Fwd: HB1253-Indiana Mold exposure legislation

January 24, 2002

Dear Friends,

This message requires your immediate attention. I am assisting

in spreading the word about the upcoming hearing in Indiana relating to

toxic mold. I am planning to attend the hearing and hope to see others from

Indiana there as well. If you cannot attend please show your support by

letter at the addresses provided. Personally, I would love to know in

advance how many of you plan to attend. We could meet for further

discussion as a group if there are interested parties. I also encourage

those of you outside of Indiana to tell your story and show your support by

letter as well so that our state will realize the importance of addressing

this issue. I apologize for the short notice, but we just received the

information. Thank you in advance for your help! EVERYONE, PLEASE SHOW

YOUR SUPPORT!

Beverly Weikert

weik004@...

Indiana Representative, Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings

www.hadd.com

>From: " cindy martin " <ckbahlermartin@...>

>weik004@...

>Subject: HB1253-Indiana Mold exposure legislation

>Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:55:36 -0500

>

>Dear Friends,

>

>On January 14, 2002 proposed house bill HB 1253 was read in the Indiana

>House of Representatives and assigned to the Committee on Public Health.

>This bill asks the Indiana Department of Health to establish standards for

>toxic mold exposure limits. The author of the bill is Rep. Phil Hinkle and

>the co-author is Rep. Hasler. The hearing for the Committee on Public

>Health to review this bill is on January 29, 2002 at 3:30 pm (local time)

>in the House Chamber. Input from citizens can be heard at this time.

>

>I strongly encourage you to attend this hearing and express your

>endorsement of this proposed bill. Your presence is important even if you

>choose not to speak to the committee. If you are unable to attend and wish

>to submit your comments to the committee members I have included the

>members names and email addresses at the close of this communication.

>Additionally, if you would like your personal comments to be submitted to

>each member in a packet that I am preparing, please email those to me prior

>to January 27, 2002, so that I may photo copy your comments for this

>packet. The packet will contain various related articles and posts of the

>health effects of mold exposure and personal experiences of those who have

>been involved in mold exposure.

>

>If you plan to attend the hearing, I would like to see us gather together

>at 2:00 pm inside the House of Representative main doors. If you plan to

>speak, I would like for you to bring 16 copies of your message to be

>included in the packet to the committee. If you are unable to bring

>copies, please email in advance and I will have them made if you want them

>in the packet.

>

>Please bring friends, family and neighbors if you choose. Your presence is

>just as important as your comments. I encourage you to tell your story!

>YOU can make a difference, YOU can make changes!

>

>My best to you and yours and hope to see you on the 29th!

>

>Sincerely,

>

>733 Drive

>Rensselaer, IN 47978

>

>ckbahlermartin@...

>219-866-7028 home

>219-866-7038 fax

>

>Enclosures:

>Committee Members of Public Health

>HB 1253 draft

>

>Committee on Public Health

>

>Chair: Rep. Charlie Brown; District 3 cbrown@...

>Co-Chair: Rep. Hasler; District 77 bhasler@...

>

>(The District number will follow the name, the email address follows the

>district)

>Rep. Crawford-98 wcrawfor@...

>Rep. Crosby-44 scrosby@...

>Rep. Day-100 jday@...

>Rep. Winfield Moses Jr.-81 wmoses@...

>Rep. Pelath-9 spelath@...

>Rep. Peggy Welch-60 pwelch.iga.state.in.us

>Rep. Vanetta Becker-78 vbecker@...

>Rep. Randy Borror-84 rborror@...

>Rep. Tom Brown-41 tbrown@...

>Rep. Kay Budak-20 mbudak@...

>Rep. Dillon-50 gdillon@...

>Rep. Frizzell-93 dfrizzel@...

>

>Send thanks and gratitude to:

>Author: Rep. Phil Hinkle-92 phinkle@...

>Co-Author: Rep. Hasler-77 bhasler@...

>

> House of Representatives

>

> Indiana House of Representatives

> 200 W. Washington Street

> Indianapolis, IN 46204-2786

> (317) 232-9600

> (800) 382-9842

> (317) 232-6744 fax

> www.in.gov

>

> Senate

> Indiana State Senate

> 200 W. Washington Street

> Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785

> (317) 232-9400

>

>House Bill 1253

>To

>Follow

>

> HOUSE BILL No. 1253

>

> _____

>

> DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

>

>Citations Affected: None (noncode).

