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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing the Mold Assessment and Remediation |
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Advisory Board at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1958, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter A-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. ADVISORY BOARD |
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Sec. 1958.031. (a) The Mold Assessment and Remediation |
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Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding |
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officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, as |
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follows: |
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(1) three members who are licensed mold assessment |
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consultants; |
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(2) three members who are licensed mold remediation |
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contractors; |
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(3) one member who is a building contractor |
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principally engaged in home construction and is a member of a |
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statewide building trade association; |
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(4) one member who is a representative of an |
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accredited mold training provider; and |
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(5) one member who represents the public. |
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(b) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without |
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regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or |
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national origin of the appointees. |
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(c) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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duration of the advisory committee. |
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Sec. 1958.032. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the |
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advisory board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of |
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three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the |
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presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's |
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approval, shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term. |
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Sec. 1958.033. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of |
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the commission, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint |
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one of the advisory board members to serve as presiding officer of |
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the advisory board for a term of one year. |
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Sec. 1958.034. DUTIES. The advisory board may advise the |
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commission and department on: |
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(1) technical matters relevant to the administration |
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of this chapter; |
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(2) standards or performance and work practices for |
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mold assessment or remediation; |
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(3) qualifications for an initial license and the |
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renewal of a license issued under this chapter, including any |
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training or continuing education; and |
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(4) other issues affecting mold assessment and |
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remediation. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2023, the |
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presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and |
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Regulation shall appoint members to the Mold Assessment and |
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Remediation Advisory Board in accordance with Section 1958.031, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 1958.032, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act, in making the initial appointments to the Mold |
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Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board, the presiding officer of |
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the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall designate |
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three members of the advisory board to serve terms expiring |
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February 1, 2025, three members to serve terms expiring February 1, |
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2027, and three members to serve terms expiring February 1, 2029. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |