usc:us:20:3603

text: U.S.C. Title 20 - EDUCATION 20 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 49 - ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD DETECTION AND CONTROL Sec. 3603 - State plan From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §3603. State plan (a) Submission by State educational agency receiving administrative funds for programs; contents Not later than six months after June 14, 1980, the State educational agency of any State which receives administrative funds for any applicable program (as defined under section 1221(c)(1)(A) 1 of this title) shall submit to the Secretary a plan which— (1) describes the manner in which the State, not later than nine months after June 14, 1980, shall distribute to local educational agencies within that State's jurisdiction information describing— (A) the programs established under this chapter; (B) the health hazards associated with exposure to asbestos fibers; and (C) the procedures established by the Secretary under section 3606 of this title for carrying out activities under programs under this chapter, and such other relevant information regarding such activities as the State considers desirable; (2) contains a general description of the content of the information to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (1) and provides assurances that the State shall continually revise such information and distribute such revised material to local educational agencies to ensure that such agencies have available to them the most recent material available with regard to the matters referred to in paragraph (1); (3) describes the procedures to be used by the State for maintaining records on— (A) the presence of asbestos materials in school buildings of local educational agencies; (B) the asbestos detection, containment, or removal activities conducted by local educational agencies (including activities relating to the replacement of the asbestos materials removed from school buildings with other appropriate building materials); and (C) repairs made to restore school buildings to conditions comparable to those exist ing before the containment or removal activities referred to in subparagraph (B) were undertaken; and (4) designates a State agency or other administrative unit with the responsibility for submitting to the Secretary the reports described in subsection (b) of this section and provides assurances that such agency or unit shall carry out the duties specified under subsection (b). (b) Reporting requirements respecting plan implementation Not later than six months after the submission of the plan described in subsection (a), and each six months thereafter during the two-year period beginning on June 14, 1980, the State agency or unit designated under paragraph (4) of subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report which describes the actions taken by the State in accordance with its plan under such subsection. (Pub. L. 96–270, §4, June 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 490.) Editorial Notes References in Text Section 1221 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §211, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3912, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (c)(1)(A). However, the term "applicable program" is defined in subsec. (c)(1) of that section. 1 See References in Text note below.