69	69	(II) ABATEMENT OF THE UNDE RLYING CAUSE OF MOLD . 12
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71	71	(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 13
72	72	CONSULTATION WITH TH E MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE 14
73	73	DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS ESTABLISHING 15
74	74	UNIFORM STANDARDS FO R MOLD ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION IN PUBLI C 16
75	75	SCHOOLS. 17
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77	77	(2) THE REGULATIONS ADOPT ED UNDER THIS SUBSEC TION SHALL: 18
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79	79	(I) ESTABLISH STANDARDS F OR: 19
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81	81	1. IDENTIFYING AND EVALU ATING THE PRESENCE O F 20
82	82	MOLD, INCLUDING VISIBLE MO LD INSPECTIONS AND T ESTING; AND 21
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84	84	2. MOLD REMEDIATION IN A CCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. 22
85	85	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S 2008 MOLD REMEDIATION IN SCHOOLS 23
86	86	AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS GUIDELINE A S REVISED AND UPDATE D; AND 24
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88	88	(II) REQUIRE EACH COUNTY B OARD TO: 25
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90	90	1. ESTABLISH A FORMAL PR OCESS FO R REPORTING 26
91	91	POTENTIAL MOLD IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL ; 27
92	92	SENATE BILL 575 3
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95	95	2. AS SOON AS PRACTICABL E AFTER RECEIVING A 1
96	96	REPORT OF POTENTIAL MOLD IN A PUBLIC SCH OOL, HIRE A PROFESSIONAL 2
97	97	CERTIFIED TO PERFORM MOLD ASSESSMENTS TO CONDUCT A VISUAL INS PECTION 3
98	98	OF THE AREA WITH POT ENTIAL MOLD; 4
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100	100	3. REMEDIATE ANY MOLD ID ENTIFIED IN A MOLD 5
101	101	ASSESSMENT REQUIRED UNDER ITEM 2 OF THIS ITEM; AND 6
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103	103	4. PAY THE COSTS OF THE MOLD ASSESSMENTS AND 7
104	104	MOLD REMEDIATION REQ UIRED ITEMS 2 AND 3 OF THIS ITEM. 8
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106	106	(C) (1) ON RECEIPT OF THE RES ULTS OF A MOLD ASSESSMENT, A COUNTY 9
107	107	BOARD SHALL : 10
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109	109	(I) POST THE RESULTS ON I TS WEBSITE; AND 11
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111	111	(II) SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT . 12
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113	113	(2) ON RECEIPT OF THE RES ULTS OF A MOLD ASSES SMENT FROM A 13
114	114	COUNTY BOARD UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE DEPARTMENT 14
115	115	SHALL POST THE RESULT S ON ITS WEBSITE. 15
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117	117	(3) THE RESULTS POSTED UN DER PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF THIS 16
118	118	SUBSECTION SHALL BE : 17
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120	120	(I) WRITTEN IN A MANNER T HAT IS CLEAR AND EAS Y FOR THE 18
121	121	PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND ; AND 19
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123	123	(II) POSTED IN A CONSPICUO US LOCATION THAT I S EASY FOR 20
124	124	THE PUBLIC TO FIND A ND ACCESS. 21
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126	126	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
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