Outline of the state of Arizona
State
Arizona
Encouraged

Category
Chemical Hazards

Category
Chemical Hazards

State law encourages districts to utilize environmentally-safe chemicals and to reduce chemical exposure in schools.

Arizona Revised Statutes 15-152 Pest management at schools; notice

A. The governing board of each school district shall develop and adopt a policy to provide pupils and employees with at least forty-eight hours’ notice before pesticides are applied on school property. The policy shall include at least the following:

    1. Procedures for oral notification to pupils and employees during the regular school session.
    1. Procedures for written, electronic or telephonic notification to parents or guardians at least forty-eight hours prior to the application of pesticides.

B. For purposes of this section, pesticides do not include:

    1. Nonrestricted use disinfectants, sanitizers or deodorizers regulated by the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act but include other pesticides regulated under the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act (P.L. 100-532; 102 Stat. 2654; 7 United States Code section 136).
    1. Nonresidual pesticide applications performed or contracted by public health agencies for vector control.
    1. Emergency applications of a pesticide that has a toxicity category of III or IV pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 156.62 to control harmful pests that pose an imminent threat to the public health.
Policy Type
Statute