BILL NUMBER: SB 1405 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 21, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 18, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 12, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 4, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 9, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator DeSaulnier
(Coauthor: Senator Lara)
( Coauthor: Assembly Member
Wieckowski )
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
An act to add Section 8593.2 to the Business and Professions
Code, to amend Sections 17609, 17610, 17611, and 17612 of, and
to add Sections 17611.5 and 17614 to, the Education Code, and to
amend Sections 12996, 12999.4, 13181, 13182, 13183, and 13187 of, and
to add Section 13186.5 to, the Food and Agricultural Code, relating
to pesticides.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1405, as amended, DeSaulnier. Pesticides: schoolsites.
(1) Existing law, the Healthy Schools Act of 2000, requires each
schoolsite to maintain records of all pesticide use at the schoolsite
for a period of 4 years and to make these records available to the
public upon request, as specified. Existing law authorizes a
schoolsite to meet these requirements by retaining a copy of the
warning sign posted for each pesticide application, as specified, and
recording on the copy the amount of pesticide used. Existing law
requires a schoolsite or school district to identify an individual,
known as a school designee, to carry out the requirements of the act.
This bill, if a schoolsite chooses to use certain pesticides,
would require the school designee, at the end of each calendar year,
or more often at his or her discretion, to submit to the Director of
Pesticide Regulation a copy of the records, as specified, of all
pesticide use at the schoolsite. The bill, if a schoolsite chooses to
use certain pesticides, would require the school designee to develop
and post on the Internet Web site of the schoolsite, or, if the
schoolsite does not maintain an Internet Web site, the school
district, an integrated pest management plan, as defined, for the
schoolsite or school district, except if neither the schoolsite nor
the school district maintains an Internet Web site, the school
designee would be required to include the integrated pest management
plan with a certain annual notification sent to staff and parents or
guardians of pupils enrolled at the schoolsite. The bill would
authorize a school designee to do these things related to an
integrated pest management plan if the schoolsite does not choose to
use certain pesticides.
(2) Existing law requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation
to promote and facilitate the voluntary adoption of integrated pest
management programs for schoolsites that voluntarily choose to do so,
excluding privately operated child day care facilities. For these
schoolsites, existing law requires the department to establish an
integrated pest management program for schoolsites. Existing law, in
establishing the program, requires the department to develop criteria
for identifying least-hazardous pest control practices and encourage
their adoption as part of an integrated pest management program at
each schoolsite and develop a model program guidebook, as specified,
that prescribes essential program elements for schoolsites that have
adopted a least-hazardous integrated pest management program.
Existing law provides that a violation of the laws, and the
regulations adopted pursuant to those laws, relating to pesticides is
generally a misdemeanor.
This bill would require the Department of Pesticide Regulation to
develop a training course to train any person who intends to apply
pesticides on a schoolsite, and would require the training course to
cover integrated pest management and the safe use of pesticides in
relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and children's health.
The bill would require the training course to be provided by the
department or an agent authorized by the department. The bill
would also require, would, commencing
July 1, 2016, and except as provided, require a school
designee , and any person applying
who intends to apply a pesticide at a schoolsite subject to
the act, to annually complete a training course provided by the
department or an agent authorized by the department. The bill
would, commencing July 1, 2016, require any person hired to apply a
pesticide at a schoolsite subject to the act, to complete at least a
one-hour training course in integrated pest management and the safe
use of pesticides in relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and
children's health before applying pesticides at such a schoolsite,
and during each subsequent licensing period in which he or she
applies a pesticide at a schoolsite subject to the act, and would
provide that thi s training course may be applied to his
or her professional continuing education requirements. The bill would
require the one-hour training course to be developed by the
department, would authorize a provider approved by the
Structural Pest Control Board to also develop the one-hour training
course if the training course has been approved by the department,
and would require the department to ensure that the one-hour training
course it develops or approves meets the requirements for continuing
education credit required by the Structural Pest Control Board and
the department. The bill would require the training
course to include integrated pest management and the safe use of
pesticides in relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and
children's health. The bill would exclude the violation of
the provisions requiring the completion of an annual training course
from being a crime.
