The Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors shall be appointed by the Governor and composed of 13 members as follows: (i) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos contractor, (ii) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed lead contractor, (iii) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed renovation contractor, (iv) one shall be either a Virginia-licensed asbestos inspector or project monitor, (v) one shall be a Virginia-licensed lead risk assessor, (vi) one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos analytical laboratory, (vii) one shall be a representative of an asbestos, lead, or renovation training program, (viii) one shall be a member of the Board for Contractors, (ix) three shall be Virginia-licensed home inspectors, and (x) two shall be citizen members. After the initial staggering of terms, the terms of members of the Board shall be four years, except that vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The home inspector and renovation contractor members appointed to the Board shall have practiced as a home inspector and a renovation contractor, respectively, for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment.
The Board shall meet at least once each year and other such times as it deems necessary. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman to serve for a period of one year. The Board is vested with the powers and duties necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter.
1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1997, c. 885; 2001, c. 723; 2009, cc. 358, 819; 2012, cc. 522, 803, 835; 2016, cc. 161, 436; 2022, cc. 576, 577.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 5 - Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspection Contractors and Workers
§ 54.1-501. Powers and duties of the Board
§ 54.1-502. Interdepartmental implementation plan
§ 54.1-504. Asbestos supervisor's or worker's license required; exception
§ 54.1-504.1. Notices for handling asbestos
§ 54.1-505. Qualification for an asbestos contractor's license
§ 54.1-512. Exemptions from licensure
§ 54.1-514. Award of contracts by state agencies and political subdivisions
§ 54.1-515. Employer discrimination; penalty
§ 54.1-516. Disciplinary actions
§ 54.1-516.1. Summary suspension of licenses or approvals; allegations to be in writing
§ 54.1-517. Penalties for willful violations