Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2015/A4759
Timestamp: 2019-08-17 13:01:43
Document Index: 723492381

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art 32', '§930', '§945', '§30', '§97', '§3']

NY State Assembly Bill A4759
assembly Bill A4759
Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists; repealer
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Jul 25, 2015 signed chap.90
Jul 14, 2015 delivered to governor
May 28, 2015 returned to assembly
substituted for s3674
May 04, 2015 referred to labor
Apr 30, 2015 advanced to third reading cal.255
Mar 17, 2015 reported referred to ways and means
Mar 03, 2015 reported referred to codes
Feb 05, 2015 referred to labor
A4759 (ACTIVE) - Details
Amd Art 32 Title 1 §§930 - 940, Title 2 §§945 - 948, §30, Lab L; rpld §97-pppp, St Fin L; amd §3, Chap 551 of 2014
A4759 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists.
A4759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
standards for mold assessment and remediation  specialists;  to  amend
chapter  551  of  the  laws of 2014 amending the labor law relating to
requiring the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists
and setting minimum work standards for mold assessment and remediation
specialists, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and  to  repeal
section  97-pppp of the state finance law relating to the mold assess-
Section 1. Article 32 of the labor law, as added by chapter 551 of the
laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
LBD08891-01-5
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2.  "Mold" means ANY indoor [mold] MULTI-CELLULAR FUNGI growth capable
of creating toxins that can cause pulmonary,  respiratory,  neurological
or  other  major  illnesses  after minimal exposure, as such exposure is
defined by the environmental  protection  agency,  centers  for  disease
control  and prevention, national institute of health, or other federal,
state, or local agency organized to study and/or protect human health.
ty  that  is  designed  to  discover  [indoor]  mold [growth, toxic mold
growth], conditions that facilitate [indoor] mold [growth and/or], indi-
cia of conditions that are likely to facilitate [indoor] mold  [growth],
6. "PROJECT" MEANS MOLD REMEDIATION, MOLD ASSESSMENT, OR  MOLD  ABATE-
MENT,  OF  AREAS  GREATER THAN TEN SQUARE FEET, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE (A)
ROUTINE CLEANING OR (B) CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR  DEMOLITION
OF  BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR FIXTURES UNDERTAKEN FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN
MOLD REMEDIATION OR ABATEMENT.
7. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of labor.
contractor to engage in mold assessment ON A PROJECT, or to advertise or
hold themselves out as a mold assessment contractor unless such contrac-
tor has a valid mold assessment license issued by the commissioner.
ation ON A PROJECT, or to advertise or hold themselves  out  as  a  mold
remediation  contractor  unless such contractor has a valid mold remedi-
ation license issued by the commissioner.
ON A PROJECT or to advertise or hold themselves out as a mold  abatement
worker  unless  such individual has a valid mold abater's license issued
4. A copy of a valid mold assessment or mold remediation license  must
5.  (a) Nothing in this article shall prohibit any design professional
licensed pursuant to title eight of the education  law  from  performing
tions  if  the person is acting within the scope of his or her practice,
or require the design professional to obtain a license under this  arti-
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cle  for  such  mold inspection, assessment remediation and/or abatement
to  the  [department]  COMMISSIONER in writing on forms furnished by the
commissioner and shall contain the information set forth in this section
as well as any additional information that the commissioner may require.
3. An applicant for a license to perform mold  assessment  shall  meet
(b)  have  satisfactorily completed [department] COMMISSIONER approved
course work, including training on  the  appropriate  use  and  care  of
personal  protection  equipment  [as approved by the commissioner of the
department of health]; [and]
SAND  DOLLARS  PROVIDING  COVERAGE  FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE LICENSED
ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
department of health];
ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS PERFORMED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE.    [An
applicant  for  a  license to perform mold remediation shall furnish the
department with a financial statement, prepared by an independent  audi-
tor or accountant and signed by the applicant and auditor before a nota-
ry  public,  stating  the  assets  of  the  applicant, to be used by the
department to determine the financial responsibility of the applicant to
perform mold remediation services.]
