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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 15.05.02.03" title_num="15" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Integrated Pest Management System.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>County Board of Education Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each county board of education shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Develop and implement for its schools an integrated pest management system approved by the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>File a written integrated pest management plan with the Department for approval.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When any change is made to the integrated pest management system, the county board of education shall submit the revised integrated pest management plan to the Department for approval before the initiation of the new plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The integrated pest management system of a county board of education shall meet the following minimum requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have an integrated pest management policy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have a policy on pest management roles and responsibilities of decision makers, including the name, address, and telephone number of the contact person;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have procedures for conducting the pest control program, including pest management objectives;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have procedures for regular inspection and monitoring activities to determine the presence and distribution of pests;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Have standards to determine the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Severity of pest infestation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Need for corrective action;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Require each school:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>To make records documenting:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Pest sightings;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Pest control procedures; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Any communications to students and staff members regarding integrated pest management or pesticide use; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>To maintain these records for 2 years and make these records immediately available, on request, to the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Have pest management strategies, including sanitation, structural repair, physical, cultural, and biological control, nonchemical methods and pesticide application, when nontoxic options are unreasonable or have been exhausted;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Provide education and training of staff members, students and parents or guardians in integrated pest management procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Require an annual evaluation of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Integrated pest management strategies; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Program quality assurance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Have procedures for notification of a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and of a staff member at the school before a pesticide is applied in a school building or on school grounds.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>