83R4918 SLB-D
By: S. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 871
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain requirements before completing mold
remediation work.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 1958.152, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1958.152. REMEDIATION WORK PLAN AND AGREEMENT;
CONSUMER INFORMATION.
SECTION 2. Section 1958.152, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to
read as follows:
(a) A license holder who intends to perform mold remediation
shall prepare a work plan providing instructions for the
remediation efforts to be performed for the mold remediation
project.
(a-1) Before the mold remediation begins, the [The] license
holder must:
(1) [shall] provide the work plan and a mold
information sheet to the client; and
(2) obtain a signed agreement with the property owner
concerning the terms and scope of the mold remediation project
[before the mold remediation begins].
(c) The department shall prescribe the form and content of
the mold information sheet described by Subsection (a-1)(1).
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1958.152, Occupations Code, applies only to a mold remediation
project commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A mold
remediation project commenced before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect when the project commenced, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. The executive commissioner of the Health and
Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement Section
1958.152(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than
December 1, 2013.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.