(b) have satisfactorily completed [department]  COMMISSIONER  approved
course  work,  including  training  on  the  appropriate use and care of
personal protection equipment [as approved by the  commissioner  of  the
department of health]; and
section[; and].
6. The [department] COMMISSIONER shall charge and collect the  follow-
ing NON-REFUNDABLE fees which shall accompany each application:
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(a) a fee for an initial application for a license[, not to exceed one
hundred  dollars]  AS  DETERMINED  BY THE COMMISSIONER, OF NOT LESS THAN
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A MOLD REME-
DIATION LICENSE, NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR  MORE  THAN
THREE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR A MOLD ASSESSMENT LICENSE AND NOT LESS THAN
FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AN  INDIVIDUAL  MOLD
ABATEMENT LICENSE; [and]
(b)  a  fee  for  renewal  of  a  license[,  not to exceed one hundred
dollars] EQUAL TO THE APPLICATION FEE; AND
(C) A FEE TO BE CHARGED TO A COURSE PROVIDER FOR REVIEW OF EACH COURSE
SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, OF  NOT  LESS
THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND AN
ADDITIONAL  FEE  TO BE CHARGED TO A COURSE PROVIDER OF NOT LESS THAN ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR REVIEW OF  CHANGES
OF TECHNICAL CONTENT.
assessment [or], remediation, OR ABATEMENT:
ment [or], remediation, OR ABATEMENT on his or her own property;
who  performs  mold  assessment  [or],  remediation,  OR ABATEMENT on an
apartment building owned by that person that  has  not  more  than  four
dwelling units; [and]
3. an owner or a managing agent or a full-time employee of an owner OR
MANAGING AGENT who performs mold assessment [or], remediation, OR ABATE-
MENT  on commercial property OR A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING OF MORE
THAN FOUR DWELLING UNITS owned by the owner provided, however, that this
subdivision shall not apply if the managing agent or employee engages in
the business of performing mold assessment [or], remediation, OR  ABATE-
MENT for the public; AND
4. A FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND
EMPLOYEES  THEREOF  THAT PERFORM MOLD ASSESSMENT, REMEDIATION, OR ABATE-
MENT ON ANY PROPERTY OWNED, MANAGED OR REMEDIATED BY  SUCH  GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT OR AUTHORITY.
issue the license or [deny the license setting forth the reason for such
denial  in  writing] ISSUE A NOTIFICATION OF DENIAL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS TITLE.
3. Licenses shall be in a form prescribed by the [department]  COMMIS-
4.  The  renewal  of all licenses granted under the provisions of this
article shall be conditioned upon the submission  of  a  certificate  of
completion   of  a  [department-approved]  COMMISSIONER-APPROVED  course
designed to ensure the continuing education  of  licensees  on  new  and
existing mold assessment and mold remediation standards.
who  intends  to  perform  mold assessment on a mold remediation project
shall prepare a work analysis  for  the  project.  The  mold  assessment
license  holder shall provide the analysis to the client before the mold
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3. No person shall own an interest in both the [entity which] LICENSEE
WHO performs mold assessment services and the  [entity  which]  LICENSEE
WHO performs mold remediation services on the same property.
S 937. Civil penalties and revocation. 1. The [department] COMMISSION-
ER  may,  after  a notice and hearing, suspend or revoke any license, or
censure, fine, or impose  probationary  or  other  restrictions  on  any
(a)  conviction  of  a  felony  relating  to the performance of a mold
(b) deceit or misrepresentation  in  obtaining  a  license  authorized
(c) providing false testimony or documents to the [department] COMMIS-
SIONER  in relation to a license authorized by this article or any other
license issued by the [department] COMMISSIONER;
the [department] COMMISSIONER in an amount not to  exceed  two  thousand
dollars  for  the  initial  violation and up to ten thousand dollars for
each subsequent violation.
