§ 3603. — State plan.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC3603]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 49--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD DETECTION AND CONTROL
Sec. 3603. State plan
(a) Submission by State educational agency receiving administrative
funds for programs; contents
Not later than six months after June 14, 1980, the State educational
agency of any State which receives administrative funds for any
applicable program (as defined under section 1221(c)(1)(A) \1\ of this
title) shall submit to the Secretary a plan which--
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(1) describes the manner in which the State, not later than nine
months after June 14, 1980, shall distribute to local educational
agencies within that State's jurisdiction information describing--
(A) the programs established under this chapter;
(B) the health hazards associated with exposure to asbestos
fibers; and
(C) the procedures established by the Secretary under
section 3606 of this title for carrying out activities under
programs under this chapter, and such other relevant information
regarding such activities as the State considers desirable;
(2) contains a general description of the content of the
information to be distributed in accordance with paragraph (1) and
provides assurances that the State shall continually revise such
information and distribute such revised material to local
educational agencies to ensure that such agencies have available to
them the most recent material available with regard to the matters
referred to in paragraph (1);
(3) describes the procedures to be used by the State for
maintaining records on--
(A) the presence of asbestos materials in school buildings
of local educational agencies;
(B) the asbestos detection, containment, or removal
activities conducted by local educational agencies (including
activities relating to the replacement of the asbestos materials
removed from school buildings with other appropriate building
materials); and
(C) repairs made to restore school buildings to conditions
comparable to those existing before the containment or removal
activities referred to in subparagraph (B) were undertaken; and
(4) designates a State agency or other administrative unit with
the responsibility for submitting to the Secretary the reports
described in subsection (b) of this section and provides assurances
that such agency or unit shall carry out the duties specified under
subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Reporting requirements respecting plan implementation
Not later than six months after the submission of the plan described
in subsection (a) of this section, and each six months thereafter during
the two-year period beginning on June 14, 1980, the State agency or unit
designated under paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this section shall
submit to the Secretary a report which describes the actions taken by
the State in accordance with its plan under such subsection.
(Pub. L. 96-270, Sec. 4, June 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 490.)
References in Text
Section 1221 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was amended
generally by Pub. L. 103-382, title II, Sec. 211, Oct. 20, 1994, 108
Stat. 3912, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (c)(1)(A).
However, the term ``applicable program'' is defined in subsec. (c)(1) of
that section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3606 of this title.
