Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
radon measurement and mitigation and granting rule-making authority.
- Introduced, stopped here
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is required to
develop standards of performance for the regional radon centers and distribute funds
based on compliance with the standards to provide radon protection information
dissemination from the regional radon centers. Radon is a radioactive noble gas.
This bill requires that to place a device to measure the amount of radon in a building
(radon measurement) for a fee a person must complete instruction in a radon
measurement course that is approved by DHS and a radon measurement proficiency
examination that is also approved by DHS. DHS may suspend or revoke the approval
of a radon measurement course or a radon measurement proficiency examination if
the course or examination fails to satisfy DHS standards or operates under
conditions other than those in effect at the time of approval. The radon measurement
proficiency examination must notify DHS for inclusion on a registry those
individuals who successfully complete the examination.
The bill also requires that to evaluate reports of radon amounts to determine
mitigation strategies, design mitigation systems, or install or supervise the
installation of mitigation systems (radon mitigation) for a fee a person must
successfully complete all of the following that are approved by DHS: a radon
measurement course, a radon mitigation course, a radon measurement proficiency
examination, and a radon mitigation proficiency examination. DHS, under the bill,
may suspend or revoke approval of a radon mitigation course or radon mitigation
proficiency examination under the same conditions as it may suspend or revoke a
radon measurement course or radon measurement proficiency examination. The
radon mitigation proficiency examination must notify DHS for inclusion on a
registry those individuals who successfully complete the examination.
Under the bill, anyone who holds a valid credential to perform radon
measurement in another state and who submits proof of that credential to DHS may
perform radon measurement in this state, to the extent that credential allows,
without completing the course and examination approved by DHS. Similarly,
anyone who holds a valid credential to perform radon mitigation in another state and
who submits proof of that credential to DHS may perform radon mitigation in this
state, to the extent the credential allows, without completing the courses and
examinations approved by DHS.