| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Lead Worker |
| Occupational Board: | None |
| Contact: | Claire Covert-ByBee (licensure) Doug Gillespie (program) |
| Purpose: | To protect the public, the licensee and the environment from exposure to a known carcinogen. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 185 |
| Year Created: | 2000 |
| Year Active: | 2000 |
| Sunset Date: | n/a |
| Statutory Authorization: | Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-6321 |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Number of Members: | n/a |
| Who Appoints: | n/a |
| Legislative Approval: | n/a |
| Qualifications of Members: | n/a |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | No |
| Term Length: | n/a |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | All Expire |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 0 |
| Required FY 2019-2018: | 0 |
| Held FY 2019-2018: | 0 |
| Required FY 2018-2017: | 0 |
| Held FY 2018-2017: | 0 |
| Required FY 2017-2016: | 0 |
| Held FY 2017-2016: | 0 |
| Required FY 2016-2015: | 0 |
| Held FY 2016-2015: | 0 |
| Support Staff: | 9 |
| Shared or Separate: | shared |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 172758 |
| FY 2019-2018 Budget: | 141142 |
| FY 2018-2017 Budget: | 142076 |
| FY 2017-2016 Budget: | 169433 |
| FY 2016-2015 Budget: | 130545 |
| Other Funding Sources: | Annual grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Spending Authority: | yes |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 183 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Lead Abatement Inspector - 12; Lead Abatement Risk Assessor - 56; Lead Abatement Supervisor - 18; Lead Abatement worker - 82; Lead Based Paint Firm - 9; Lead Based Paint Firm (Consultant) - 6 |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 1 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | Lead Risk Assessor |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 2 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | Lead workers |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 9 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | 2 notices of violations, 7 civil penalties |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1593717148.pdf |
| Potential Harm | There would be no oversight to provide protection to the public or the industry. Training providers would lose their accreditation. No organization could apply for federal funding to help abate lead hazards. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1593717148.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | July 2, 2020 02:12 PM |