A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5919155 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT RULES PROVIDING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING, INSPECTING, AND ABATING MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS SHALL KEEP DISTRICT FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR AND FREE FROM MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING INTERIORS FOR MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 19, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: (A) A school district board shall keep “Section 5919155. facilities in the district in good repair and free from mold and mildew hazards, which involves inspecting school facilities for mold or mildew and abating mold and mildew hazards found consistent with the provisions of this section. (B) As used in this of section, ‘mold’ means any form multicellular fungi that lives on plant or animal matter and in indoor environments. Types of mold include, but are not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fuarim, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, Mucor, and Stachhybotrys Chartarum, often found in waterdamaged building materials.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5919155 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT RULES PROVIDING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING, INSPECTING, AND ABATING MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS SHALL KEEP DISTRICT FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR AND FREE FROM MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING INTERIORS FOR MOLD AND MILDEW HAZARDS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 19, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 5919155. (A) A school district board shall keep facilities in the district in good repair and free from mold and mildew hazards, which involves inspecting school facilities for mold or mildew and abating mold and mildew hazards found consistent with the provisions of this section. (B) As used in this section, ‘mold’ means any form of multicellular fungi that lives on plant or animal matter and in indoor environments. Types of mold include, but are not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fuarim, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, Mucor, and Stachhybotrys Chartarum, often found in waterdamaged building materials.