The Texas Mold Assessors and Remediators Association is searching for current members who would like to join the Board for a 2-year term. A point of emphasis for TMARA is to shift our focus from supporting lobbyist activity with a focus on the legislature to providing our members with resource tools and information that enables them to understand more about our industry and keeping them informed about the activity of the TDLR. In order to do this, we need people who are willing to step up and "work the problem". We don't need members who are only interested in having the title of Board Member. We do not have all the answers. But we know there are people out there who probably do.
Speaking of the TDLR, some of you may already know the following:
TDLR Evaluating Use Of Third Party Inspectors For Mold Program
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For several years, TDLR has contracted with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to perform mold inspections on TDLR’s behalf because TDLR does not have staff with the training and skillset to perform these inspections.
DSHS notified TDLR that, as of August 31, 2022, it would no longer conduct mold inspections on our behalf.
We are currently evaluating the use of alternate third-party inspectors and developing a request for proposals for mold inspection services to determine if that solution will be cost-effective and beneficial from a regulatory standpoint.
TDLR will evaluate the effectiveness of alternate third-party inspections during the 2023 fiscal year.
Fr: BC -- The bottom line is that no one is doing any type of inspections on registered mold projects and haven't since 8/31/2022. This has been confirmed.
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