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Senate Study Bill 301

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 206.6, subsection 3, Code 1995, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  EXAMINATION FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE.
  1  4    a.  The secretary of agriculture department shall not issue
  1  5 a commercial applicator license until the individual engaged
  1  6 in or managing the a pesticide application business and
  1  7 employed by the business to apply pesticides is certified by
  1  8 passing an examination, as required pursuant to section 206.5,
  1  9 to demonstrate to the secretary department that the
  1 10 individual's knowledge of how individual is qualified to apply
  1 11 pesticides under the classifications each classification for
  1 12 which the individual has applied for, and the individual's
  1 13 knowledge of is knowledgeable about the nature and effect of
  1 14 pesticides that the individual may apply under such
  1 15 classifications the classification.
  1 16    b.  The individual applying for a license under a
  1 17 classification related to commercial turf grass care shall not
  1 18 be issued a license, unless the individual provides evidence
  1 19 according to procedures and in a manner required by the
  1 20 department that the individual has done any of the following:
  1 21    (1)  Earned a degree relating to pesticide management from
  1 22 an accredited educational institutional approved by the
  1 23 department.
  1 24    (2)  Served as an apprentice to a commercial applicator
  1 25 licensed pursuant to this chapter for at least one year.
  1 26    (3)  Been certified or licensed to apply pesticides in
  1 27 another state, as provided by rules adopted by the department.
  1 28    c.  The applicant successfully completing the certification
  1 29 requirement shall be a licensed commercial applicator.  
  1 30                           EXPLANATION
  1 31    This bill amends chapter 206, which in part regulates the
  1 32 application of pesticides and the licensing and certification
  1 33 of applicators, including commercial applicators.  The
  1 34 department is currently prohibited from issuing a license to a
  1 35 commercial applicator, unless the individual is certified by
  2  1 passing an examination to demonstrate the individual's
  2  2 qualifications.  This bill provides that an individual
  2  3 applying for a license under a classification related to
  2  4 commercial turf grass care is prohibited from receiving a
  2  5 license, unless the individual provides evidence that the
  2  6 individual has completed preliminary requirements.  The
  2  7 individual must have earned a degree relating to pesticide
  2  8 management from an accredited educational institution approved
  2  9 by the department, have served as an apprentice to a
  2 10 commercial applicator licensed pursuant to this chapter for at
  2 11 least one year, or have been certified or licensed to apply
  2 12 pesticides in another state.  
  2 13 LSB 2579SC 76
  2 14 da/jw/5
     

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