>

>Synopsis: Establishment of mold standards. Directs the state department of

>health to make recommendations to the legislative council

>regarding toxic mold exposure limits.

>

>Effective: July 1, 2002.

>

> Hinkle, Hasler

>

> January 14, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Public

>Health.

>

> Introduced

>

> Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly

>(2002)

>

>PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of

>the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the

>existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in

>this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.

>Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new

>constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new

>provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in

>that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that

>adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.

>Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style

>type reconciles conflicts between statutes enacted by the 2001

>General Assembly.

>

> HOUSE BILL No. 1253

>

> A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning health.

>

> Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the

>State of Indiana:

>

>SOURCE: ; (02)IN1253.1.1. --> SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002] (a)

>As used in this SECTION, " authoritative bodies " means any

>recognized national or international entities with expertise in public

>health, mold identification and remediation, or

>environmental health.

> ( As used in this SECTION, " building " means an enclosed structure.

> © As used in this SECTION, " certified industrial hygienist " has the

>meaning set forth in IC 24-4-11-4.

> (d) As used in this SECTION, " code enforcement officer " means a local

>official responsible for enforcing housing codes and

>maintaining public safety in buildings.

> (e) As used in this SECTION, " mold " means any form of multicellular

>fungi that live on plant or animal matter in indoor

>environments. Types of mold include:

> (1) cladosporium;

> (2) penicillium;

> (3) alternaria;

> (4) aspergillus;

>

> (5) fuarim;

> (6) trichoderma;

> (7) memnoniella;

> (8) mucor; and

> (9) stachybotrys chartarum.

> (f) The state department of health shall, not later than August 1,

>2002, convene a task force to advise the state department

>on the development of toxic mold standards. The task force consists of nine

>(9) representatives appointed by the governor as

>follows:

> (1) A representative of public health officials.

> (2) A representative of code enforcement officers.

> (3) A representative of experts on the health effects of mold.

> (4) A representative of medical experts.

> (5) A representative of certified industrial hygienists.

> (6) A representative of mold abatement experts.

> (7) A representative of individuals affected by toxic mold.

> (8) A representative of builders.

> (9) A representative of realtors.

> (g) The state department of health, in cooperation with the task force

>established under subsection (f), shall, not later than

>November 1, 2002, develop recommendations for:

> (1) indoor mold exposure limits, including mold exposure limits

>for:

> (A) hospitals;

> ( nursing homes;

> © child care facilities; and

> (D) elementary and high schools; and

> (2) mold identification guidelines for the recognition of mold,

>water damage, or microbial volatile organic compound in

>indoor environments.

> (h) In developing the recommendations under subsection (g), the state

>department of health and task force shall:

> (1) balance the protection of public health with technological

>feasibility;

> (2) use and include the latest scientific data or existing

>standards adopted by authoritative bodies;

> (3) consider:

> (A) the adverse health effects to:

> (i) the general public;

> (ii) infants;

> (iii) children who are less than six (6) years of age;

> (iv) pregnant women;

>

> (v) the elderly;

> (vi) asthmatics;

> (vii) individuals with allergies;

> (viii) immune comprised individuals; and

> (ix) individuals who are identified as being at a greater

>risk than the general population when exposed to mold;

> caused by exposure to mold

> ( the mold exposure standards adopted by authoritative

>bodies; and

> © toxicological studies and scientific evidence that relates

>to mold.

> (i) Not later than December 1, 2002, the state department of health

>shall report the recommendations developed under

>subsection (g) to the legislative council.

> (j) The members of the task force are not entitled to receive

>compensation for the performance of their duties but shall be

>paid for their expenses, including mileage, while engaged in the

>performance of such duties.

> (k) Funding for the task force shall be paid solely from the state

>department's budget.

> (l) The state department shall provide staff and administrative support

>to the task force.

> (m) This SECTION expires December 31, 2002.

>

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>Complete information for House Bill 1253

>

>Legislative Session Information

>

>Indiana General Assembly Homepage

>

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January 27, 2002

NOTE: I am posting this again in case anyone missed it earlier this week.

This could be a very important start for our state. PLEASE SHOW YOUR

SUPPORT BY WRITING OUR LEGISLATORS, WHETHER IN OR OUT OF INDIANA.