Subdivision 1.Definitions.

(a) The definitions in section 144.9501 and in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health.

Subd. 2.Grants; administration.

Within the limits of the available appropriation, the commissioner shall make grants to nonprofit organizations to train workers to provide lead screening, education, outreach, and swab team services for residential property. Projects that provide Americorps funding or positions, or leverage matching funds, as part of the delivery of the services must be given priority for the grant funds.

Subd. 3.

[Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 147 art 16 s 9]

Subd. 4.Eligible grant activities.

The nonprofit receiving a grant under this section must ensure that all participating lead supervisors or certified firms are licensed and that all swab team workers are certified by the Department of Health under section 144.9505. The nonprofit organization may participate in the program by:

(1) providing on-the-job training for swab team workers;

(2) providing swab team services to meet the requirements of sections 144.9503, subdivision 4, and 144.9504, subdivision 6;

(3) providing lead hazard reduction to meet the requirements of section 144.9501, subdivision 17;

(4) providing lead dust cleanup equipment and materials, as described in section 144.9503, subdivision 1, to residents;

(5) having a swab team worker instruct residents and property owners on appropriate lead control techniques, including the lead-safe directives developed by the commissioner of health;

(6) conducting blood lead testing events including screening children and pregnant women according to Department of Health screening guidelines;

(7) performing case management services according to Department of Health case management guidelines; or

(8) conducting mandated risk assessments under section 144.9504, subdivision 2.

Subd. 5.Swab team workers.

Each worker engaged in swab team services established under this section must have blood lead concentrations below 15 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood as determined by a baseline blood lead screening. The nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section is responsible for lead screening and must ensure that all swab team workers meet the standards established in this subdivision. The nonprofit organization must use appropriate workplace procedures including following the lead-safe directives developed by the commissioner of health to reduce risk of elevated blood lead levels. The nonprofit organization and participating contractors must report all employee blood lead levels that exceed 15 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood to the commissioner of health.

Subd. 6.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 144.9512

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • children: includes children by birth or adoption;

    (9) "day" comprises the time from midnight to the next midnight;

    (10) "fiscal year" means the year by or for which accounts are reckoned;

    (11) "hereafter" means a reference to the time after the time when the law containing such word takes effect;

    (12) "heretofore" means a reference to the time previous to the time when the law containing such word takes effect;

    (13) "judicial sale" means a sale conducted by an officer or person authorized for the purpose by some competent tribunal;

    (14) "minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years;

    (15) "money" means lawful money of the United States;

    (16) "night time" means the time from sunset to sunrise;

    (17) "non compos mentis" refers to an individual of unsound mind;

    (18) "notary" means a notary public;

    (19) "now" in any provision of a law referring to other laws in force, or to persons in office, or to any facts or circumstances as existing, relates to the laws in force, or to the persons in office, or to the facts or circumstances existing, respectively, on the effective date of such provision;

    (20) "verified" when used in reference to writings, means supported by oath or affirmation. See Minnesota Statutes 645.45

[Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 147 art 16 s 9]

Subd. 7.

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Subd. 8.

[Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 147 art 16 s 9]

Subd. 9.Program benefits.

As a condition of providing swab team services under this section, the nonprofit organization may require a property owner to not increase rents on a property solely as a result of a substantial improvement made with public funds under the programs in this section.

Subd. 10.Requirements of nonprofit organization.

The nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under this section must prepare and submit a quarterly progress report to the commissioner beginning three months after receipt of the grant.