N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-13.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:30-13.5 - Annual notification

(a) Annually, at the beginning of each school year, each local school board, each board of trustees of a charter school, or each principal or lead administrator of a private school, as appropriate, shall include a notice of the school IPM Policy of the school or school district in school calendars or other forms of universal notification.

1. The notice shall include:

i. The IPM Policy of the school or school district;

ii. A list of any pesticide that is in use or that has been used in the last 12 months on school property;

iii. The name, address, and telephone number of the IPM coordinator of the school or school district;

iv. A statement that:

(1) The IPM coordinator maintains the product label and material safety data sheet, when available, of each pesticide that may be used on school property;

(2) The label and data sheet is available for review by a parent, guardian, staff member, or student attending the school; and

(3) The IPM coordinator is available to parents, guardians, staff members, and students to provide information for, and receive comments about, IPM activities and pesticide use;

v. The time and place of any meetings that will be held to adopt the school integrated pest management policy; and

vi. The statement: "As part of a school pest management plan, (insert school name) may use pesticides to control pests. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) register pesticides to determine that the use of a pesticide in accordance with instructions printed on the label does not pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment. Nevertheless, the EPA and DEP cannot guarantee that registered pesticides do not pose any risk to human health, thus unnecessary exposure to pesticides should be avoided. The EPA has issued the statement that where possible, persons who are potentially sensitive, such as pregnant women, infants and children, should avoid unnecessary pesticide exposure."

(b) After the beginning of each school year, each local school board, each board of trustees of a charter school, or each principal or lead administrator of a private school, as appropriate, shall provide the notice required in (a) above to:

1. Each new staff member who is employed during the school year; and

2. The parent or guardian of each new student enrolled during the school year.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-13.5