January 7, 2015
Familiar to many school maintenance and facilities departments, the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 requires schools to maintain records of all pesticide use at their school sites for 4 years, and to make these records available to the public upon request, including posting warning signs after each pesticide application and recording the amount of pesticides used.
January 6, 2015
The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR’s) 2015/2016 Pest Management Alliance Grant Solicitation is now available. A total of $400,000 is available for projects that focus on adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) practices in agricultural or urban settings. DPR will consider projects for terms of up to 33 months.
October 2, 2014
The Legislature and Governor have completed their work on legislation for the 2013-14 session. August 31 was the last day for the Legislature to pass bills to the Governor, at which time they adjourned for final recess. The Governor had until September 30 to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature at the end of August. The 2015-16 session will convene on December 1, 2014, with the new Senators and Assembly Members elected in November.
May 14, 2014
The Legislature just passed a very important deadline: May 2 was the last day for policy committees to hear bills with fiscal implications. Most bills are now pending in the Appropriations Committee in their house of origin and must be passed out of this committee by May 23. Bills are then considered by the full Senate or Assembly and must be passed out of their original house by May 30.
Below is an update on a number of priority bills for which C.A.S.H. has taken a position or that staff is actively monitoring. Note that when bills are heard in the Appropriations Committee, the Committee will often defer action, sending bills to the “suspense file.” This is a mechanism whereby each house collects and prioritizes bills with state fiscal implications, acting upon them at a later date.