To amend sections 121.371, 3109.13, 3109.15, 3109.16, 3109.17, 3109.18, 3314.03, 3318.031, 3742.01 to 3742.08, 3742.10 to 3742.19, and 3742.99; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 3742.11 (3742.31), 3742.12 (3742.35), and 3742.13 (3742.34); and to enact sections 3742.071, 3742.30, 3742.32, 3742.36 to 3742.51 of the Revised Code with respect to the prevention of child lead poisoning, the Wellness Block Grant Program, and the Children's Trust Fund.

Section 1.  That sections 121.371, 3109.13, 3109.15, 3109.16, 3109.17, 3109.18, 3314.03, 3318.031, 3742.01, 3742.02, 3742.03, 3742.04, 3742.05, 3742.06, 3742.07, 3742.08, 3742.10, 3742.11, 3742.12, 3742.13, 3742.14, 3742.15, 3742.16, 3742.17, 3742.18, 3742.19, and 3742.99 be amended; sections 3742.11 (3742.31), 3742.12 (3742.35), and 3742.13 (3742.34) be amended for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses; and sections 3742.071, 3742.30, 3742.32, 3742.36, 3742.37, 3742.38, 3742.39, 3742.40, 3742.41, 3742.42, 3742.43, 3742.44, 3742.45, 3742.46, 3742.47, 3742.48, 3742.49, 3742.50, and 3742.51 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 121.371.  There is hereby created the wellness block grant program. The Ohio family and children first cabinet council shall oversee the program, and the children's trust fund board, created by section 3109.15 of the Revised Code, department of job and family services shall serve as the program's administrative agent. The board and the cabinet council shall establish guidelines for operating the wellness block grant program. A representative of the family and children first cabinet council and the chairperson of the children's trust fund board shall resolve any disagreements concerning the duties of the council and the board under this section.

The children's trust fund board may accept gifts, donations, grants, or other moneys for the wellness block grant program from any source. The board shall use the funds received to make block grants to county family and children first councils. The amount to be granted to each county council for the program shall be determined by the board and the cabinet council. To cover administrative expenses, the board may use in each state fiscal year an amount not to exceed one per cent of the total amount available for the program in that year.

County councils shall use the funds they receive through wellness block grants for the program to fund community-based programs of prevention services that address issues of broad social concern, as determined by the cabinet council and the board, and to fund state-directed training, evaluation, and education programs pertaining to the issues being addressed. Each county council shall submit to the board a program and fiscal plan that outlines its proposal for expenditure of its block grant and shall, after consulting with the board of county commissioners, designate a fiscal agent to receive the block grant.

As requested by the board on behalf of the cabinet council, each county council shall submit program and fiscal accountings regarding the use of its block grant. The board and the cabinet council shall establish criteria for assessing a county council's progress in achieving the goals of the wellness block grant program. If a county council does not operate in accordance with the program guidelines and criteria established by the board and the cabinet council, the board and the cabinet council may revise the allocation of funds that the county council receives.

The board shall prepare an annual report detailing the results of the program. The report shall be submitted to the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives.

Sec. 3109.13.  As used in sections 3109.13 to 3109.18 of the Revised Code, child:

(A) "Child abuse and child neglect prevention programs" means programs designed to prevent child abuse and child neglect, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(A) Public awareness programs that pertain to child abuse or child neglect;

(B) Community-based, family-focused support services and activities that do any of the following:

(1) Build parenting skills;

(2) Promote parental behaviors that lead to healthy and positive personal development of parents and children;

(3) Promote individual, family, and community strengths;

(4) Provide information, education, or health activities that promote the well-being of families and children.

(C) Programs that train and place volunteers in programs that pertain to child abuse or child neglect that use primary and secondary prevention strategies that are conducted at the local level and activities and projects of statewide significance designed to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and child neglect.

(B) "Primary prevention strategies" are activities and services provided to the public designed to prevent or reduce the prevalence of child abuse and child neglect before signs of abuse or neglect can be observed.

(C) "Secondary prevention strategies" are activities and services that are provided to a specific population identified as having risk factors for child abuse and child neglect and are designed to intervene at the earliest warning signs of child abuse or child neglect, or whenever a child can be identified as being at risk of abuse or neglect.

Sec. 3109.15.  There is hereby created within the department of job and family services the children's trust fund board consisting of fifteen members. The directors of alcohol and drug addiction services, health, and job and family services shall be members of the board. Eight public members shall be appointed by the governor. These members shall be persons with demonstrated knowledge in programs for children, shall be representative of the demographic composition of this state, and, to the extent practicable, shall be representative of the following categories: the educational community; the legal community; the social work community; the medical community; the voluntary sector; and professional providers of child abuse and child neglect services. Five of these members shall be residents of counties metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the United States office of management and budget where the population exceeds four hundred thousand; no more than one two such member members shall be a resident residents of the same county metropolitan statistical area. Two members of the board shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and shall be members of two different political parties. Two members of the board shall be members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and shall be members of two different political parties. All members of the board appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate shall serve until the expiration of the sessions of the general assembly during which they were appointed. They may be reappointed to an unlimited number of successive terms of two years at the pleasure of the speaker of the house of representatives or president of the senate. Public members shall serve terms of three years. Each member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No public member may serve more than two consecutive full terms, regardless of whether such terms were full or partial terms. All vacancies on the board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

Any member of the board may be removed by the member's appointing authority for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty after first being given the opportunity to be heard in the member's own behalf. Pursuant to section 3.17 of the Revised Code, a member, except a member of the general assembly or a judge of any court in the state, who fails to attend at least three-fifths of the regular and special meetings held by the board during any two-year period forfeits the member's position on the board.

Each member of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall jointly appoint the board chairperson from among the legislative members of the board. At the beginning of the first year of each even-numbered general assembly, the chairperson of the board shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from among members of the board who are members of the house of representatives. At the beginning of the first year of each odd-numbered general assembly, the chairperson of the board shall be appointed by the president of the senate from among the members of the board who are senate members.

The board shall biennially select a vice-chair from among its nonlegislative members.

Sec. 3109.16.  The children's trust fund board, upon the recommendation of the director of job and family services, shall approve the employment of the staff that an executive director who will administer the programs of the board. The department of job and family services shall provide budgetary, procurement, accounting, and other related management functions for the board. An amount not to exceed three per cent of the total amount of fees deposited in the children's trust fund in each fiscal year may be used for costs directly related to these administrative functions of the department. Each fiscal year, the board shall approve a budget for administrative expenditures for the next fiscal year.

The board shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chairperson to conduct its official business. All business transactions of the board shall be conducted in public meetings. Eight members of the board constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum board members is required to approve adopt the state plan for the allocation of funds from the children's trust fund. A majority of the quorum is required to make all other decisions of the board.

The board may apply for and accept federal and other funds for the purpose of funding child abuse and child neglect prevention programs. In addition, the board may accept gifts and donations from any source, including individuals, philanthropic foundations or organizations, corporations, or corporation endowments. The acceptance and use of federal funds shall not entail any commitment or pledge of state funds, nor obligate the general assembly to continue the programs or activities for which the federal funds are made available. All funds received in the manner described in this section shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state, who shall credit them to the children's trust fund created in section 3109.14 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3109.17.  (A) For each fiscal biennium, the children's trust fund board shall establish a biennial state plan for comprehensive child abuse and child neglect prevention. The plan shall be transmitted to the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives and shall be made available to the general public. The board shall include in the state plan the definition of "effective public notice" specified in rules adopted by the department of job and family services.

(B) In developing and carrying out the state plan, the children's trust fund board shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, do all of the following:

(1) Ensure that an opportunity exists for assistance through child abuse and child neglect prevention programs to persons throughout the state of various social and economic backgrounds;

(2) Before the thirtieth day of October of each year, notify each child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board of the amount estimated to be block granted allocated to that advisory board for the following fiscal year.