[department]  COMMISSIONER  shall, before making a determination to deny
an application for a license, notify the applicant  in  writing  of  the
reasons for such proposed denial and afford the applicant an opportunity
to  be heard in person or by counsel prior to denial of the application.
[Such notification shall be served in any manner authorized by the civil
practice law and rules for service of summons.] Such notice shall notify
the applicant that a request for a hearing must be  made  within  thirty
days  after  [receipt]  ISSUANCE  of  such notification. If a hearing is
requested, such hearing shall be held at such  time  and  place  as  the
[department] COMMISSIONER shall prescribe.
within thirty days after [receipt] ISSUANCE of such  notification,  then
the  notification  of denial shall become the final determination of the
[department] COMMISSIONER.   The [department]  COMMISSIONER  shall  have
subpoena powers regulated by the civil practice law and rules. If, after
such  hearing,  the application is denied, written notice of such denial
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shall be served upon the applicant [in  any  manner  authorized  by  the
civil practice law and rules for the service of a summons].
3.  The [department] COMMISSIONER shall, before revoking or suspending
any license or imposing any fine as authorized by this article or repri-
mand on the holder thereof[, or before issuing any order  directing  the
cessation  of unlicensed activities,] and at least ten days prior to the
date set for the hearing, notify in writing the holder of such  license,
[or the person alleged to have engaged in unlicensed activities,] of any
charges  made and shall afford such person an opportunity to be heard in
person or by counsel in reference thereto.  NO PRIOR NOTICE AND  HEARING
IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER ISSUES AN ORDER DIRECTING THE CESSA-
TION OF UNLICENSED ACTIVITIES.
S 940. Rulemaking authority. The [department shall]  COMMISSIONER  MAY
adopt  rules and regulations to oversee the practice of mold assessment,
remediation and abatement and to ensure the health, safety  and  welfare
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2. The REMEDIATION PLAN MAY  REQUIRE  containment  [specified  in  the
remediation plan must], AS APPROPRIATE, TO prevent the spread of mold to
areas of the building outside the containment under normal conditions of
remediation  project  shall indicate a specific product or brand only if
it is registered by the United States  Environmental  Protection  Agency
for  the  intended use and if the use is consistent with the manufactur-
er's labeling instructions. A decision by a mold assessment licensee  to
use  such  products  must  take  into account the potential for occupant
S 946. Minimum work standards for the conduct of mold  remediation  by
licensed  persons.  1.  A mold remediation licensee shall prepare a mold
requirements of the mold remediation plan developed by the mold  assess-
ment   licensee   as  provided  to  the  client  and  provides  specific
are anticipated to, disturb or remove mold contamination.  The  contain-
ment,  when  constructed  as  described in the remediation work plan and
4. No person shall remove or dismantle any containment  structures  or
materials  from  a project site prior to receipt by the mold remediation
licensee overseeing the project of  a  notice  from  a  mold  assessment
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S 2. Section 97-pppp of the state finance law, as added by chapter 551
of the laws of 2014, is REPEALED.
S 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 30 of the labor
law, as added by chapter 162 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read  as
Except  for  variations concerning provisions, rules, codes, orders or
any other matter affecting asbestos projects, MOLD  PROJECTS  or  safety
and  health standards for public employees, including but not limited to
projects covered by article thirty and section twenty-seven-a and subdi-
vision ten of section two hundred forty-one of this chapter;
S 4. Section 3 of chapter 551 of the laws of 2014 amending  the  labor
law  relating  to requiring the licensure of mold assessment and remedi-
ation specialists and setting minimum work standards for mold assessment
and remediation specialists, is amended to read as follows:
it shall have become  a  law,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS  OF SECTION 931 OF ARTICLE 32 OF THE LABOR LAW, AS ADDED BY
SECTION ONE OF THIS ACT, SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY  NEXT
S  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, that sections
the same manner as chapter 551 of the laws of 2014, takes effect.