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SF 550

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/20/2013 10:55am

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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; updating pesticide applicator education and certification;
requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.305.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.305, is amended to read:


18B.305 PESTICIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

Subdivision 1.

Education and training.

(a) The commissionernew text begin , as the lead agency,
new text end shall develop,new text begin implement or approve, and evaluate,new text end in deleted text begin conjunctiondeleted text end new text begin consultationnew text end with the
University of Minnesota Extension Servicenew text begin , the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
system, and other educational institutions
new text end , innovative educational and training programs
addressing pesticide concerns including:

(1) water quality protection;

(2) endangered speciesnew text begin protectionnew text end ;

(3) new text begin minimizing new text end pesticide residues in food and water;

(4) worker protectionnew text begin and applicator safetynew text end ;

(5) chronic toxicity;

(6) integrated pest managementnew text begin and pest resistancenew text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(7) pesticide disposalnew text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (8) pesticide drift;
new text end

new text begin (9) relevant laws including pesticide labels and labeling and state and federal rules
and regulations; and
new text end

new text begin (10) current science and technology updatesnew text end .

(b) The commissioner shall appoint educational planning committees which must
include representatives of industrynew text begin and applicatorsnew text end .

(c) Specific current regulatory concerns must be discussed and, if appropriate,
incorporated into each training session.new text begin Relevant changes to pesticide product labels or
labeling or state and federal rules and regulations may be included.
new text end

(d) The commissioner may approve programs from private industrynew text begin , higher
education institutions,
new text end and nonprofit organizations that meet minimum requirements for
education, training, and certification.

Subd. 2.

Training manual and examination development.

The commissioner, in
deleted text begin conjunctiondeleted text end new text begin consultationnew text end with the University of Minnesota Extension Servicenew text begin and other
higher education institutions
new text end , shall continually revise and update pesticide applicator
training manuals and examinations. The manuals and examinations must be written to meet
or exceed the minimum standards required by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and pertinent state specific information. Questions in the examinations must be
determined by the new text begin commissioner in consultation with other new text end responsible agencies. Manuals
and examinations must include pesticide management practices that discuss prevention of
pesticide occurrence in deleted text begin groundwatersdeleted text end new text begin groundwater and surface waternew text end of the state.

Sec. 2. new text begin UPDATE REQUIRED; REPORT.
new text end

new text begin No later than December 31, 2017, the commissioner of agriculture must use
existing pesticide regulatory account resources to update and modify applicator education
and training materials as required in section 1. No later than January 15, 2015, the
commissioner must report to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance regarding the agency's progress and a schedule of additional
activities the commissioner will accomplish to meet the December 31, 2017, deadline.
new text end