 
        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.
