as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to agriculture; regulating pesticide 1.3 application in certain schools; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 2000, section 18B.01, by adding a 1.5 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.6 Statutes, chapter 18B. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 18B.01, is 1.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.10 Subd. 26a. [SCHOOL PEST MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.] "School 1.11 pest management coordinator" means a person employed by a 1.12 Minnesota kindergarten through 12th grade public, private, or 1.13 parochial school who is responsible for the planning, training, 1.14 coordination, communication, and implementation of a school's 1.15 integrated pest management program, including the application of 1.16 pesticides to the inside or outdoor property of the school as 1.17 part of that program. 1.18 Sec. 2. [18B.095] [PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN SCHOOLS.] 1.19 Subdivision 1. [AUTHORIZED APPLICATORS.] Application of a 1.20 pesticide to the inside or outdoor property of a Minnesota 1.21 kindergarten through 12th grade public, private, or parochial 1.22 school must be performed by: 1.23 (1) a structural pest control applicator; 1.24 (2) a commercial or noncommercial pesticide applicator with 1.25 appropriate use category certification; or 1.26 (3) a registered school pest management coordinator or a 2.1 school employee with the knowledge of a registered school pest 2.2 management coordinator. 2.3 Subd. 2. [EXEMPTION.] Pesticides determined by the 2.4 commissioner to be sanitizers or disinfectants are exempt from 2.5 subdivision 1. 2.6 Subd. 3. [REGISTRY AND INFORMATION.] The commissioner, in 2.7 consultation with the departments of health; administration; and 2.8 children, families, and learning; the University of Minnesota 2.9 Extension Service; the Minnesota School Boards Association; and 2.10 other persons as necessary and appropriate, must: 2.11 (1) establish and maintain a registry of school pest 2.12 management coordinators; and 2.13 (2) provide information on a regular and periodic basis to 2.14 registered school pest management coordinators on integrated 2.15 pest management techniques and programs, including model school 2.16 policies; proper pesticide use, storage, handling, and disposal; 2.17 and other relevant pesticide and pest management information. 2.18 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.19 Section 2 is effective August 1, 2002.