(a) The department shall review and amend its regulations governing lead-related construction work, including training and certification for workers and accreditation for trainers in lead-safe work practices, to comply with regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160 and the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (40 C.F.R. § 745).

(b) The amended regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, requiring a copy of the worker and firm certification to be provided before the start of the job to the prime contractor or other employers on the site and to be posted on the job site beside the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Lead-Work Pre-Job Notification required by subdivision (p) of Section 1532.1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c) Consistent with Section 105250, the department shall also adopt regulations establishing fees for the certifications or accreditations established pursuant to this section. The fees imposed under this section shall be established at levels not exceeding an amount sufficient to cover the costs of developing, administering, and enforcing the standards and regulations adopted under this section. The fees established pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Lead-Related Construction Fund, established pursuant to Section 105250.

(d) (1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this section through all-county letters or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted. The department shall adopt emergency regulations implementing these provisions. The department may readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as, or substantially equivalent to, an emergency regulation previously adopted under this section.

(2) The initial adoption of emergency regulations pursuant to this section and two readoptions of emergency regulations shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the two readoptions of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the two readoptions of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 127. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.)