Oregon Revised Statutes § 329A.260
Directs the state Early Learning Council to establish rules setting minimum standards for child care facilities. Rules (Or. Admin. Code 414-305-0840) require certified child care centers to "take steps to prevent children’s exposure to" mold, asbestos, lead-based paint, lead in plumbing and fixtures, and other identified toxins or hazards. Prohibits centers from using automatic insecticide dispensers, vaporizers, or fumigants.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 332.358
Establishes requirements for school HVAC improvement projects that use federal or state funds made available to the school district specifically for that purpose. Requirements for such projects include a ventilation verification assessment every five years that covers testing to determine maximum filter efficiency, calculation of minimum ventilation rates, and verification of HVAC operation and maintenance in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022, among other things. Requires such funded projects to ensure that each classroom is equipped with a carbon dioxide monitor as specified in the law. Also requires funded school districts to obtain an HVAC assessment report; to perform the necessary adjustments, repairs, upgrades or replacements recommended in the report; and to submit an HVAC verification report to the state following completion of that work.
Oregon Revised Statutes §§ 332.331, .334, .337
Amends the Education Code to require school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt and review annually a Healthy and Safe Schools Plan that addresses, at a minimum, lead, radon, asbestos, IPM and carbon monoxide. Also requires that the results of any testing conducted under the plan, as well as an annual report on the plan, be made available to the public. Directs the state to develop a model plan, along with information on substances that may pose health risks. Authorizes the state to recommend to districts and schools evidence-based practices for addressing other environmental conditions. Regulations implementing the law (Or. Admin. Code 581-022-2223) set forth elements of the model plan, deadlines for adoption of plans, requirements for annual reporting, and provisions for reimbursement of costs for testing drinking water. Law also establishes a Healthy Schools Facilities Fund to provide assistance to schools in implementing the law and authorizes the state to use the fund to provide grants to schools for testing lead in potable water. Other regulations establish technical assistance grants for radon assessments. (Or. Admin. Code 581-027-0005, -0030.) The regulations establish specific "preference points" for school districts applying for a Radon Environmental Hazard Assessment grant; these include, among other things, school districts with 25% or more of students identified as "students in poverty"; districts having school buildings that have not been tested for radon; and school districts where the radon risk level is either "High" or "Not Assigned" according to Oregon Health Authority.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 105.848
Requires the state Real Estate Agency to provide information on radon issues, such as radon hazard potential and methods of testing for and mitigating radon, to potential purchasers of one and two family dwellings. Information must be available on the agency’s website and printed copies must be available to the public at a reasonable fee.
Oregon Revised Statutes §§ 105.462--.490
Amends existing disclosure law to require sellers of real property consisting of up to four dwelling units to provide buyers with a seller’s property disclosure statement, which includes disclosure of any testing of or treatment for formaldehyde, radon gas, mold, lead-based paint, or asbestos on the property.
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