School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Laws & Regulations

Especially For…

California Law

Healthy Schools Act (HSA) text, PDF, (105 kb) - Text from the California Education Code, Food & Agriculture Code and Health & Safety Code related to the Healthy Schools Act.
What’s mandatory, what’s voluntary - clarification of the Healthy Schools Act requirements ( PDF, 20 kb)
Frequently Asked Questions About The Healthy Schools Act (July 2010)
color, PDF (234 kb) b&w, PDF (230 kb)
AB 405 list of pesticide products prohibited from use in schools and child day care facilities (English, PDF, 159 kb) (En Español, PDF, 82 kb)
Pesticides exempted from the Healthy Schools Act, PDF (136 kb) - a worksheet to help you determine whether recordkeeping, posting, and notification are legally required for particular pesticide products. (NOTE: As part of a sound IPM program, DPR recommends keeping records of ALL pest management activities).

Reporting school site pesticide use, PDF (10 kb) - of special interest to pest control businesses working with public schools and child day care facilities.
Form for reporting pesticide use in schools and child day care facilities, PDF (122 kb) - for use by licensed pest control businesses. Forms must be sent directly to DPR.