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17 GCA § 7119: Assessment and Remediation of Hazardous Substances and Infestations.

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  1. Title 17: Education
  2. Division 2 - Department of Education
  3. Chapter 7: Physical Plant

(a) The Superintendent shall develop, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9, Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, procedures to identify and remediate conditions of the facilities of the Guam Department of Education, including, but not limited to any substance or infestation deemed to be hazardous by, including, but not limited to, the Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the United States Department of Agriculture.

(b) Conduct, at least once annually, inspections of remediated hazards where the hazard was a result of infestation or contamination.

(c) Conduct, at least once annually, inspections of remediated hazards where the form of remediation did not involve the complete removal of the hazardous substances or the complete repair or abatement of the causes of hazardous conditions.

(d) Develop standard operating procedures to:

(1) assess and remediate hazardous substances and infestations, including if necessary, hiring of contractors to perform the remediation;

(2) isolate areas found to contain hazardous substances or infestations until the hazardous substance or infestation is remediated;

(3) develop systems of notifications for students, faculty, school personnel, parents, and regulatory agencies of the discovery of hazardous substances and infestations and the completion of remediation;

(4) investigate reports of discovery of hazardous substances and infestations;

(5) develop inspection schedules;

(6) report findings to regulatory agencies as required by public law; and

(7) develop a warning system to notify the public of areas within school property that may contain hazardous substances or infestations until the area is remediated.

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