§ 1370-B — Advisory council on lead poisoning prevention

§ 1370-b. Advisory council on lead poisoning prevention. 1. The New\nYork state advisory council on lead poisoning prevention is hereby\nestablished in the department, to consist of the following, or their\ndesignees: the commissioner; the commissioner of labor; the commissioner\nof environmental conservation; the commissioner of housing and community\nrenewal; the commissioner of children and family services; the\ncommissioner of temporary and disability assistance; the secretary of\nstate; and fifteen public members appointed by the governor. The public\nmembers shall have a demonstrated expertise or interest in lead\npoisoning prevention and at least one public member shall be\nrepresentative of each of the following: local government; community\ngroups; labor unions; real estate; industry; parents; educators; local\nhousing authorities; child health advocates; environmental groups;\nprofessional medical organizations and hospitals. The public members of\nthe council shall have fixed terms of three years; except that five of\nthe initial appointments shall be for two years and five shall be for\none year. The council shall be chaired by the commissioner or his or her\ndesignee.\n 2. Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation\nfor their services, except that each of them may be allowed necessary\nand actual expenses which he or she shall incur in the performance of\nhis or her duties under this article.\n 3. A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n 4. The council shall meet as often as may be deemed necessary to\nfulfill its responsibilities. The council shall have the following\npowers and duties:\n (a) To develop a comprehensive statewide plan to prevent lead\npoisoning and to minimize the risk of human exposure to lead;\n (b) To coordinate the activities of its member agencies with respect\nto environmental lead policy and the statewide plan;\n (c) To recommend the adoption of policies with regard to the detection\nand elimination of lead hazards in the environment;\n (d) To recommend the adoption of policies with regard to the\nidentification and management of children with elevated lead levels;\n (e) To recommend the adoption of policies with regard to education and\noutreach strategies related to lead exposure, detection, and risk\nreduction;\n (f) To comment on regulations of the department under this title when\nthe council deems appropriate;\n (g) To make recommendations to ensure the qualifications of persons\nperforming inspection and abatement of lead through a system of\nlicensure and certification or otherwise;\n (h) To recommend strategies for funding the lead poisoning prevention\nprogram, including but not limited to ways to enhance the funding of\nscreening through insurance coverage and other means, and ways to\nfinancially assist property owners in abating environmental lead, such\nas tax credits, loan funds, and other approaches; and\n (i) To report on or before December first of each year to the governor\nand the legislature concerning the previous year's development and\nimplementation of the statewide plan and operation of the program,\ntogether with recommendations it deems necessary and the most currently\navailable lead surveillance measures, including the actual number and\nestimated percentage of children tested for lead in accordance with New\nYork state regulations, including age-specific testing requirements, and\nthe actual number and estimated percentage of children identified with\nelevated blood lead levels. Such report shall be made available on the\ndepartment's website.\n