Iowa HF 731: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents; requiring the state board of regents to conduct a study and prepare a report related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and efforts; providing for responsibilities of the workforce development board; establishing the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program; requiring the department of education to convene a task force on at-risk students and dropout prevention programs; modifying provisions related to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program, the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program, the education savings account program, the gap tuition assistance program, the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program, career and technical education programs, the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program, the equipment replacement and program-sharing property tax levy, and the posting of education-related job openings; and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

Bill Text

House
File
731
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
731

BY
HAYES

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
mold
remediation.
1

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
136E.1
Definitions.
1

For
purposes
of
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2

requires:
3

1.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
health
and
human
4

services.
5

2.
“Direct
supervisor”
means
an
individual
who
is
physically
6

present
during
on-site
mold
remediation
and
is
immediately
7

available
to
direct,
instruct,
and
oversee
the
activities
of
8

other
individuals.
9

3.
“Mold”
means
any
form
of
multicellular
fungi
often
10

found
in
water-damaged
indoor
environments
and
building
11

materials,
and
including
cladosporium,
penicillium,
alternaria,
12

aspergillus,
fusarium,
trichoderma,
memnoniella,
mucor,
and
13

stachybotrys
chartarum.
14

4.
“Third-party
certification”
means
a
mold
remediation
15

certification
offered
by
any
of
the
following:
16

(1)
The
institute
of
inspection
cleaning
and
restoration
17

certification.
18

(2)
The
national
organization
of
remediators
and
microbial
19

inspectors.
20

(3)
An
organization,
approved
by
the
department
of
21

inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
by
rule,
that
has
standards
22

related
to
mold
remediation
similar
to
the
entities
in
23

subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2).
24

Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION

.
136E.2
Mold
remediation.
25

1.
A
person
shall
not
perform
mold
remediation
unless
26

the
person’s
process
for
mold
remediation
complies
with
the
27

ANSI/IICRC
S520
standard
for
professional
mold
remediation,
28

or
a
similar
standard
as
identified
by
the
department
of
29

inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
30

2.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
31

shall
establish
a
registry
for
entities
that
provide
mold
32

remediation
services.
An
entity
applying
to
register
in
the
33

registry
shall
be
required
to
provide
proof
that
a
direct
34

supervisor
employed
by
the
entity
holds
a
current
third-party
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certification.
1

3.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
2

shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
3

section,
including
but
not
limited
to
rules
that
allow
the
4

department
to
access
the
registry
established
in
subsection
5

2
for
the
purpose
of
performing
the
department’s
duties
in
6

section
136E.3.
7

Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION

.
136E.3
Mold
——
public
awareness
8

campaign.
9

1.
The
department
shall,
in
consultation
with
appropriate
10

agencies
and
organizations,
establish
a
mold
public
awareness
11

campaign
to
assist
the
public
in
understanding
the
threat
of
12

mold
in
indoor
environments,
and
the
importance
of
removing
13

mold.
As
part
of
the
program,
the
department
shall
do
all
of
14

the
following:
15

a.
Disseminate
information
to
the
public
via
brochures
16

and
the
department’s
internet
site
relating
to
the
treatment
17

of
mold
in
indoor
environments
and
the
importance
of
removing
18

mold.
19

b.
Provide
the
public
with
contact
information
for
20

organizations
or
government
agencies
that
can
provide
21

information
pertaining
to
the
health
effects
of
mold,
mold
22

testing
methods,
or
accredited
industry
standards
for
the
23

remediation
of
mold.
24

c.
Once
every
five
years,
collaborate
with
the
department
25

of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
to
review
technology
26

and
treatment
techniques
for
mold
remediation
that
provide
27

additional
protections
for
public
health
and
safety.
28

2.
On
or
before
January
31
of
each
year,
the
department
29

shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
concerning
all
30

of
the
following:
31

a.
New
scientific
evidence
concerning
health
effects
32

associated
with
mold,
or
water
damage,
in
indoor
environments,
33

including
the
effects
on
air
quality
standards.
34

b.
Changes
in
state
and
federal
law
that
establish
standards
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for
training,
certifying,
or
licensing
persons
providing
mold
1

remediation
services
in
residential,
public,
or
commercial
2

buildings.
3

3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
4

to
implement
this
section.
5

EXPLANATION
6

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8

This
bill
relates
to
mold
remediation.
9

The
bill
defines
“direct
supervisor”
as
an
individual
who
10

is
physically
present
during
on-site
mold
remediation
and
is
11

immediately
available
to
direct,
instruct,
and
oversee
the
12

activities
of
other
individuals.
13

The
bill
defines
“mold”
as
any
form
of
multicellular
fungi
14

often
found
in
water-damaged
indoor
environments
and
building
15

materials.
16

The
bill
defines
“third-party
certification”
as
a
mold
17

remediation
certification
offered
by
the
institute
of
18

inspection
cleaning
and
restoration
certification;
the
national
19

organization
of
remediators
a