(3) Develop criteria for county or district comprehensive allocation plans, including criteria for determining the plans' effectiveness;

(4) Review county or district comprehensive allocation plans;

(5) Make a block grant Allocate funds to each child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board for the purpose of funding child abuse and child neglect prevention programs. The block grants Funds shall be allocated among advisory boards according to a formula based on the ratio of the number of children under age eighteen in the county or multicounty district to the number of children under age eighteen in the state, as shown in the most recent federal decennial census of population. Subject to the availability of funds, each advisory board shall receive a minimum of ten thousand dollars per fiscal year. In the case of an advisory board that serves a multicounty district, the advisory board shall receive, subject to available funds, a minimum of ten thousand dollars per fiscal year for each county in the district. Block grants Funds shall be disbursed to the advisory boards twice annually. At least fifty per cent of the amount of the block grant funds allocated to an advisory board for a fiscal year shall be disbursed to the advisory board not later than the thirtieth day of September. The remainder of the block grant funds allocated to the advisory board for that fiscal year shall be disbursed before the thirty-first day of March.

If the children's trust fund board determines, based on county or district performance or on the annual report submitted by an advisory board, that the advisory board is not operating in accordance with the criteria established in division (B)(3) of this section, it may revise the allocation of funds that the advisory board receives.

The board shall specify the criteria child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory boards are to use in reviewing applications under division (F)(3) of section 3109.18 of the Revised Code.

(6) Allocate funds to entities other than child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory boards for the purpose of funding child abuse and child neglect prevention programs approved in the state plan;

(7) Provide for the monitoring of expenditures from the children's trust fund and of programs that receive money from the children's trust fund;

(7)(8) Establish reporting requirements for advisory boards;

(8)(9) Collaborate with appropriate persons and government entities and facilitate the exchange of information among those persons and entities for the purpose of child abuse and child neglect prevention;

(9)(10) Provide for the education of the public and professionals for the purpose of child abuse and child neglect prevention.;

(11) Create and provide to each advisory board a children's trust fund grant application form;

(12) Specify the information to be included in an annual report completed by a recipient of a children's trust fund grant under division (K)(1) of section 3109.18 of the Revised Code.

(C) The children's trust fund board shall prepare a report for each fiscal biennium that evaluates delineates the expenditure of money from the children's trust fund. On or before January 1, 2002, and on or before the first day of January of a year that follows the end of a fiscal biennium of this state, the board shall file a copy of the report with the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives.

(D) In addition to the duties described in this section and in section 3109.16 of the Revised Code, the children's trust fund board shall perform the duties described in section 121.371 of the Revised Code with regard to the wellness block grant program.

Sec. 3109.18.  (A)(1) A board of county commissioners may establish a child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board or may designate the county family and children first council to serve as the child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board. The boards of county commissioners of two or more contiguous counties may instead form a multicounty district to be served by a child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board or may designate a regional family and children first council to serve as the district child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board. Each advisory board shall meet at least twice a year.

(2) The county auditor is hereby designated as the auditor and fiscal officer of the advisory board. In the case of a multicounty district, the boards of county commissioners that formed the district shall designate the auditor of one of the counties as the auditor and fiscal officer of the advisory board.

(B) Each county that establishes an advisory board or, in a multicounty district, the county the auditor of which has been designated as the auditor and fiscal agent officer of the advisory board, shall establish a fund in the county treasury known as the county or district children's trust fund. The advisory board shall deposit all funds received from the children's trust fund board into that fund, and the auditor shall distribute money from the fund at the request of the advisory board.

(C) Each January, the board of county commissioners of a county that has established an advisory board or, in a multicounty district, the board of county commissioners of the county the auditor of which has been designated as the auditor and fiscal agent officer for the advisory board, shall appropriate the amount described in division (B)(2) of section 3109.17 of the Revised Code for distribution by the advisory board to child abuse and child neglect prevention programs.

(D)(1) Except in the case of a county or regional family and children first council that is designated to serve as a child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board, each advisory board shall consist of an odd number of members from both the public and private sectors, including all of the following:

(a) A representative of an agency responsible for the administration of children's services in the county or district;

(b) A provider of alcohol or drug addiction services or a representative of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serves the county or district;

(c) A provider of mental health services or a representative of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serves the county or district;

(d) A representative of a board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities that serves the county or district;

(e) A representative of the educational community appointed by the superintendent of the school district with largest enrollment in the county or multicounty district.

(2) The following groups and entities may be represented on the advisory board:

(a) Parent groups;

(b) Juvenile justice officials;

(c) Pediatricians, health department nurses, and other representatives of the medical community;

(d) School personnel;

(e) Counselors and social workers;

(f) Head start agencies;

(g) Child day-care providers;

(h) Other persons with demonstrated knowledge in programs for children.

(3) Of the members first appointed, at least one shall serve for a term of three years, at least one for a term of two years, and at least one for a term of one year. Thereafter, each member shall serve a term of three years. Each member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed. All vacancies on the board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(E) Each board of county commissioners may incur reasonable costs not to exceed five per cent of the block grant funds allocated to the county or district under section 3109.17 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the advisory board.

(F) Each child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board shall do all of the following:

(1) Develop a comprehensive allocation plan for the purpose of preventing child abuse and child neglect and submit the plan to the children's trust fund board;

(2) Notify Provide effective public notice, as defined in rules adopted by the department of job and family services, to potential applicants about the availability of funds from the children's trust fund, including an estimate of the amount of money available for grants within each county or district, the date of at least one public hearing, information on obtaining a copy of the grant application form, and the deadline for submitting grant applications;

(3) Review all applications received using any criteria developed by the child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board specified in the state plan adopted by the board under section 3109.17 of the Revised Code;

(4) Consistent with the plan developed pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section, make grants to child abuse and child neglect prevention programs. In making grants to child abuse and child neglect prevention programs, the advisory board may consider factors such as need, geographic location, diversity, coordination with or improvement of existing services, maintenance of local funding efforts, and extensive use of volunteers.

(5) Establish reporting requirements for grant recipients.

(G) A member of a child abuse and child neglect prevention advisory board shall not participate in the development of a comprehensive allocation plan under division (F)(1) of this section if it is reasonable to expect that the member's judgment could be affected by the member's own financial, business, property, or personal interest or other conflict of interest. For purposes of this division, "conflict of interest" means the taking of any action that violates any applicable provision of Chapter 102. or 2921. of the Revised Code. Questions relating to the existence of a conflict of interest pertaining to Chapter 2921. of the Revised Code shall be submitted by the advisory board to the local prosecuting attorney for resolution. Questions relating to the existence of a conflict of interest pertaining to Chapter 102. of the Revised Code shall be submitted by the advisory board to the Ohio ethics commission for resolution.

(H) Each advisory board shall assist the children's trust fund board in monitoring programs that receive money from the children's trust fund and shall perform such other duties for the local administration of the children's trust fund as the children's trust fund board requires.

(H)(I) A recipient of a grant from the children's trust fund shall use the grant funds only to fund primary and secondary child abuse and child neglect prevention programs. Any grant funds that are not spent by the recipient of the funds within the time specified by the terms of the grant shall be returned to the county treasurer. Any grant funds returned that are not redistributed by the advisory board within the time specified by the terms of the original grant state fiscal year in which they are received shall be returned to the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state shall deposit such unspent moneys into the children's trust fund to be spent for purposes consistent with the state plan adopted under section 3109.17 of the Revised Code.

(I)(J) Applications for grants from the children's trust fund shall be made to the advisory board on forms prescribed by the department of job and family services children's trust fund board.

(J)(K)(1) Each recipient of a children's trust fund grant from an advisory board shall file with the advisory board a copy of an annual report that includes the information required by the advisory children's trust fund board.

(2) Each advisory board shall file with the children's trust fund board a copy of an annual report regarding the county or district comprehensive allocation plan that contains the information required by the children's trust fund board.

