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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1289.3. Toxic Mold Task Force; creation; composition; meetings

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The legislature hereby creates within the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana Toxic Mold Task Force, referred to hereafter in this Subpart as the “task force”, which shall be composed of the following members:

(1) One pediatric environmental health specialist appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) One person with expertise in toxicology appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) The assistant secretary of the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee.

(4) The chancellor of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans or his designee.

(5) The chancellor of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport or his designee.

(6) The dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine of Tulane University or his designee.

(7) One member appointed by the Louisiana State Medical Society.

(8) One member appointed by the Louisiana Primary Care Association.

(9) One member with expertise in consumer protection appointed by the Louisiana attorney general.

(10) One member appointed by the Southern University Law Center.

(11) One member appointed by the Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University.

(12) One member with expertise in toxic mold remediation appointed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.

(13) One member appointed by the Louisiana Housing Corporation.

(14) One member appointed by the Louisiana Realtors Association.

(15) One member appointed by the Louisiana Home Builders Association.

(16) One member appointed by the Apartment Association of Louisiana.

B. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the initial convening of the task force occurs no later than October 1, 2020.

C. The task force members shall select a chairman annually, and he shall serve as chairman without salary.

D. Task force members shall serve without compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to which they may be individually entitled by their respective employer organizations.

E. The task force shall hold at least two meetings each year at a place designated by the chairman.

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