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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 15.05.02.04" title_num="15" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Information for Parent, Guardian, or Staff Member.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>School Notice Requirement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At the beginning of each school year, each school shall include notice of the school's integrated pest management system in the school calendar or other universal notification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The notice required in §A(1) of this regulation shall include the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A statement that explains the school's integrated pest management system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A list of the common name of any pesticide or bait station that may be used in a school building or on school grounds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The name, address, and telephone number of the contact person;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A statement that the contact person maintains the product label and material safety data sheet of each pesticide or bait station used in a school building or on school grounds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A statement that the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Product label or material safety data sheet is available for review by a parent, guardian, staff member, or student attending the school, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Contact person is available for information or comment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Instructions for including a parent, guardian, or staff member on a pesticide notification list provided for in §B of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>After the beginning of a school year, a school shall provide the written information required by this regulation to a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Parent or guardian of a newly enrolled student; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Newly employed staff member.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The written notice shall be approved by the Department before distribution.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Pesticide Notification List.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>At the beginning of each school year, each middle school or high school shall develop a pesticide notification list of each staff member and of each parent or guardian of a student attending the school who requests in writing prior notification of a pesticide application made during the school year in the school building or on school grounds.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The school shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Keep the pesticide notification list current; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Add names upon written request by a:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Parent or guardian of a student attending the school, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Staff member.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The school shall make the pesticide notification list available to the Department, upon request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>