Sec. 3314.03.  (A) Each contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school shall specify the following:

(1) That the school shall be established as a nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code;

(2) The education program of the school, including the school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the focus of the curriculum;

(3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those goals, which shall include the statewide achievement tests;

(4) Performance standards by which the success of the school will be evaluated by the sponsor;

(5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the Revised Code;

(6) Dismissal procedures;

(7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;

(8) Requirements and procedures for financial audits by the auditor of state. The contract shall require financial records of the school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state, and the audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 117.10 of the Revised Code.

(9) The facilities to be used and their locations;

(10) Qualifications of teachers, including a requirement that the school's classroom teachers be licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code, except that a community school may engage noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;

(11) That the school will comply with the following requirements:

(a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred twenty hours per school year;

(b) The governing authority will purchase liability insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of the school;

(c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or religious institution;

(d) The school will comply with divisions (A), (B), and (C) of section 3301.0715 and sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.358, 2151.421, 2313.18, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3313.50, 3313.643, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.67, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.80, 3313.96, 3319.321, 3319.39, 3321.01, 3327.10, 4111.17, and 4113.52 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a school district;

(e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. of the Revised Code except that nothing in that chapter shall prohibit a member of the school's governing board from also being an employee of the school and nothing in that chapter or section 2921.42 of the Revised Code shall prohibit a member of the school's governing board from having an interest in a contract into which the governing board enters;

(f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61 , 3313.611, and 3313.614 of the Revised Code, except that the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code or any rules of the state board of education;

(g) The school governing authority will submit an annual report of its activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial status to the sponsor, the parents of all students enrolled in the school, and the legislative office of education oversight. The school will collect and provide any data that the legislative office of education oversight requests in furtherance of any study or research that the general assembly requires the office to conduct, including the studies required under Section 50.39 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly and Section 50.52.2 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly, as amended.

(12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits to employees;

(13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the beginning of an academic year and shall not exceed five years;

(14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;

(15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year. The plan shall specify for each year the base formula amount that will be used for purposes of funding calculations under section 3314.08 of the Revised Code. This base formula amount for any year shall not exceed the formula amount defined under section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. The plan may also specify for any year a percentage figure to be used for reducing the per pupil amount of disadvantaged pupil impact aid calculated pursuant to section 3317.029 of the Revised Code the school is to receive that year under section 3314.08 of the Revised Code.

(16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition of employees of the school in the event the contract is terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code;

(17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all or part of an existing public school or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is a converted public school, specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer that the board of education that operated the school before conversion is delegating to the governing board of the community school with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable to such employees;

(18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the governing authority of the community school;

(19) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside outside the district in which the school is located. That policy shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in section 3314.06 of the Revised Code and, at the sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following:

(a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside the district in which the school is located;

(b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in districts adjacent to the district in which the school is located;

(c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any other district in the state.

(B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor a comprehensive plan for the school. The plan shall specify the following:

(1) The process by which the governing authority of the school will be selected in the future;

(2) The management and administration of the school;

(3) If the community school is a currently existing public school, alternative arrangements for current public school students who choose not to attend the school and teachers who choose not to teach in the school after conversion;

(4) The instructional program and educational philosophy of the school;

(5) Internal financial controls.

(C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school may provide for the community school governing authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract between the governing authority and the sponsor.

Sec. 3318.031.  The Ohio school facilities commission shall consider student and staff safety and health when reviewing design plans for classroom facility construction projects proposed under this chapter. After consulting with appropriate education, health, and law enforcement personnel, the commission may require as a condition of project approval under section 3318.03 of the Revised Code such changes in the design plans as the commission believes will advance or improve student and staff safety and health in the proposed classroom facility.

To carry out its duties under this section, the commission shall review and, if necessary, amend any construction and design standards used in its project approval process, including standards for location and number of exits, standards for lead safety in classroom facilities constructed before 1978 in which services are provided to children under six years of age, and location of restrooms, with a focus on advancing student and staff safety and health.

Sec. 3742.01.  As used in this chapter:

(A) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Child day-care facility" means each area of any of the following in which child day-care, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, is provided to children under six years of age:

(1) A child day-care center, type A family day-care home, or type B family day-care home as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;

(2) A type C family day-care home authorized to provide child day-care by Sub. H.B. 62 of the 121st general assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st general assembly and Sub. H.B. 407 of the 123rd general assembly;

(3) A preschool program or school child program as defined in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Clearance examination" means an examination to determine whether the lead hazards in a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school have been sufficiently controlled. A clearance examination includes a visual assessment, collection, and analysis of environmental samples.

(D) "Clearance technician" means a person, other than a licensed lead inspector or licensed lead risk assessor, who performs a clearance examination.

(E) "Clinical laboratory" means a facility for the biological, microbiological, seriological serological, chemical, immunoheatological immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of substances derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease, or in the assessment or impairment of the health of human beings. "Clinical laboratory" does not include a facility that only collects or prepares specimens, or serves as a mailing service, and does not perform testing.

(B)(F) "Encapsulation" means a method of abatement that involves the coating and sealing of surfaces with durable surface coating specifically formulated to be elastic, able to withstand sharp and blunt impacts, long-lasting, and resilient, while also resistant to cracking, peeling, algae, fungus, and ultraviolet light, so as to prevent any part of lead-containing paint from becoming part of house dust or otherwise accessible to children.

(C)(G) "Enclosure" means the resurfacing or covering of surfaces with durable materials such as wallboard or paneling, and the sealing or caulking of edges and joints, so as to prevent or control chalking, flaking, peeling, scaling, or loose lead-containing substances from becoming part of house dust or otherwise accessible to children.

(D)(H) "Environmental lead analytical laboratory" means a facility that analyzes air, dust, soil, water, paint, film, or other substances, other than substances derived from the human body, for the presence and concentration of lead.

(E)(I) "HEPA" means the designation given to a product, device, or system that has been equipped with a high-efficiency particulate air filter, which is a filter capable of removing particles of 0.3 microns or larger from air at 99.97 per cent or greater efficiency.

(J) "Interim controls" means a set of measures designed to reduce temporarily human exposure or likely human exposure to lead hazards. Interim controls include specialized cleaning, repairs, painting, temporary containment, ongoing lead hazard maintenance activities, and the establishment and operation of management and resident education programs.

(K)(1) "Lead abatement" means a measure or set of measures, including the following, designed and intended to eliminate for the single purpose of permanently eliminating lead hazards. "Lead abatement" includes all of the following:

(1)(a) Removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of lead hazards lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust;

(2)(b) Permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint;

(c) Replacement of lead-contaminated surfaces or fixtures painted with lead-based paint;

(3)(d) Removal or permanent covering of lead-contaminated soil;

(4)(e) Preparation, cleanup, and disposal, and postabatement activities associated with the lead abatement.

(2) "Lead abatement" does not include any of the following:

(a) Preventive treatments performed pursuant to section 3742.41 of the Revised Code;

(b) Implementation of interim controls;

(c) Activities performed by a property owner on a residential unit to which both of the following apply:

(i) It is a freestanding single-family home used as the property owner's private residence.

(ii) No child under six years of age who has lead poisoning resides in the unit.

(F)(L) "Lead abatement contractor" means any individual who engages in or intends to engage in lead abatement and employs or supervises one or more lead abatement workers, including on-site supervision of lead abatement projects, or prepares specifications, plans, or documents for a lead abatement project.

(G)(M) "Lead abatement project" means one or more lead abatement activities that are conducted by a lead abatement contractor and are reasonably related to each other.

(H)(N) "Lead abatement project designer" means a person who is responsible for designing lead abatement projects and preparing a pre-abatement plan for all designed projects.

(I)(O) "Lead abatement worker" means an individual who is responsible in a nonsupervisory capacity for the performance of lead abatement.

