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designee; [and] (17) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; [(17)] (18) The executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's designee; (19) One appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, who shall be a municipal police chief; and (20) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, who shall be a local director of health. Sec. 14. Section 19a-332a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): (a) The commissioner, within available appropriations, and after consultation with the Labor Commissioner, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to administer the provisions of sections 19a-332 to 19a-332c, inclusive. Such regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) Standards for the proper performance of asbestos abatement; (2) procedures for enforcement action; (3) procedures for inspection of asbestos abatement by employees of the department; (4) minimum standards for completion of asbestos abatement projects. (b) On and after the effective date of any regulations adopted pursuant to this section, no person shall engage in asbestos abatement without following the provisions of sections 19a-332 to 19a-332c, inclusive, and such regulations.