To assist in implementing the asbestos health hazard abatement program, the Department of Education and Early Development shall

(1) cooperate with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, school districts, and regional educational attendance areas to ensure inspection of public schools for asbestos health hazards and to ensure that identified asbestos health hazards are abated;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.31.030

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) maintain records, files, and reports on asbestos health hazards in public schools;
(3) administer state money appropriated to finance renovation contracts under Alaska Stat. § 18.31.040(5);
(4) in accordance with priorities established by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under Alaska Stat. § 18.31.020(7), distribute grants to school districts and regional educational attendance areas for the abatement of health hazards in public schools; and
(5) inform the Department of Labor and Workforce Development when renovation contracts are awarded under Alaska Stat. § 18.31.040(5), to enable the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to advise contractors and other concerned persons of the health hazards of asbestos that may be encountered in the renovation project.