Section 105250 Of Chapter 4. Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4.
105250
. (a) A program is hereby established within the department
to meet the requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4851 and following) and Title X
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-550).
(b) The department shall implement and administer the program. The
department shall have powers and authority consistent with the
intent of, and shall adopt regulations to establish the program as an
authorized state program pursuant to, Title IV, Sections 402 to 404,
inclusive, of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601
and following).
(c) Regulations regarding accreditation of training providers that
are adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include, but not be
limited to, provisions governing accreditation of providers of health
and safety training to employees who engage in or supervise
lead-related construction work as defined in Section 6716 of the
Labor Code, and certification of employees who have successfully
completed that training. Regulations regarding accreditation of
training providers shall, as a condition of accreditation, require
providers to offer training that meets the requirements of Section
6717 of the Labor Code. The department shall, not later than August
1, 1994, adopt regulations establishing fees for the accreditation of
training providers, the certification of individuals, and the
licensing of entities engaged in lead-related occupations. The fees
imposed under this subdivision shall be established at levels not
exceeding an amount sufficient to cover the costs of administering
and enforcing the standards and regulations adopted under this
section. The fees established pursuant to this subdivision shall not
be imposed on any state or local government or nonprofit training
program.
(d) All regulations affecting the training of employees shall be
adopted in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and
Health. The regulations shall include provisions for allocating to
the division an appropriate portion of funds to be expended for the
program for the division's cost of enforcing compliance with training
and certification requirements. The department shall adopt
regulations to establish the program on or before August 1, 1994.
(e) The department shall review and amend its training,
certification, and accreditation regulations adopted under this
section as is necessary to ensure continued eligibility for federal
and state funding of lead-hazard reduction activities in the state.
(f) Effective July 1, 2010, all fees collected pursuant to
subdivision (c) shall be deposited in the Lead-Related Construction
Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the
fund shall be expended by the department upon appropriation by the
Legislature for the purposes of this chapter. Moneys in the fund are
available for cashflow borrowing pursuant to Sections 16310 and 16381
of the Government Code.
(g) Of the amount appropriated in Item 4265-001-0070 of Section
2.00 of the Budget Act of 2009, five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000) from the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Account
shall be used to administer the program in the 2009-10 fiscal year.
These funds shall be repaid to the Occupational Lead Poisoning
Prevention Account upon a determination by the Department of Finance
that sufficient moneys are available in the Lead-Related Construction
Fund. No interest shall be paid by the Lead-Related Construction
Fund at the time of repayment.