(J)(P) "Lead-based paint" means any paint or other similar surface-coating substance containing lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health as established by rule of the public health council in accordance with under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

(K)(Q) "Lead-contaminated dust" means dust in or on structures that contain contains an area or mass concentration of lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health as established by rule of the public health council under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

(L)(R) "Lead-contaminated soil" means soil that contains lead at or in excess of the level that is hazardous to human health as established by rule of the public health council under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

(M)(S) "Lead hazard" means material that may is likely to cause lead exposure and may endanger an individual's health as determined by the public health council in rules adopted under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code. "Lead hazard" includes lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, and lead-contaminated water pipes.

(N)(T) "Lead inspection" means a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results. The inspection shall use a sampling or testing technique approved by the public health council in rules adopted by the council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. A licensed lead inspector or laboratory approved under section 3742.09 of the Revised Code shall certify in writing the precise results of the inspection.

(O)(U) "Lead inspector" means any individual who conducts a lead inspection, provides professional advice regarding a lead inspection, or prepares a report explaining the results of a lead inspection.

(P)(V) "Lead poisoning" means the level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, as specified in rules adopted under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

(Q)(W) "Lead risk assessment" means an on-site investigation to determine and report the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead-based paint lead hazards in structures a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, including information gathering from the unit, facility, or school's current owner's knowledge regarding the age and painting history of the structure unit, facility, or school and occupancy by children under age six years of age, visual inspection, limited wipe sampling or other environmental sampling techniques, and any other activity as may be appropriate, and provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation.

(R)(X) "Lead risk assessor" means a person who is responsible for developing a written inspection, risk assessment, and analysis plan; conducting inspections for lead-based paint lead hazards in a structure residential unit, child day-care facility, or school; taking post-abatement soil and dust clearance samples and evaluating the results; interpreting results of inspections and risk assessments; identifying hazard control strategies to reduce or eliminate lead exposures; and completing a risk assessment report.

(S)(Y) "Lead-safe renovation" means the supervision or performance of services for the general improvement of all or part of an existing structure, including a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, when the services are supervised or performed by a lead-safe renovator.

(Z) "Lead-safe renovator" means a person who has successfully completed a training program in lead-safe renovation approved under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code.

(AA) "Manager" means a person, who may be the same person as the owner, responsible for the daily operation of a structure residential unit, child day-care facility, or school.

(T)(BB) "Permanent" means an expected design life of at least twenty years.

(CC) "Replacement" means a lead abatement an activity that entails removing components such as windows, doors, and trim that have lead-based paint lead hazards on their surfaces and installing new or de-leaded components free of lead-based paint lead hazards.

(U) "Structure" means any house, apartment, or building, used as an individual's private residence or commonly used as a place of education or child day-care center for children under six years of age, including all of the following:

(1) The interior and exterior surfaces and all common areas of the structure;

(2) Every attached or unattached structure located within the same lot line, including garages, play equipment, and fences;

(3) The lot or land occupied by the structure (DD) "Residential unit" means a dwelling or any part of a building being used as an individual's private residence.

(EE) "School" means a public or nonpublic school in which children under six years of age receive education.

Sec. 3742.02.  (A) No person shall do any of the following:

(1) Violate any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it;

(2) Apply or cause to be applied any lead-based paint on or inside any structure a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, unless the public health council has determined by rule under section 3742.03 3742.50 of the Revised Code that no suitable substitute exists;

(3) Interfere with an inspection investigation conducted by the director of health or a board of health in accordance with section 3742.11 or 3742.12 3742.35 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person shall knowingly authorize or employ any an individual to perform lead abatement on a structure residential unit, child day-care facility, or school unless that the individual who will perform the lead abatement holds a valid license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code.

(C) Without an appropriate valid license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code, no No person shall do any of the following when a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school is involved:

(1) Perform a lead inspection or hold himself out as a lead inspector without a valid lead inspector license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(2) Perform a lead risk assessment, or provide professional advice regarding lead abatement, or hold himself out as a lead risk assessor without a valid lead risk assessor license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(3) Act as a lead abatement contractor or hold himself out as a lead abatement contractor without a valid lead abatement contractor's license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(4) Act as a lead abatement project designer or hold himself out as a lead abatement project designer without a valid lead abatement project designer license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(5) Perform or hold himself out as providing lead abatement without a valid lead abatement worker license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(6) Effective one year after the effective date of this amendment, perform a clearance examination without a valid clearance technician license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code, unless the person holds a valid lead inspector license or valid lead risk assessor license issued under that section;

(7) Perform lead training for the licensing purposes of this chapter without a valid approval from the director of health under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code;

(8) Perform interim controls without complying with 24 C.F.R. Part 35.

(D) This section does not apply to any individual performing lead abatement on a structure, or on the portion of the structure, that is used as his private residence.

Sec. 3742.03.  The public health council shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration and enforcement of this chapter sections 3742.01 to 3742.19 and 3742.99 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify all of the following:

(A) Procedures to be followed by any individual a lead abatement contractor, lead abatement project designer, lead abatement worker, lead inspector, or lead risk assessor licensed under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code for undertaking lead abatement activities and procedures to be followed by a clearance technician, lead inspector, or lead risk assessor in performing a clearance examination;

(B)(1) Requirements for training and licensure, in addition to those established under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code, to include levels of training and periodic refresher training for each class of worker, and to be used for licensure under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code. These Except in the case of clearance technicians, these requirements shall include at least twenty-four classroom hours of training based on the Occupational Safety and Health Act training program for lead set forth in 29 C.F.R. 1926.62. For clearance technicians, the training requirements to obtain an initial license shall not exceed six hours and the requirements for refresher training shall not exceed two hours every four years. In establishing the training and licensure requirements, the public health council shall consider the core of information that is needed by all licensed persons, and establish the training requirements so that persons who would seek licenses in more than one area would not have to take duplicative course work.

(2) Persons certified by the American board of industrial hygiene as a certified industrial hygienist or as an industrial hygienist-in-training, and persons registered as a sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training under Chapter 4736. of the Revised Code, shall be exempt from any training requirements for initial licensure established under this chapter, but shall be required to take any examinations for licensure required under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code.

(C) Fees for licenses issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code and for their renewal;

(D) Procedures to be followed by lead inspectors, lead abatement contractors, environmental lead analytical laboratories, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers to prevent public exposure to lead hazards and ensure worker protection during lead abatement projects;

(E)(1) Record-keeping and reporting requirements for clinical laboratories, environmental lead analytical laboratories, lead inspectors, lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers for lead abatement projects and record-keeping and reporting requirements for clinical laboratories, environmental lead analytical laboratories, and clearance technicians for clearance examinations;

(2) Record-keeping and reporting requirements regarding lead poisoning for physicians, in addition to the requirements of section 3701.25 of the Revised Code;

(3) Information that is required to be reported under rules based on divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section and that is a medical record is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be released, except in aggregate statistical form.

(F) Procedures for inspections conducted by the director of health or a board of health under section 3742.12 or 3742.13 of the Revised Code;

(G) The level of lead in lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil that is hazardous to human health;

(H) The level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health according to information obtained from the centers for disease control and prevention in the public health service of the United States department of health and human services;

(I) Environmental sampling techniques for use in collecting samples of air, water, dust, paint, and other materials;

(J)(G) Requirements for a respiratory protection plan prepared in accordance with section 3742.07 of the Revised Code;

(K)(H) Requirements under which a manufacturer of a lead abatement system or product encapsulants must demonstrate evidence of the safety and durability of its system or product encapsulants by providing results of testing from an independent laboratory indicating that the system or product meets encapsulants meet the standards developed for the particular system or product by the E06.23 subcommittee "E06.23.30 task group on encapsulants," which is the lead-paint abatement task group of the lead hazards associated with buildings subcommittee of the performance of buildings committee of the American society for testing and materials;

(L) Procedures to be followed by the public health council in revising its rules to ensure that lead-hazard activities meeting the provisions of this chapter continue to be eligible for federal funding and meet the requirements promulgated by regulation by the United States environmental protection agency, the United States department of housing and urban development, and other federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over lead hazards;

(M) Any other requirements the council considers appropriate for the administration or enforcement of this chapter.

