A. All public and
private schools in the State of Maine shall adopt and implement a written
policy for the application of Integrated Pest Management techniques in school
buildings and on school grounds.
B.
Each school shall appoint an IPM Coordinator who shall act as the lead person
in implementing the school's Integrated Pest Management policy. The IPM
Coordinator shall be responsible for coordinating pest monitoring and pesticide
applications, and making sure all notice requirements as set forth in this rule
are met. In addition, the IPM Coordinator shall:
1 complete Board-approved IPM Coordinator
overview training within one month of his/her first appointment as an IPM
Coordinator and obtain Board documentation thereof;
2 complete Board-approved IPM Coordinator
comprehensive training within one year of his/her first appointment as an IPM
Coordinator and obtain Board documentation thereof;
3 obtain at least one hour of Board-approved
continuing education annually;
4
maintain and make available to parents, guardians and staff upon request:
a. the school's IPM Policy,
b. a copy of this rule (CMR 01-026 Chapter
27),
c. a "Pest Management Activity
Log," which must be kept current. Pest management information must be kept for
a minimum of two years from date of entry, and must include:
i. the specific name of the pest and the IPM
steps taken, as described under Section 5C of this rule; and
ii. a list of pesticide applications
conducted on school grounds, including the date, time, location, trade name of
the product applied, EPA Registration number, company name (if applicable) and
the name and license number of the applicator. If the product has no EPA
Registration number, then a copy of the label must be included.
5 authorize any
pesticide application not exempted under Sections 3A(2), 3A(3), 3B, 3C, or 3D
made in school buildings or on school grounds and so indicate by completing and
signing an entry on the Pest Management Activity Log prior to, or on the date
on which the minimum notification requirements must be implemented;
and
6 ensure that any applicable
notification provisions required under this rule are implemented as
specified.
C. By
September 1, every school shall inform the Board of the identity and the
contact information for the IPM Coordinator. This requirement can be fulfilled
through a Board approved reporting system.
