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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3010
Sponsored by Representatives NERON, HELM, OWENS; Representatives HELFRICH, LEVY E, MARSH, Senators
PATTERSON, PHAM K, SOLLMAN (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells OSU to give pesticide training in Spanish. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
Directs Oregon State University to develop a program for Spanish language pesticide education.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to pesticide education; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 634.
SECTION 2. (1) Oregon State University, in cooperation with the State Department of
Agriculture, shall develop a statewide program of Spanish language pesticide education for
pesticide consultants, operators, applicators, noncommercial applicators, private applicators
and trainees.
(2) Educational materials and instruction provided under the program must be consistent
with the programs of instruction and courses of study established under ORS 634.306 (8).
(3) Instruction provided in Spanish must include, but need not be limited to, training
regarding:
(a) Worker protection standards established by the federal Environmental Protection
Agency;
(b) Best practices to protect water quality; and
(c) Other practices for the safe handling of pesticides to protect worker health and the
environment.
(4) Educational materials provided in Spanish must include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Training materials;
(b) Study guides; and
(c) Web-based content.
SECTION 3. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $744,124, for distribution to Oregon State Uni-
versity to carry out section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4.This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3679