[§302A-1501.5  Asbestos testing.]  The
department of education shall be responsible for ensuring that asbestos testing
is conducted on all suspected asbestos-containing materials, including exterior
surfaces, and as required by the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
of 1986 for interior surfaces, prior to any exterior or interior renovations or
painting of school facilities at all department of education and conversion
charter schools; provided that the surfaces have not previously been tested. [L
2005, c 186, §2; am L 2007, c 3, §2]