| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1293, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 375, §14, is | | amended to read: |
|
| | | 1. Certification and licensing. The board shall adopt and | | amend rules necessary to govern the licensing of business or | | public entities, including, but not limited to, lead abatement | | contractors, so-called "lead smart renovators" and in-house lead | | abatement units, the accreditation of lead training providers and | | the certification of lead abatement professionals. |
|
| | | Sec. 2. Training requirements. The Department of Environmental | | Protection shall increase the training requirements for lead | | smart renovators and lead sampling technicians from 6 hours and 8 | | hours respectively to 14 hours. |
|
| | | This bill increases the training requirements for lead smart | | renovators and lead sampling technicians from 6 hours and 8 hours | | respectively to 14 hours. The bill also requires that lead smart | | renovators be registered and licensed by the Department of | | Environmental Protection. |
|
|
