Sec. 1958.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Advisory board" means the Mold Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board.
 
Text of subdivision as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1
 
(1-a)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
 
Text of subdivision as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.278
 
(1-a)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(2)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(3)  "License" means a license issued under this chapter.
(4)  "Mold" means any living or dead fungi or related products or parts, including spores, hyphae, and mycotoxins.
(5)  "Mold assessment" means:
(A)  an inspection, investigation, or survey of a dwelling or other structure to provide the owner or occupant with information regarding the presence, identification, or evaluation of mold;
(B)  the development of a mold management plan or remediation protocol; or
(C)  the collection or analysis of a mold sample.
(6)  "Mold remediation" means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that location.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.292, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.278, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2023.