HB 2726-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Provides that, if a school intends to make a school facility application in the form of a spray or granular application of a pesticide during the school year, the school shall annually notify students, parents or guardians of students, and employees about the school's pest control policies and methods and identify where they may gain access to a list of the pesticides that may be used by the school and material safety data sheets for those pesticides.

     Requires a school to provide posted and written notice to students, parents or guardians of students, and employees at least forty-eight hours before a school facility application.

     Requires that, at least forty-eight hours before a pesticide is applied to a school facility, the school shall post notification signs at the treatment site, in a central area at the school, and at points of entry.