(3) Existing law provides for the regulation of registered
structural pest control companies by the Structural Pest Control
Board. Existing law authorizes any individual 18 years of age or over
to apply for a license as an operator, field representative, or
applicator, as specified. Existing law requires the board to require
as a condition of the renewal of an operator's, field representative'
s, or applicator's license that the licenseholder submit proof
satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed courses of
continuing education in pest control or pesticide application and use
approved by the board or equivalent activity approved by the board.
Existing law provides that any person who violates any provision
related to structural pest control operators, or who conspires with
another person to violate those provisions, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and is punishable, as specified.
This bill, commencing July 1, 2016, would require a licensee to
comply with the training requirements of the Healthy Schools Act of
2000 if the licensee intends to apply a pesticide at a schoolsite, as
defined. The bill would provide that training courses completed in
furtherance of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 count toward the
continuing education requirements of the board and qualify as
continuing education in integrated pest management. By expanding the
scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
(3)
(5) This bill would make conforming changes and various
nonsubstantive changes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no yes .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 8593.2 is added to the
Business and Professions Code , to read:
8593.2. Commencing July 1, 2016, a licensee shall comply with the
training requirements of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 (Article 4
(commencing with Section 17608) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.5 of Division
1 of Title 1 of the Education Code and Article 17 (commencing with
Section 13180) of Chapter 2 of Division 7 of the Food and
Agricultural Code) if the licensee intends to apply a pesticide at a
schoolsite, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 17609 of the
Education Code. Courses completed in furtherance of the training
requirements of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 shall count toward
the continuing education requirements of the board and shall qualify
as continuing education in integrated pest management.
SECTION 1. SEC. 2. Section 17609 of
the Education Code is amended to read:
17609. The definitions set forth in this section govern the
construction of this article unless the context clearly requires
otherwise:
(a) "Antimicrobial" means those pesticides defined by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136(mm)).
(b) "Crack and crevice treatment" means the application of small
quantities of a pesticide consistent with labeling instructions in a
building into openings such as those commonly found at expansion
joints, between levels of construction, and between equipment and
floors.
(c) "Emergency conditions" means any circumstances in which the
school designee or a property owner of a property where a privately
operated child day care facility is located, or the property owner's
agent, deems that the immediate use of a pesticide is necessary to
protect the health and safety of pupils, staff, or other persons, or
the schoolsite.
(d) "Integrated pest management plan" means a written plan based
on a template provided or approved by the Department of Pesticide
Regulation that outlines a strategy for integrated pest management,
as described in Section 13181 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(e) "School designee" or "IPM coordinator" means a schoolsite or
school district employee identified by a schoolsite or school
district to carry out the requirements of this article or to ensure
that the requirements of this article are carried out.
(f) "Schoolsite" means any facility used as a child day care
facility, as defined in Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety
Code, or for kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school purposes.
The term includes the buildings or structures, playgrounds, athletic
fields, vehicles, or any other area of property visited or used by
pupils. "Schoolsite" does not include any postsecondary educational
facility attended by secondary pupils or private kindergarten,
elementary, or secondary school facilities. For child day care
facilities, the State Department of Social Services shall serve as
the liaison to these facilities, as needed.
SEC. 2. SEC. 3. Section 17610 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
17610. (a) It is the policy of the state that effective least
toxic pest management practices should be the preferred method of
managing pests at schoolsites and that the state, in order to reduce
children's exposure to toxic pesticides, shall take the necessary
steps, pursuant to Article 17 (commencing with Section 13180) of
Chapter 2 of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to
facilitate the adoption of effective least toxic pest management
practices at schoolsites. It is the intent of the Legislature that
all school personnel involved in the application of a pesticide at a
schoolsite be trained in integrated pest management and the safe use
of pesticides in relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and
children's health.
(b) (1) (A) A property owner of a property where a child day care
facility is located, or the property owner's agent, who personally
applies any pesticides on an area listed in paragraph (2) shall
provide notice to the child day care facility as described in
paragraph (3) at least 120 hours before the application, unless an
emergency condition, as defined in Section 17609, exists.
(B) An owner of property on which a child day care facility is
located shall be subject to the requirement to provide notice
pursuant to this subdivision 30 days after it has received notice
from a child day care facility of its presence at the property,
unless the property owner, or his or her agent, received that notice
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1597.40 of
the Health and Safety Code before the effective date of this
subdivision in which case the property owner shall be subject to the
notice requirements on and after the effective date of this
subdivision.
