Requiring the Washington state department of agriculture to approve the comparable recertification standards of private entities for the purposes of waiving the recertification requirements under the Washington pesticide control act.
Summary
Requires the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to waive licensing recertification requirements under the Washington Pesticide Control Act (Act) if a licensee demonstrates that the licensee is meeting comparable recertification standards through a private entity the WSDA has approved.
Requires the WSDA to confer with private entities offering continuing education programs that include pest management credit accreditation and accumulation to develop a system to coordinate pest management credit accounting and, if the WSDA and the private entities agree on the system's substantive provisions, requires the WSDA to develop an implementation strategy for private entities pursuing pesticide credit reciprocity and to submit a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2015, on the collaborative efforts, the system, and the WSDA's implementation strategy.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1527), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
AN ACT Relating to requiring the Washington state department of agriculture to approve the comparable recertification standards of private entities for the purposes of waiving the recertification requirements under the Washington pesticide control act;