Local education agency

The Act defines a local educational agency as (A) any LEA as defined in 5 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (B) the owner of any private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school building, and (C) the governing authority of any school operated under the defense dependents education system. 15 U.S.C. 2641(7). 

The Environmental Protection Agency s rule on local educational agency inspection for, and notification of, the presence of friable asbestos-containing... 

There is no uniform program for accrediting persons involved in asbestos identification and abatement, nor are local educational agencies required to use accredited contractors for asbestos work. 

A) any local educational agency as defined in section 7801 of title 20,... 

The Administrator shall promulgate regulations which define the appropriate response action in a school building under the authority of a local educational agency in at least the following circumstances ... 

The Administrator shall, not later than 30 days after November 28, 1990, publish and distribute to all local education agencies and State Governors information or an advisory to-... 

A copy of the management plan developed under the regulations shall be available in the administrative offices of the local educational agency for inspection by the public, including teachers, other school personnel, and parents. The local educational agency shall notify parent, teacher, and employee organizations of the availability of such plan. 

C) regulations described in section 2643(h) of this title (relating to transportation and disposal) each local educational agency shall carry out the requirements described in this section in subsection (b) subsections (c), (d), and (e) or subsection (f) respectively, in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency s most current guidance document. 

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the local educational agency, within 540 days after October 22, 1986, shall conduct an inspection for asbestos-containing material, using personnel accredited under section 2646(b) or (c) of this title and laboratories accredited under section 2646(d) of this title, in each school building under its authority. 

The local educational agency may exclude from the inspection requirement in paragraph (1) any school building, or portion of a school building, if (A) an inspection of such school building (or portion) was completed before the date on which this section goes into effect, and (B) the inspection meets the inspection requirements of this section. 

The local educational agency shall, within 720 days after October 22, 1986, develop and begin implementation of an operation and maintenance plan with respect to friable asbestos-containing material in a school building under its authority. Such plan shall provide for the education of school service and maintenance personnel about safety procedmes with respect to asbestos-containing material, including friable asbestos-containing material. 

The local educational agency shall complete an inspection statement, covering activities carried out before October 22, 1986, which meets the following requirements ... 

The local educational agency shall provide for the protection of building occupants during each phase of activity described in this section. 

A local educational agency may request a deferral, to May 9, 1989, of the deadline under subsection (a) of this section. Upon approval of such a request, the deadline under subsection (a) of this section is deferred until May 9,1989, for the local educational agency which submitted the request. Such a request may cover one or more schools under the authority of the agency and shall include a list of all the schools covered by the request. A local educational agency shall file any such request with the State Governor by October 12, 1988, and shall include with the request either of the following statements ... 

I) A soHcitation by the local educational agency to contract with an accredited asbestos contractor for inspection or management plan development. 

IV) Documentation showing that an inspection or management plan has been completed in at least one other school under the local educational agency s authority. 

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