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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                          SB 394 (DeSaulnier)
          
          Hearing Date: 05/23/2011        Amended: 05/09/2011
          Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    Policy Vote: Ed 6-0, EQ 5-1
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 394 mandates that schools send at least one 
          person, at least once every three years, to integrated pest 
          management training conducted by the Department of Pesticide 
          Regulation.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2011-12      2012-13       2013-14     Fund
           
          Providing training     Up to $4,000 per year            Special 
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          Mandate costs          Up to $1,000 per year            General

          * Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund.
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          STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the 
          Suspense File. 

          Current law imposes certain restrictions on the use of 
          pesticides on school grounds, including notification 
          requirements to staff and parents, record keeping requirements, 
          and limitations on the types of pesticides that may be used. 
          Current law also requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation 
          to promote the use of integrated pest management by schools. 
          (Integrated past management is a type of pest control that 
          relies on a variety of techniques to minimize pests, including 
          the targeted use of pesticides.)

          SB 394 mandates that schools send at least one employee, at 
          least once every three years, to training sessions on integrated 
          pest management provided by the Department of Pesticide 
          Regulation. (In this case, schools include day care centers, 
          elementary schools, and secondary schools.) Attendees at the 








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          training session may represent more than one school site within 
          a district. 

          Because the bill mandates that schools send representatives to 
          training sessions, the bill imposes a reimbursable mandate that 
          must be paid by the state. The costs of this mandate will depend 
          on the number of attendees at the training session. Depending on 
          how many individuals school districts send to the training 
          sessions, the reimbursable cost of this mandate could be up to 
          $1 million per year.

          Currently, the Department provides training to some school 
          districts and day care centers. By mandating that schools send 
          representatives to the training sessions, this bill will 
          substantially increase attendance at these training sessions and 
          require additional staff to provide more training. The costs to 
          the Department will depend on total attendance, and could be up 
          to $4 million per year.