Sec. 3742.04.  (A) The director of health shall do all of the following:

(1) Administer and enforce the requirements of this chapter sections 3742.01 to 3742.19 and 3742.99 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted pursuant to it those sections;

(2)(a) Conduct research and disseminate information on the number, extent, and general geographic location of lead-contaminated structures, which may include a statewide survey and may include the establishment of a unit for the collection and analysis of data on lead-hazard detection and lead-hazard reduction activities, including the licensing, certification, accreditation, approval, and enforcement activities under this chapter;

(b) Update information and data collected or disseminated under division (A)(2)(a) of this section to include the results of an inspection or assessment conducted pursuant to section 3742.14 of the Revised Code, when a report based on that inspection is provided to the director pursuant to rules adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code.

(3) Examine records and reports submitted by lead inspectors, lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers, and clearance technicians in accordance with section 3742.05 of the Revised Code to determine whether the requirements of this chapter are being met;

(4)(3) Examine records and reports submitted by physicians, clinical laboratories, and environmental lead analytical laboratories under section 3701.25 or 3742.09 of the Revised Code;

(5)(4) Issue approval to manufacturers of lead abatement systems or products encapsulants that have done all of the following:

(a) Submitted an application for approval to the director on a form prescribed by the director;

(b) Paid the application fee established by the director;

(c) Submitted results from an independent laboratory indicating that the manufacturer's system or product satisfies encapsulants satisfy the requirements established in rules adopted under division (K)(H) of section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(d) Complied with rules adopted by the public health council regarding durability and safety to workers and residents.

(6)(5) Establish liaisons and cooperate with the directors or agencies in states having lead abatement, licensing, accreditation, certification, and approval programs to promote consistency between the requirements of this chapter and those of other states in order to facilitate reciprocity of the programs among states;

(6) Establish a program to monitor and audit the quality of work of lead inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, lead abatement contractors, lead abatement workers, and clearance technicians. The director may refer improper work discovered through the program to the attorney general for appropriate action.

(B) In addition to any other authority granted by this chapter, the director of health may do any of the following:

(1) Employ persons who have received training from a program the director has determined provides the necessary background. The appropriate training may be obtained in a state that has an ongoing lead abatement program under which it conducts educational programs.

(2) Conduct or cooperate with other state agencies to conduct programs of public education on the nature and consequences of lead hazards and on the need for lead-hazard reduction activities to be conducted under careful supervision by licensed and accredited personnel;

(3) Cooperate with the United States environmental protection agency in any joint oversight procedures the agency may propose for laboratories that offer lead analysis services and are accredited under the agency's laboratory accreditation program;

(4)(3) Advise, consult, cooperate with, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any person, government entity, interstate agency, or the federal government as the director considers necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under it.

Sec. 3742.05.  (A)(1) The director of health shall issue lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, and lead abatement worker, and clearance technician licenses. The director shall issue a license to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Submits an application to the director on a form prescribed by the director;

(b) Meets the licensing and training requirements established by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(c) Successfully completes the licensing examination for the applicant's area of expertise administered under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code and any training required by the director under that section;

(d) Pays the license fee established by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(e) Provides the applicant's social security number and any information the director may require to demonstrate the applicant's compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it.

(2) An individual may hold more than one license issued under this division section, but a separate application is required for each license.

(B) A license issued under this section expires two years after the date of issuance. The director shall renew a license in accordance with the standard renewal procedure set forth in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, if the licensee does all of the following:

(1) Continues to meet the requirements of division (A) of this section;

(2) Demonstrates compliance with procedures to prevent public exposure to lead hazards and for worker protection during lead abatement projects established by rule adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(3) Meets the record-keeping and reporting requirements for lead abatement projects or clearance examinations established by rule adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(4) Pays the license renewal fee established by rule adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code.

(C) An individual licensed, certified, or otherwise approved under the law of another state to perform functions substantially similar to those of a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, or lead abatement worker, or clearance technician may apply to the director of health for licensure in accordance with the procedures set forth in division (A) of this section. The director shall license an individual under this division on a determination that the standards for licensure, certification, or approval in that state are at least substantially equivalent to those established by this chapter and the rules adopted under it. The director may require an examination for licensure under this division.

Sec. 3742.06.  (A) All of the following apply to a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school:

(A) No lead abatement contractor shall provide lead testing services or professional advice regarding lead abatement unless that service or advice is provided by a lead inspector or lead risk assessor who is licensed under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code and is employed by the lead abatement contractor.

(B) No person shall provide advice on the need for lead abatement in a structure and then participate in the a lead abatement project on that structure resulting from that advice unless either of the following applies:

(1) The person is employed as a member of the staff of the owner or manager of the structure property on which the lead abatement is to be performed;

(2) A written contract for lead abatement is entered into that states both of the following:

(a) The person was involved in the lead testing of the structure, or in the provision of professional advice, that led to the lead abatement contract;

(b) The party contracting for lead abatement services should obtain a second opinion to verify any lead test results and assure that the proposed lead abatement or project design is appropriate.

(C) No lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, or lead abatement project designer, or clearance technician shall use the services of an environmental lead analytical laboratory that has not been approved by the director of health under section 3742.09 of the Revised Code.

(D) No lead abatement worker shall perform lead abatement without the on-site supervision of a licensed lead abatement contractor.

(E) No person shall have lead-safe renovation performed in lieu of having lead abatement performed on a property at which a lead-poisoned child under six years of age has been identified.

Sec. 3742.07.  (A) Prior to engaging in any lead abatement project on a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, the lead abatement contractor primarily responsible for the project shall do all of the following:

(A)(1) Prepare a written respiratory protection plan that meets requirements established by rule adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code and make the plan available to the department of health and all lead abatement workers at the project site;

(B)(2) Ensure that each lead abatement worker who is or will be involved in a lead abatement project has been examined by a licensed physician within the preceding calendar year and has been declared by him the physician to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator;

(C)(3) Ensure that each employee or agent who will come in contact with lead hazards or will be responsible for a lead abatement project receives a license and appropriate training as required by this chapter before engaging in a lead abatement project;

(D)(4) At least ten days prior to the commencement of a project, notify the department of health, on a form prescribed by the director of health, of the date a lead abatement project will commence.

(B) During each lead abatement project, the lead abatement contractor primarily responsible for the project shall ensure that all persons involved in the project follow the worker protection standards established under 29 C.F.R. 1926.62 by the United States occupational safety and health administration.

Sec. 3742.071. All of the following apply in the performance of activities by persons licensed under this chapter:

(A) A lead risk assessor shall certify in writing the precise results of a lead risk assessment and options for reducing identified lead hazards.

(B) A clearance technician may perform a clearance examination when the examination is in connection with activities other than a lead abatement project. A clearance examination performed in connection with a lead abatement project shall be performed only by a lead inspector or lead risk assessor.

(C) The director of health may issue an immediate cease work order to a person licensed under this chapter if the director determines that the license holder is violating the terms or conditions of the license in a manner that endangers or materially impairs the health or well-being of an occupant of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school or a person employed to perform lead abatement.

Sec. 3742.08.  (A)(1) The director of health shall conduct, specify requirements by rule, or approve training programs for licensure of lead inspectors, lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers, and clearance technicians. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director shall adopt rules establishing all of the following:

(a) A system for accreditation of training programs and the requirements for accreditation, including curriculum requirements, hour requirements, hands-on training requirements, trainee competency and proficiency requirements, and requirements for quality control;

(b) Fees for application for approval of a training program and for participating in any program conducted by the director;

(c) Any other requirements pertinent to the operation of a training program.

(2) Each applicant for approval of a training program shall submit a completed application to the director on a form the director shall prescribe and provide. The director shall issue evidence of approval to each applicant who meets the requirements of division (A)(1) of this section and the criteria for approval established by rule adopted under this section and pays the fee.