(2) This subdivision applies when a property owner or his or her
agent intends to personally apply pesticides on any of the following:
(A) Inside the rented premises on which the child day care
facility is located.
(B) Upon a designated child day care facility playground
designated by the property owner.
(C) Upon an area designated for use by the child day care
facility.
(D) Upon an area within 10 feet of the perimeter of the child day
care facility.
(3) The notice required by paragraph (1) shall include the
following:
(A) The product name.
(B) The manufacturer's name.
(C) The active ingredients of each pesticide.
(D) The United States Environmental Protection Agency's product
registration number.
(E) The intended date of application.
(F) The areas of application listed in paragraph (2).
(G) The reason for application.
(4) A notice of pesticide application provided to a tenant
pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13186 of the Food and
Agricultural Code shall satisfy the notice requirements of this
section.
(5) If the child day care facility ceases to operate on the
property, the provisions of this act shall no longer apply to the
property.
SEC. 3. SEC. 4. Section 17611 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
17611. (a) Each schoolsite shall maintain records of all
pesticide use at the schoolsite for a period of four years, and shall
make this information available to the public, upon request,
pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code). A schoolsite may meet the requirements of this
section by retaining a copy of the warning sign posted for each
application required pursuant to Section 17612, and recording on that
copy the amount of the pesticide used.
(b) (1) If a schoolsite chooses to use a pesticide not included
within Section 17610.5, at the end of each calendar year, or more
often at the discretion of a school designee, the school designee
shall submit to the Director of Pesticide Regulation a copy of the
records of all pesticide use at the schoolsite for the calendar year.
The records submitted to the Director of Pesticide Regulation shall
be submitted using a form prepared by the Department of Pesticide
Regulation similar to that prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 13186 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and shall include
all of the following:
(A) The name of a school designee for the schoolsite.
(B) The name and address of the schoolsite, or the department code
or licensed child day care facility number indicating if the site is
an elementary or secondary school facility, or a child day care
facility.
(C) The product name, manufacturer's name, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency's product registration number, and
the amount used, including the unit of measurement.
(D) The date, time, and location of application.
(2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not
include pesticide use reported pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
13186 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
SEC. 4. SEC. 5. Section 17611.5 is
added to the Education Code, to read:
17611.5. (a) The school designee may develop and post on the
Internet Web site of the schoolsite, or, if the schoolsite does not
maintain an Internet Web site, the school district, an integrated
pest management plan for the schoolsite or the school district. If
neither the schoolsite nor the school district maintains an Internet
Web site, the school designee may include the integrated pest
management plan with the annual notification sent to staff and
parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at the schoolsite pursuant to
Section 17612. The integrated pest management plan shall include the
name of the school designee or IPM coordinator, include the
pesticides expected to be applied at the schoolsite by schoolsite or
school district employees and hired pest control applicators, and
include a date when the plan shall be reviewed and, if necessary,
updated.
(b) If a schoolsite chooses to use a pesticide not included within
Section 17610.5, the school designee shall post on the Internet Web
site of the schoolsite, or, if the schoolsite does not maintain an
Internet Web site, the school district, an integrated pest management
plan for the schoolsite or the school district. If neither the
schoolsite nor the school district maintains an Internet Web site,
the school designee shall include the integrated pest management plan
with the annual notification sent to staff and parents or guardians
of pupils enrolled at the schoolsite pursuant to Section 17612. The
integrated pest management plan shall include the name of the school
designee or IPM coordinator, include the pesticides applied at the
schoolsite by schoolsite or school district employees and hired pest
control applicators, and include a date when the plan shall be
reviewed and, if necessary, updated.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise change the
requirements of Section 17612.
