Introduced
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To require schools and day centers to provide parents and guardians with an annual notice regarding pesticide use, and to provide 48 hours advance notice of any pesticide application. Notice would be given by posting a notice in a public area of the school or via electronic mail, first class U.S. mail or, for schools only, sending a notice home with students. The notice must include the location of the application, the name of the pesticide and a toll free number for pesticide information. These notification requirements would not apply if a pesticide is applied to protect individuals from an imminent threat from harmful insects (such as a swarming bees).
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that prohibits schools and day centers from using pesticides unless they have adopted an "integrated pest management policy," and revises the notice requirements proposed by the bill. See House-passed bill for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To incorporate technical wording changes which clarify but do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To update a reference to the organization which provides information on pesticides used in schools.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
To require schools and day centers to provide parents and guardians with an annual notice regarding pesticide use, and to provide 48 hours advance notice of any pesticide application. Notice would be given by posting a notice in a public area of the school or via electronic mail, telephone call or sending a notice home with students. The notice must include the location of the application, the name of the pesticide and a toll free number for pesticide information. These notification requirements would not apply if a pesticide is applied to protect individuals from an imminent threat from harmful insects (such as a swarming bees).
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that extends parental notification requirements to emergency pesticide use in a school, and that allows the required pesticide use notices to parents to be posted on the school's website, unless parents have requested that such notices be sent in the mail.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To require schools and day centers to provide parents and guardians with an annual notice regarding pesticide use, and to provide 48 hours advance notice of any pesticide application. Notice would be given by posting a notice in a public area of the school, on the school's website or via electronic mail, telephone call, or sending a notice home with students. Alternatively, individual parents could request that such notices be sent in the mail. The notice must include the location of the application, the name of the pesticide and a toll free number for pesticide information. If a pesticide is applied to protect individuals from an imminent threat from harmful insects (such as a swarming bees), then notice must be provided after the fact.
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