(B) The director shall administer examinations for licensure under this chapter by conducting examinations, contracting pursuant to section 3701.044 of the Revised Code for another entity to conduct the examinations, or approving examinations. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director shall adopt rules specifying requirements for the administration of licensing examinations. The rules shall include requirements regarding the qualifications of examination administrators, fees to cover the cost of conducting the examinations, and any other requirements pertinent to the examinations.

If the director implements a system of approving examinations, the rules shall include procedures and criteria for approval and fees for the approval. Each applicant for approval shall submit a completed application to the director on a form the director shall prescribe and provide. The director shall issue evidence of approval to each applicant who meets the criteria for approval established in rules adopted under this division.

Sec. 3742.10.  (A) The director of health shall maintain a list of both of the following:

(1) Lead inspectors, lead abatement contractors, lead risk assessors, lead abatement project designers, and lead abatement workers, and clearance technicians licensed under this chapter;

(2) Training programs approved under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) Information contained in any list maintained under this section is a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and is subject to inspection and copying under section 1347.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.14.  Any property owner or manager may, at any time, may employ a lead inspector or lead risk assessor to conduct an a lead inspection or an; a lead risk assessor to conduct a lead risk assessment; or a clearance technician, lead inspector, or lead risk assessor to conduct a clearance examination of a structure the property, and may provide a copy of the report based on that inspection or, assessment, or examination to the director of health pursuant to rules adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code. The director shall include the information in the record of the property pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of section 3742.04 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.15.  Any person may file a complaint with the director of health concerning a lead inspector, a lead abatement contractor, a lead risk assessor, a lead abatement project designer, a lead abatement worker, a clearance technician, a clinical laboratory, an environmental lead analytical laboratory, or a training course. The complainant's name shall be confidential and shall not be released without his the complainant's written consent. The director may investigate the complaint and take action under this chapter as he the director considers appropriate.

Sec. 3742.16.  In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of health may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license, an accreditation or certification, or an approval of any person, program, or laboratory for one or more of the following reasons:

(A) Violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under it;

(B) Failure to pay the fee for the issuance or renewal of a license, an accreditation or certification, or an approval;

(C) Any material misrepresentation in an application for a license, an accreditation or certification, or an approval;

(D) Interference with an inspection investigation made pursuant to section 3742.12 or 3742.13 3742.35 of the Revised Code;

(E) Failure to meet the licensing requirements established by rule adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code;

(F) Employment or use of lead abatement personnel that are not licensed under this chapter.

Sec. 3742.17.  (A) Where any person is licensed by the department of health to engage in lead abatement, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, clearance examination, or any other activity under this chapter, the liability of that person, when performing the activity in accordance with procedures established pursuant to state or federal law, for an injury to any individual or property caused or related to the activity shall be limited to acts or omissions of the person during the course of performing the activity that can be shown, based on a preponderance of the evidence, to have been negligent. For the purposes of this section, the demonstration that acts or omissions of a person performing lead abatement, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, clearance examination, or other activities under this chapter were in accordance with generally accepted practice and with procedures established by state or federal law at the time the abatement, inspection, assessment, examination, or other activity was performed creates a rebuttable presumption that the acts or omissions were not negligent.

(B) Where any person contracts with a person licensed as a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, or lead abatement worker, or clearance technician the liability of that person for lead-related injuries caused by his the person's contractee in the performance of lead abatement, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, clearance examination, or other activities under this chapter shall be limited to those lead-related injuries arising from acts or omissions that the person knew, or could reasonably have been expected to know, were not in accordance with generally accepted practices or with procedures established by state or federal law at the time the activity took place.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rules of a court to the contrary, this section governs all claims for lead-related injuries to individuals or property arising from lead abatement, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, clearance examination, or other activities for which a license is required under this chapter.

Sec. 3742.18.  (A) At the request of the director of health, the attorney general may commence a civil action for civil penalties and injunctive and other equitable relief against any person who violates this chapter section 3742.02, 3742.06, or 3742.07 of the Revised Code. The action shall be commenced in the court of common pleas of the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur.

(B) The court shall grant injunctive and other equitable relief on a showing that a the person has violated or is about to violate this chapter section 3742.02, 3742.06, or 3742.07 of the Revised Code. On

(C) On a finding of a violation, the court shall assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation. All civil penalties collected by the court under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the lead abatement personnel licensing fund created under section 3742.19 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.19.  Except for any licensing examination fee collected and retained by an entity under contract pursuant to division (B) of section 3742.08 of the Revised Code, all fees collected under this chapter and sections 3742.01 to 3742.18 of the Revised Code; any grant, contribution, or other moneys received for the purposes of this chapter those sections; and fines collected under section 3742.99 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the lead program abatement personnel licensing fund, which is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration and enforcement of this chapter sections 3742.01 to 3742.18 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it those sections.

Sec. 3742.30. Each child at risk of lead poisoning shall undergo a blood lead screening test to determine whether the child has lead poisoning. The at-risk children shall undergo the test at times determined by rules the public health council shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are consistent with the guidelines established by the centers for disease control and prevention in the public health service of the United States department of health and human services. The rules shall specify which children are at risk of lead poisoning.

Neither this section nor the rules adopted under it affect the coverage of blood lead screening tests by any publicly funded health program, including the medicaid program established by Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code. Neither this section nor the rules adopted under it apply to a child if a parent of the child objects to the test on the grounds that the test conflicts with the parent's religious tenets and practices.

Sec. 3742.11 3742.31.  (A) The director of health shall establish, promote, and maintain a child lead poisoning prevention program. In accordance with rules adopted by the public health council under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code, the The program shall provide statewide coordination of screening, diagnosis, and treatment services for children under age six, including both of the following:

(1) Collecting the social security numbers of all children screened, diagnosed, or treated as part of the program's case management system;

(2) Disclosing to the office of Ohio health plans in the department of job and family services on at least an annual basis the identity and lead screening test results of each child screened pursuant to section 3742.30 of the Revised Code. The director shall collect and disseminate information relating to child lead poisoning and controlling lead abatement hazards.

(B) On or before the first day of March of each year, the director of health shall submit a report of the activities of the child lead poisoning prevention program to the governor and to the members of the general assembly The director of health shall operate the child lead poisoning prevention program in accordance with rules adopted under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code. The director may enter into an interagency agreement with one or more other state agencies to perform one or more of the program's duties. The director shall supervise and direct an agency's performance of such a duty.

Sec. 3742.32. (A) The director of health shall appoint an advisory council to assist in the ongoing development and implementation of the child lead poisoning prevention program created under section 3742.31 of the Revised Code. The advisory council shall consist of the following members:

(1) A representative of the office of Ohio health plans in the department of job and family services;

(2) A representative of the bureau of child care in the department of job and family services;

(3) A representative of the department of environmental protection;

(4) A representative of the department of education;

(5) A representative of the department of development;

(6) A representative of the Ohio apartment owner's association;

(7) A representative of the Ohio help end lead poisoning coalition;

(8) A representative of the Ohio environmental health association;

(9) An Ohio representative of the national paint and coatings association.

(B) The advisory council shall do both of the following:

(1) Provide the director with advice regarding the policies the child lead poisoning prevention program should emphasize, preferred methods of financing the program, and any other matter relevant to the program's operation;

(2) Submit a report of the state's activities to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives on or before the first day of March each year.

(C) The advisory council is not subject to sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.13 3742.34.  (A) As used in this section, "board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district, or the authority having the duties of a board of health in any city as authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) If the director of health determines that a board of health can satisfactorily enforce section 3742.12 sections 3742.35 to 3742.40 of the Revised Code, he the director may delegate his the authority to enforce that section those sections to the board. The director may revoke his the delegation of authority at any time by written notice delivered to the board of health by certified mail.