SEC. 5. SEC. 6. Section 17612 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
17612. (a) The school designee shall annually provide to all
staff and parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at a schoolsite a
written notification of the name of all pesticide products expected
to be applied at the schoolsite during the upcoming year. The
notification shall identify the active ingredient or ingredients in
each pesticide product. The notice shall also contain the Internet
address used to access information on pesticides and pesticide use
reduction developed by the Department of Pesticide Regulation
pursuant to Section 13184 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the
Internet address where the schoolsite integrated pest management plan
may be found if the schoolsite has posted the plan, and may contain
other information deemed necessary by the school designee. The notice
shall also inform staff and parents and guardians of pupils enrolled
at a schoolsite that they may view a copy of the integrated pest
management plan in the schoolsite office. No other written
notification of pesticide applications shall be required by this act
except as follows:
(1) In the written notification provided pursuant to this
subdivision, the school designee shall provide the opportunity for
recipients to register with the schoolsite if they wish to receive
notification of individual pesticide applications at the schoolsite.
Persons who register for notification shall be notified of individual
pesticide applications at least 72 hours before the application. The
notice shall include the product name, the active ingredient or
ingredients in the product, and the intended date of application.
(2) If a pesticide product not included in the annual notification
is subsequently intended for use at the schoolsite, the school
designee shall, consistent with this subdivision and at least 72
hours before application, provide written notification of its
intended use.
(b) The school designee shall make every effort to meet the
requirements of this section in the least costly manner. Annual
notification by a school district to parents and guardians shall be
provided pursuant to Section 48980.3. Any other notification shall,
to the extent feasible and consistent with the act adding this
article, be included as part of any other written communication
provided to individual parents or guardians. This section shall not
require the school designee to issue the notice through first-class
mail, unless he or she determines that no other method is feasible.
(c) Pest control measures taken during an emergency condition as
defined in Section 17609 shall not be subject to the requirements of
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a). However, the school
designee or property owner shall make every effort to provide the
required notification for an application of a pesticide under
emergency conditions.
(d) The school designee shall post each area of the schoolsite
where pesticides will be applied with a warning sign. The warning
sign shall prominently display the term "Warning/Pesticide Treated
Area" and shall include the product name, manufacturer's name, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency's product registration
number, intended date and areas of application, and reason for the
pesticide application. The warning sign shall be visible to all
persons entering the treated area and shall be posted 24 hours before
the application and remain posted until 72 hours after the
application. In case of a pest control emergency, the warning sign
shall be posted immediately upon application and shall remain posted
until 72 hours after the application.
(e) Subdivisions (a) and (d) shall not apply to schools operated
by the Division of Juvenile Justice. The school administrator of a
school operated by the Division of Juvenile Justice shall notify the
chief medical officer of that facility at least 72 hours before the
application of pesticides. The chief medical officer shall take any
steps necessary to protect the health of pupils in that facility.
(f) This section and Section 17611 shall not apply to activities
undertaken at a school by participants in the state program of
agricultural vocational education, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing
with Section 52450) of Chapter 9 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2,
if the activities are necessary to meet the curriculum requirements
prescribed in Section 52454. This subdivision does not relieve
schools participating in the state program of agricultural vocational
education of any duties pursuant to this section for activities that
are not directly related to the curriculum requirements of Section
52454.
(g) Sections 17610 to 17614, inclusive, shall not apply to family
day care homes or property owners of family day care homes, as
defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code, or their
agents who personally apply any pesticides.
(h) If pesticide is applied by a property owner or his or her
agent, or by a pest control operator, failure to provide notice
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17610 or subdivision (d) of
Section 13186 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall relieve a
privately operated child day care facility from the requirements of
this section.
SEC. 6. SEC. 7. Section 17614 is
added to the Education Code, to read:
17614. (a) Commencing July 1, 2016,
and except as provided in subdivision (b), the school designee
, and any person, including, but not necessarily limited
to, a pest control applicator or schoolsite or
school district employee, who, in the course of his or her work
, intends to apply a pesticide at a schoolsite subject to this
article, shall annually complete a training course provided by the
Department of Pesticide Regulation or an agent authorized by the
Department of Pesticide Regulation. The training course shall include
integrated pest management and the safe use of pesticides in
relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and children's health.
(b) (1) Commencing July 1, 2016, any person hired to apply a
pesticide at a schoolsite subject to this article shall complete at
least a one-hour training course in integrated pest management and
the safe use of pesticides in relation to the unique nature of
schoolsites and children's health before applying pesticides at a
schoolsite subject to this article and during each subsequent
licensing period in which the person applies a pesticide at a
schoolsite subject to this article. The training course may be
applied to his or her professional continuing education requirement
required by the Structural Pest Control Board or the Department of
Pesticide Regulation.
