Section 17609 Of Article 4. Healthy Schools Act Of 2000 From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
17609
. The definitions set forth in this section govern the
construction of this article unless the context clearly requires
otherwise:
(a) "Antimicrobial" means those pesticides defined by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136(mm)).
(b) "Crack and crevice treatment" means the application of small
quantities of a pesticide consistent with labeling instructions in a
building into openings such as those commonly found at expansion
joints, between levels of construction, and between equipment and
floors.
(c) "Emergency conditions" means any circumstances in which the
school designee or a property owner of a property where a privately
operated child day care facility is located, or the property owner's
agent, deems that the immediate use of a pesticide is necessary to
protect the health and safety of pupils, staff, or other persons, or
the schoolsite.
(d) "Integrated pest management plan" means a written plan based
on a template provided or approved by the Department of Pesticide
Regulation that outlines a strategy for integrated pest management,
as described in Section 13181 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(e) "School designee" or "IPM coordinator" means a schoolsite or
school district employee identified by a schoolsite or school
district to carry out the requirements of this article or to ensure
that the requirements of this article are carried out.
(f) "Schoolsite" means any facility used as a child day care
facility, as defined in Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety
Code, or for kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school purposes.
The term includes the buildings or structures, playgrounds, athletic
fields, vehicles, or any other area of property visited or used by
pupils. "Schoolsite" does not include any postsecondary educational
facility attended by secondary pupils or private kindergarten,
elementary, or secondary school facilities. For child day care
facilities, the State Department of Social Services shall serve as
the liaison to these facilities, as needed.