Sec. 3742.12 3742.35.  (A) The When the director of health or his authorized representative may at any reasonable time request that an occupant, or, if the structure is not occupied, the owner or manager, permit him to enter a structure where the director suspects lead poisoning has occurred due to the report of an elevated blood lead level of a child, and perform a lead inspection in accordance with procedures established by rule adopted under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) If any a board of health authorized to enforce sections 3742.35 to 3742.40 of the Revised Code becomes aware that an individual under six years of age has lead poisoning, the director or board shall conduct an investigation to determine the source of the lead poisoning. The director or board may conduct such an investigation when the director or board becomes aware that an individual six years of age or older has lead poisoning. The director or board shall conduct the investigation in accordance with rules adopted under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

In conducting the investigation, the director or board may request permission to enter the residential unit, child day-care facility, or school that the director or board reasonably suspects to be the source of the lead poisoning. If the property is occupied, the director or board shall ask the occupant for permission. If the property is not occupied, the director or board shall ask the property owner or manager for permission. If the occupant, owner, or manager of a structure fails or refuses to permit entry to the structure, the director or his authorized representative board may petition and obtain an order to inspect enter the structure property from the common pleas a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the structure property is located.

(C) As part of an inspection under this section the investigation, the director or his authorized representative board may review the records and reports, if any, maintained under section 3742.03 of the Revised Code by a lead inspector, lead abatement contractor, lead risk assessor, lead abatement project designer, or lead abatement worker, or clearance technician.

Sec. 3742.36.  When the director of health or an authorized board of health determines pursuant to an investigation conducted under section 3742.35 of the Revised Code that a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school is a possible source of the child's lead poisoning, the director or board shall conduct a risk assessment of that property in accordance with rules adopted under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.37. (A) If the results of a risk assessment conducted under section 3742.36 of the Revised Code indicate that one or more lead hazards identified in a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school are contributing to a child's lead poisoning, the director of health or authorized board of health immediately shall issue an order to have each lead hazard in the property controlled. The areas of the unit, facility, or school that may be subject to the lead hazard control order include the following:

(1) The interior and exterior surfaces and all common areas of the unit, facility, or school;

(2) Every attached or unattached structure located within the same lot line as the unit, facility, or school, including garages, play equipment, and fences;

(3) The lot or land that the unit, facility, or school occupies.

(B) A lead hazard control order issued under this section shall be in writing and in the form the director shall prescribe. The director or board shall specify in the order each lead hazard to be controlled and the date by which the unit, facility, or school must pass a clearance examination demonstrating that each lead hazard has been sufficiently controlled. The director or board may include in the order a requirement that occupants of the unit, facility, or school whose health may be threatened vacate the unit, facility, or school until the unit, facility, or school passes the clearance examination.

The director or board shall have the order delivered to the owner and manager of the unit, facility, or school. If the order applies to a building in which there is more than one residential unit, the director or board shall have a copy of the order delivered to the occupants of each unit or require that the owner or manager of the building deliver a copy of the order to the occupants of each unit. If the order applies to a child day-care facility or school, the director or board shall have a copy of the order delivered to the parent, guardian, or custodian of each child under six years of age who receives child day-care or education at the facility or school or require the owner or manager of the facility or school to have a copy of the order so delivered.

Sec. 3742.38. The owner and manager of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school that is subject to a lead hazard control order issued under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code shall cooperate with the director of health or board of health that issued the order in controlling each lead hazard specified in the order. The owner or manager shall choose a method of controlling each lead hazard that enables the residential unit, child day-care facility, or school to pass a clearance examination. The method chosen may be the owner or manager's personal preference, a proposal made by a person under contract with the owner or manager, or a recommendation that the director or board may provide. The owner or manager shall inform the director or board of the method that the owner or manager chooses to control each lead hazard.

Sec. 3742.39. A residential unit, child day-care facility, or school remains subject to a lead hazard control order issued under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code until the unit, facility, or school passes a clearance examination. After the unit, facility, or school passes the clearance examination, the director of health or board of health that issued the order shall provide the owner and manager of the unit, facility, or school with information on methods of maintaining control of each lead hazard specified in the order. In the case of a residential unit in which an individual who is not the owner or manager resides, the director or board also shall provide the information to the individual residing in the unit.

Sec. 3742.40. If the owner and manager of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school fails or refuses for any reason to comply with a lead hazard control order issued under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code, the director of health or board of health that issued the order shall issue an order prohibiting the owner and manager from permitting the unit, facility, or school to be used as a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school until the unit, facility, or school passes a clearance examination. On receipt of the order, the owner or manager shall take appropriate measures to notify each occupant, in the case of a residential unit, and the parent, guardian, or custodian of each child attending the facility or school, in the case of a child day-care facility or school, to vacate the unit, facility, or school until the unit, facility, or school passes a clearance examination. The director or board shall post a sign at the unit, facility, or school that warns the public that the unit, facility, or school has a lead hazard. The sign shall include a declaration that the unit, facility, or school is unsafe for human occupation, especially for children under six years of age and pregnant women. The director or board shall ensure that the sign remains posted at the unit, facility, or school and that the unit, facility, or school is not used as a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school until the unit, facility, or school passes a clearance examination.

Sec. 3742.41. (A) A property constructed before January 1, 1950, that is used as a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school shall be legally presumed not to contain a lead hazard and not to be the source of the lead poisoning of an individual who resides in the unit or receives child day-care or education at the facility or school if the owner or manager of the unit, facility, or school successfully completes both of the following preventive treatments:

(1) Follows the essential maintenance practices specified in section 3742.42 of the Revised Code for the control of lead hazards;

(2) Covers all rough, pitted, or porous horizontal surfaces of the inhabited or occupied areas within the unit, facility, or school with a smooth, cleanable covering or coating, such as metal coil stock, plastic, polyurethane, carpet, or linoleum.

(B) The owner or manager of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school has successfully completed the preventive treatments specified in division (A) of this section if the unit, facility, or school passes a clearance examination in accordance with standards for passage established by rules adopted under section 3742.49 of the Revised Code.

(C) The legal presumption established under this section is rebuttable in a court of law only on a showing of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

Sec. 3742.42.  (A) In completing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code, the owner or manager of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school shall do all of the following:

(1) Use only safe work practices, which include compliance with section 3742.44 of the Revised Code, to prevent the spread of lead-contaminated dust;

(2) Perform visual examinations for deteriorated paint, underlying damage, and other conditions that may cause exposure to lead;

(3) Promptly and safely repair deteriorated paint or other building components that may cause exposure to lead and eliminate the cause of the deterioration;

(4) Ask tenants in a residential unit, and parents, guardians, and custodians of children in a child day-care facility or school, to report concerns about potential lead hazards by providing written notices to the tenants or parents, guardians, and custodians or by posting notices in conspicuous locations;

(5) Perform specialized cleaning in accordance with section 3742.45 of the Revised Code to control lead-contaminated dust;

(6) Cover any bare soil on the property, except soil proven not to be lead-contaminated;

(7) Maintain a record of essential maintenance practices for at least three years that documents all essential maintenance practices;

(8) Successfully complete a training program in essential maintenance practices that has been approved under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code.

(B) The areas of a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school that are subject to division (A) of this section include all of the following:

(1) The interior surfaces and all common areas of the unit, facility, or school;

(2) Every attached or unattached structure located within the same lot line as the unit, facility, or school that the owner or manager considers to be associated with the operation of the unit, facility, or school, including garages, play equipment, and fences;

(3) The lot or land that the unit, facility, or school occupies.

Sec. 3742.44.  (A) The following activities shall be considered unsafe work practices due to the likelihood that engaging in the activities will create lead hazards, and in no event shall any person engage in the following activities when implementing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code:

(1) Open flame burning or torching;

(2) Machine sanding or grinding without a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(3) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting without a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(4) Use of a heat gun operating above one thousand one hundred degrees fahrenheit;

(5) Charring paint;

(6) Dry sanding;

(7) Dry scraping, except when done as follows:

(a) In conjunction with a heat gun operating at not more than one thousand one hundred degrees fahrenheit;

(b) Within one foot of an electrical outlet;

(c) To treat defective paint spots totaling not more than two square feet in an interior room or space or twenty square feet on an exterior surface.