(2) The training course required by paragraph (1) shall be
developed by the Department of Pesticide Regulation and may also be
developed by a provider approved by the Structural Pest Control Board
if the training course has been approved by the Department of
Pesticide Regulation.
(3) The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall ensure that the
training course it develops or approves pursuant to paragraph (2)
meets the requirements for continuing education credit required by
the Structural Pest Control Board and the Department of Pesticide
Regulation.
SEC. 7. SEC. 8. Section 12996 of the
Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
12996. (a) Every person who violates any provision of this
division relating to pesticides, or any regulation issued pursuant to
a provision of this division relating to pesticides, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not
less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or
by both the fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent
conviction of the same provision of this division relating to
pesticides, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one
thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months or by both
the fine and imprisonment. Each violation constitutes a separate
offense.
(b) Notwithstanding the penalties prescribed in subdivision (a),
if the offense involves an intentional or negligent violation that
created or reasonably could have created a hazard to human health or
the environment, the convicted person shall be punished by
imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state
prison or by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both the fine
and imprisonment.
(c) This section does not apply to violations of Chapter 7.5
(commencing with Section 15300) or Section 13186.5.
SEC. 8. SEC. 9. Section 12999.4 of
the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
12999.4. (a) In lieu of civil prosecution by the director, the
director may levy a civil penalty against a person violating Sections
12115, 12116, 12671, 12992, 12993, Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 12400) of Division 6, Article 4.5 (commencing with Section
12841), Section 13186.5, Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 15300),
or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, of not more
than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
(b) Before a civil penalty is levied, the person charged with the
violation shall be given a written notice of the proposed action,
including the nature of the violation and the amount of the proposed
penalty, and shall have the right to request a hearing within 20 days
after receiving notice of the proposed action. A notice of the
proposed action that is sent by certified mail to the last known
address of the person charged shall be considered received even if
delivery is refused or the notice is not accepted at that address. If
a hearing is requested, notice of the time and place of the hearing
shall be given at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing.
Before the hearing, the person shall be given an opportunity to
review the director's evidence. At the hearing, the person shall be
given the opportunity to present evidence on his or her own behalf.
If a hearing is not timely requested, the director may take the
action proposed without a hearing.
(c) If the person against whom the director levied a civil penalty
requested and appeared at a hearing, the person may seek review of
the director's decision within 30 days of the date of the decision
pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) After the exhaustion of the review procedure provided in this
section, the director, or his or her representative, may file a
certified copy of a final decision of the director that directs the
payment of a civil penalty and, if applicable, any order that denies
a petition for a writ of administrative mandamus, with the clerk of
the superior court of any county. Judgment shall be entered
immediately by the clerk in conformity with the decision or order. No
fees shall be charged by the clerk of the superior court for the
performance of any official service required in connection with the
entry of judgment pursuant to this section.
(e) Any money recovered under this section shall be paid into the
Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund for use by the department,
upon appropriation, in administering this division and Division 6
(commencing with Section 11401).
SEC. 9. SEC. 10. Section 13181 of
the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
13181. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of this
article, "integrated pest management" means a pest management
strategy that focuses on long-term prevention or suppression of pest
problems through a combination of techniques such as monitoring for
pest presence and establishing treatment threshold levels, using
nonchemical practices to make the habitat less conducive to pest
development, improving sanitation, and employing mechanical and
physical controls. Pesticides that pose the least possible hazard and
are effective in a manner that minimizes risks to people, property,
and the environment, are used only after careful monitoring indicates
they are needed according to preestablished guidelines and treatment
thresholds. This definition shall apply only to integrated pest
management at school facilities and child day care facilities.
(b) For purposes of this article "IPM coordinator" has the same
meaning as school designee or IPM coordinator, as those terms are
defined in subdivision (e) of Section 17609 of the Education Code.
SEC. 10. SEC. 11. Section 13182 of
the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
13182. It is the policy of the state that effective least toxic
pest management practices should be the preferred method of managing
pests at schoolsites and that the state, in order to reduce children'
s exposure to toxic pesticides, shall take the necessary steps,
pursuant to this article, to facilitate the adoption of effective
least toxic pest management practices at schoolsites. It is the
intent of the Legislature that all school personnel involved in the
application of pesticides at a schoolsite be trained in integrated
pest management and the safe use of pesticides in relation to the
unique nature of schoolsites and children's health.
