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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 206.6, subsection 1, Code 1997, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1  3    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The secretary shall not issue a
  1  4 new license to an applicant engaged in the business of
  1  5 applying pesticides as part of a lawn care service, unless the
  1  6 applicant has completed a number of hours in a course of study
  1  7 regarding the sound practice of lawn care services at an
  1  8 accredited educational institution or acquired an equivalent
  1  9 understanding by experience, as provided by rules which shall
  1 10 be adopted by the secretary.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 206.17, Code 1997, is amended to read as
  1 12 follows:
  1 13    206.17  RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.
  1 14    The secretary may waive all or part of the following
  1 15 requirements for a person who has satisfied substantially the
  1 16 same requirements in another state, pursuant to a reciprocal
  1 17 basis with the other state:
  1 18    1.  The examination requirements as provided for in
  1 19 sections 206.6 and 206.7 on a reciprocal basis with any other
  1 20 state which has substantially the same standards.
  1 21    2.  The educational or experience requirements for
  1 22 applicants engaged in the business of applying pesticides as
  1 23 part of a lawn care service as provided in section 206.6.  
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill amends section 206.6, which provides licensure
  1 26 requirements for persons engaged in the business of applying
  1 27 pesticides.  The bill provides that the secretary of
  1 28 agriculture shall not issue a new license to an applicant
  1 29 engaged in the business of applying pesticides as part of a
  1 30 lawn care service, unless the applicant has completed a number
  1 31 of hours in a course of study regarding the sound practice of
  1 32 lawn care services at an accredited educational institution or
  1 33 acquired an equivalent understanding by experience, as
  1 34 provided by rules which shall be adopted by the secretary.
  1 35 The bill also provides that the secretary may waive this
  2  1 requirement if an applicant has satisfied similar requirements
  2  2 in another state and the department has a reciprocal agreement
  2  3 with the state.  
  2  4 LSB 1550HH 77
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