Sec. 10-231c. Pesticide applications at schools without an integrated pest management plan.
Sec. 10-231c. Pesticide applications at schools without an integrated pest management plan. (a) As used in this section, "local or regional board of education" means
a local or regional board of education that does not have an integrated pest management
plan for the schools under its control that is consistent with an applicable model plan
provided by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under section 22a-66l and
"school" means a school, other than a regional agricultural science and technology education center, under the control of a local or regional board of education.
(b) On and after July 1, 2000, at the beginning of each school year, each local or
regional board of education shall provide the staff of each school and the parents or
guardians of each child enrolled in each school with a written statement of the board's
policy on pesticide application on school property and a description of any pesticide
applications made at the school during the previous school year. Such statement and
description shall be provided to the parents or guardian of any child who transfers to a
school during the school year. Such statement shall (1) indicate that the staff, parents
or guardians may register for prior notice of pesticide applications at the school, and
(2) describe the emergency notification procedures provided for in this section. Notice
of any modification to the pesticide application policy shall be sent to any person who
registers for notice under this section.
(c) On and after July 1, 2000, parents or guardians of children in any school and
school staff may register for prior notice of pesticide application at their school. Each
school shall maintain a registry of persons requesting such notice. Prior to providing
for any application of pesticide within any building or on the grounds of any school,
the local or regional board of education shall provide for the mailing of notice to parents
and guardians who have registered for prior notice under this section such that the notice
is received no later than twenty-four hours prior to such application. Notice shall be
given by any means practicable to school staff who have registered for such notice.
Notice under this subsection shall include (1) the name of the active ingredient of the
pesticide being applied, (2) the target pest, (3) the location of the application on the
school property, (4) the date of the application, and (5) the name of the school administrator, or a designee, who may be contacted for further information.
(d) On and after July 1, 2000, no application of pesticide may be made in any building or on the grounds of any school during regular school hours or during planned
activities at any school except that an emergency application may be made to eliminate
an immediate threat to human health if (1) it is necessary to make the application during
such a period, and (2) such emergency application does not involve a restricted use
pesticide, as defined in section 22a-47. No child may enter an area where such application
has been made until it is safe to do so according to the provisions on the pesticide label.
(e) On and after July 1, 2000, a local or regional board of education may make an
emergency application of pesticide without prior notice under this section in the event
of an immediate threat to human health provided the board provides for notice, by any
means practicable, on or before the day that the application is to take place to any person
who has requested prior notice under this section.
(f) A copy of the record of each pesticide application at a school shall be maintained
at the school for a period of five years. Such record shall include the information required
under section 22a-66a.
(P.A. 99-165, S. 3, 6; P.A. 08-152, S. 9; 08-170, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 99-165 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 08-152 and 08-170 amended Subsec. (a) to change "vocational
agriculture" to "agricultural science and technology education", effective July 1, 2008.