The Department of Education shall make information available to school boards on integrated pest management programs that appropriately address the application of chemical pesticides and other pest control measures on school property. For purposes of this section, "integrated pest management" shall mean a managed pest control and suppression program that uses various integrated methods to keep pests from causing economic, health-related, or aesthetic injury and minimizes the use of pesticides and the risk to human health and the environment associated with pesticide applications. Methods may include the utilization of site or pest inspections, pest population monitoring, evaluation of control requirements, and the use of one or more pest control methods including sanitation, structural repair, nonchemical methods, and pesticides when nontoxic options produce unsatisfactory results or are impractical. Each local school division shall maintain documentation of any pesticide application that includes the target pest, the formulation applied, and the specific location of the application. The guidelines and programs adopted pursuant to this section shall permit the immediate application of pesticides or other effective control measures to eradicate pest infestations that pose an acute danger to students and staff.
2009, c. 440; 2010, c. 40.
Structure Code of Virginia
§ 22.1-125. Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board's authority
§ 22.1-126. Property given, devised or bequeathed to school board
§ 22.1-126.1. Acquisition of property for educational purposes by counties, cities and towns
§ 22.1-128. Title to school board real estate
§ 22.1-129. Surplus property; sale, exchange or lease of real and personal property
§ 22.1-129.1. Transfer of assistive technology devices
§ 22.1-130. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
§ 22.1-130.1. Access to high schools and high school students for military recruiters
§ 22.1-131.1. Certain school board property; establishment of gun-free zone permitted
§ 22.1-132. Boards may impose certain conditions on use of property
§ 22.1-132.01. Youth-oriented, community organizations on school property
§ 22.1-132.1. Daycare programs in certain localities
§ 22.1-132.2. Integrated pest management on school property
§ 22.1-134. Maintenance, etc., of school buildings and buses by county department of public works
§ 22.1-135. Health and decency
§ 22.1-135.1. Potable water; lead testing
§ 22.1-136. Duty of division superintendent to close buildings
§ 22.1-137.2. Lock-down drills
§ 22.1-137.3. School safety procedures; emergency situations; annual training
§ 22.1-138. Minimum standards for public school buildings
§ 22.1-138.1. School maintenance program established
§ 22.1-138.2. Certain public school buildings; carbon monoxide detectors
§ 22.1-140. Plans for buildings to be approved by division superintendent
§ 22.1-141.1. Standards for buildings and facilities
§ 22.1-141.2. Authority to modernize public school lease agreements