(8) Uncontained hydroblasting or high-pressure washing;

(9) Paint stripping in a poorly ventilated space using a volatile stripper that is considered a hazardous substance under 16 C.F.R. 1500.3 or a hazardous chemical under 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 or 29 C.F.R. 1926.59 in the type of work being performed.

(B) A person may engage in the following activities when implementing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code, but only if licensed under this chapter or trained in essential maintenance practices as required by this chapter:

(1) Machine sanding or grinding performed with a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(2) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting performed with a HEPA local vacuum exhaust tool;

(3) Hydroblasting or high-pressure washing if the activity is contained.

Sec. 3742.45.  (A) Specialized cleaning methods used to control lead-contaminated dust when implementing the essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code may include any of the following:

(1) Cleaning potentially lead-contaminated surfaces with a detergent;

(2) Vacuuming potentially lead-contaminated surfaces with a HEPA vacuum;

(3) Covering potentially lead-contaminated soil.

(B) A person who uses or provides for others to use the specialized cleaning methods specified in division (A) of this section shall ensure that the cleaning is performed as follows:

(1) The common areas of a building with more than one residential unit must undergo specialized cleaning at least annually, including hallways, stairways, laundry rooms, recreational rooms, playgrounds, boundary fences, and other portions of the building and its surroundings that are generally accessible to all residents.

(2) The interior of a residential unit that is vacated by its occupants must undergo specialized cleaning before it may be reoccupied.

(3) A child day-care facility or school must undergo specialized cleaning at least annually at a time when children are not present at the facility or school.

(4) In a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, on completion of any maintenance or repair work that disturbs surfaces suspected or known to be painted with lead-based paint, the maintenance or repair work area must undergo specialized cleaning if the area of the disturbed surfaces suspected or known to be painted with lead-based paint totals more than one of the following:

(a) Twenty square feet or two square meters on exterior surfaces;

(b) Two square feet or two-tenths of one square meter in any one interior room or space;

(c) Ten per cent of the total surface area on an interior or exterior component with a small surface area, such as window sills, baseboards, and trim.

Sec. 3742.46. The essential maintenance practices portion of the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code need not be performed by an individual who is licensed under this chapter as a lead abatement contractor or lead abatement worker. Effective two years after the effective date of this section, any individual, other than a licensed lead abatement contractor or lead abatement worker, who performs the essential maintenance practices must have successfully completed a training program in essential maintenance practices that has been approved by the director of health under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.47.  (A) A person seeking approval of a training program in either essential maintenance practices or lead-safe renovation shall apply for approval to the director of health. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the director and shall include the fee established under division (B) of this section. The director shall issue approval to the applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that the training program will meet the following requirements and any other training program requirements established by rules adopted under section 3742.50 of the Revised Code:

(1) Conducts the training program in a period of time that does not exceed six hours;

(2) Administers an examination established by rule of the public health council at the end of the training program to each person who completes the training;

(3) Grades each examination not later than one week after its completion and determines whether the person who took the examination received a passing score;

(4) Not later than one week after the examination is completed provides written proof of training program completion to each person who completes the program and passes the examination.

(B) The director of health shall establish an application fee for approving training programs under this section. The fee shall be reasonable and shall not exceed the expenses incurred in conducting the approval of training programs. An application fee submitted under division (A) of this section is nonrefundable.

Sec. 3742.48. Any person who supervises or performs services for the general improvement of all or part of an existing structure, including a residential unit, child day-care facility, or school, may undertake a training program in lead-safe renovation approved under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code. After successfully completing the program, the person may represent to the public that the services are being supervised or performed by a lead-safe renovator. Regardless of whether a training program in lead-safe renovation has been completed, the person is not subject to licensure under this chapter solely for supervising or performing services for the general improvement of all or part of an existing structure.

Sec. 3742.49.  The director of health, in consultation with the individual authorized by the governor to act as the state historic preservation officer, shall develop recommendations for controlling lead hazards that take into consideration the historic nature of the property in which the hazards are located. The director shall provide periodic notifications of the recommendations to all persons licensed under this chapter. All lead hazard control orders issued under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code shall inform the recipient of the recommendations developed under this section.

In no event shall a person use the recommendations as justification for refusing to comply with a lead hazard control order issued under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3742.50.  (A) The public health council shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing all of the following:

(1) Procedures necessary for the development and operation of the child lead poisoning prevention program established under section 3742.31 of the Revised Code;

(2) Standards and procedures for conducting investigations and risk assessments under sections 3742.35 and 3742.36 of the Revised Code;

(3) Standards and procedures for issuing lead hazard control orders under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code, including standards and procedures for determining appropriate deadlines for complying with lead hazard control orders;

(4) The level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, consistent with the guidelines issued by the centers for disease control and prevention in the public health service of the United States department of health and human services;

(5) The level of lead in paint, dust, and soil that is hazardous to human health;

(6) Standards and procedures to be followed when implementing preventive treatments for the control of lead hazards pursuant to section 3742.41 of the Revised Code that are based on information from the United States environmental protection agency, department of housing and urban development, occupational safety and health administration, or other agencies with recommendations or guidelines regarding implementation of preventive treatments;

(7) Standards that must be met to pass a clearance examination;

(8) Procedures for approving under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code training programs in essential maintenance practices and lead-safe renovation and requirements, in addition to those specified in section 3742.47 of the Revised Code, that a program must meet to receive approval;

(9) The examination to be administered by a training program approved under section 3742.47 of the Revised Code and the examination's passing score.

(B) The public health council shall establish procedures for revising its rules to ensure that the child lead poisoning prevention activities conducted under this chapter continue to meet the requirements necessary to obtain any federal funding available for those activities, including requirements established by the United States environmental protection agency, United States department of housing and urban development, or any other federal agency with jurisdiction over activities pertaining to child lead poisoning prevention.

Sec. 3742.51. (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the lead poisoning prevention fund. The fund shall include all moneys appropriated to the department of health for the administration and enforcement of sections 3742.31 to 3742.50 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections. Any grants, contributions, or other moneys collected by the department for purposes of preventing lead poisoning shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.

(B) Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes of the child lead poisoning prevention program established under section 3742.31 of the Revised Code, including providing financial assistance to individuals who are unable to pay for the following:

(1) Costs associated with obtaining lead tests and lead poisoning treatment for children under six years of age who are not covered by private medical insurance or are underinsured, are not eligible for the medicaid program established under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code or any other government health program, and do not have access to another source of funds to cover the cost of lead tests and any indicated treatments;

(2) Costs associated with having lead abatement performed or having the preventive treatments specified in section 3742.41 of the Revised Code performed.

Sec. 3742.99.  (A) At the request of the director of health or a board of health, a prosecuting attorney, city director of law, village solicitor, or similar chief legal officer may commence a criminal action against any person who violates any provision of this chapter section 3742.02, 3742.06, or 3742.07 of the Revised Code, any rule adopted under it this chapter that is directly related to any of the provisions of those sections, or any order issued pursuant to this chapter that is directly related to any of the provisions of those sections.

(B) Upon conviction, the person is subject to:

(1) A fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, for a first offense;

(2) A fine of at least one thousand but not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for at least six months but not more than three years, or both, for a second or subsequent offense. Each day of violation is a separate offense.

Section 2.  That existing sections 121.371, 3109.13, 3109.15, 3109.16, 3107.17, 3109.18, 3314.03, 3318.031, 3742.01, 3742.02, 3742.03, 3742.04, 3742.05, 3742.06, 3742.07, 3742.08, 3742.10, 3742.11, 3742.12, 3742.13, 3742.14, 3742.15, 3742.16, 3742.17, 3742.18, 3742.19, and 3742.99 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.