SEC. 11. SEC. 12. Section 13183 of
the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
13183. (a) The department shall promote and facilitate the
voluntary adoption of integrated pest management programs for
schoolsites, excluding privately operated child day care facilities,
as defined in Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety Code, that
voluntarily choose to do so. For these schoolsites, the department
shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish an integrated pest management program for
schoolsites consistent with Section 13181. In establishing the
program, the department shall:
(A) Develop criteria for identifying least-hazardous pest control
practices and encourage their adoption as part of an integrated pest
management program at each schoolsite.
(B) Develop a model program guidebook that prescribes essential
program elements for schoolsites that have adopted a least-hazardous
integrated pest management program. At a minimum, this guidebook
shall include guidance on all of the following:
(i) Adopting an IPM policy.
(ii) Selecting and training an IPM coordinator.
(iii) Identifying and monitoring pest populations and damage.
(iv) Establishing a community-based school district advisory
committee.
(v) Developing a pest management plan for making least-hazardous
pest control choices.
(vi) Contracting for integrated pest management services.
(vii) Training and licensing opportunities.
(viii) Establishing a community-based right-to-know standard for
notification and posting of pesticide applications.
(ix) Recordkeeping and program review.
(C) Develop a template for an integrated pest management plan to
be used by schoolsites or school districts. The template shall
outline a strategy for integrated pest management as described in
Section 13181.
(2) Make the model program guidebook available to schoolsites and
establish a process for systematically updating the guidebook and
supporting documentation.
(b) The department shall promote and facilitate the voluntary
adoption of integrated pest management programs at child day care
facilities, as defined in Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety
Code, through the following:
(1) Modifying the department's existing integrated pest management
program for schoolsites as described in subdivision (a) of Section
13183 for the child day care setting.
(2) Creating or modifying existing educational and informational
materials on integrated pest management for the child day care
setting.
(3) Making the materials available to child day care facilities
and establishing a process for systematically updating them.
(c) The department shall develop a training course to train any
person who intends to apply pesticides on a schoolsite. The training
course shall cover integrated pest management and the safe use of
pesticides in relation to the unique nature of schoolsites and
children's health. The training course shall be provided by the
department or an agent authorized by the department.
SEC. 12. SEC. 13. Section 13186.5 is
added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:
13186.5. (a) Commencing July 1, 2016,
and except as provided in subdivision (b), a school designee,
as defined in Section 17609 of the Education Code, and any
person applying
person, including, but not necessarily limited to, a
schoolsite or district employee, who, in the course of his or her
work, intends to apply a pesticide at a schoolsite subject to
this article , shall annually complete a training course
provided by the department or an agent authorized by the department.
The training course shall include integrated pest management and the
safe use of pesticides in relation to the unique nature of
schoolsites and children's health.
(b) (1) Commencing July 1, 2016, any person hired to apply a
pesticide at a schoolsite subject to this article shall complete at
least a one-hour training course in integrated pest management and
the safe use of pesticides in relation to the unique nature of
schoolsites and children's health before applying pesticides at a
schoolsite subject to this article and during each subsequent
licensing period in which the person applies a pesticide at a
schoolsite subject to this article. The training course may be
applied to his or her professional continuing education requirement
required by the Structural Pest Control Board or the department.
(2) The training course required by paragraph (1) shall be
developed by the department and may also be developed by a provider
approved by the Structural Pest Control Board if the training course
has been approved by the department.
(3) The department shall ensure that the training course it
develops or approves pursuant to paragraph (2) meets the requirements
for continuing education credit required by the Structural Pest
Control Board and the department.
SEC. 13. SEC. 14. Section 13187 of
the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:
13187. Sections 13186 and 13186.5 shall not apply to any agency
signatory to a cooperative agreement with the State Department of
Public Health pursuant to Section 116180 of the Health and Safety
Code.
SEC. 15. No reimbursement is required by this act
pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local
agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a
new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or
changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of
Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a
crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the
California Constitution.