86R11677 SOS-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2061
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on the application of certain pesticides
at public school buildings and other facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1951.212(c), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The department shall include in standards adopted under
this section a:
(1) requirement to use the least toxic methods
available to control pests, rodents, insects, and weeds; and
(2) prohibition on the application of glyphosate or a
neonicotinoid pesticide at a school building or other school
district facility.
SECTION 2. The Department of Agriculture shall adopt
standards under Section 1951.212(c), Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.