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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements before completing mold |
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remediation work. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 1958.152, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1958.152. REMEDIATION WORK PLAN AND AGREEMENT; |
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CONSUMER INFORMATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1958.152, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A license holder who intends to perform mold remediation |
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shall prepare a work plan providing instructions for the |
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remediation efforts to be performed for the mold remediation |
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project. |
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(a-1) Before the mold remediation begins, the [The] license |
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holder must: |
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(1) [shall] provide the work plan and a mold |
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information sheet to the client; and |
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(2) obtain a signed agreement with the property owner |
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concerning the terms and scope of the mold remediation project |
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[before the mold remediation begins]. |
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(c) The department shall prescribe the form and content of |
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the mold information sheet described by Subsection (a-1)(1). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1958.152, Occupations Code, applies only to a mold remediation |
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project commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A mold |
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remediation project commenced before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the project commenced, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement Section |
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1958.152(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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December 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |