§ 17-924 Annual survey for lead-based paint hazards.
AC § 17-924
a. The operator of a covered facility shall conduct a survey of such facility annually, and more often if necessary, to determine the physical condition of surface-coating material throughout each such facility and shall provide a copy of the survey results (i) to the department, which will make the information publicly available online, and (ii) to the parent or guardian of each child that attends such facility, as required by rules of the department. The department may require by rule that such annual survey be submitted electronically. b. In a covered facility located in a school operated by the department of education, the survey required by subdivision a of this section shall include rooms and areas where children of an applicable age are located, including classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, and gymnasiums designated for use by such children of an applicable age. A room or area of a school operated by the department of education may not be designated for use as a covered facility unless such room or area has, within the prior year, been included in a survey conducted in accordance with this section. c. In addition to the requirements of this section, department of education shall conduct a survey of classrooms in a covered facility located in a school operated by the department at least three times a year to determine the physical condition of surface-coating material in classrooms and shall provide a copy of the survey results (i) to the department, which will make the information publicly available online, and (ii) to the parent or guardian of each child that attends such facility, as required by rules of the department. (Am. L.L. 2019/071, 4/14/2019, eff. 8/12/2019; Am. L.L. 2020/028, 2/11/2020, eff. 2/11/2021)
