Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
TO: Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger
RE: Senate Bill 1958, An Act to restrict the use of certain pesticides around children
DATE: January 15, 2014
I am writing in favor of S1958, An Act to restrict the use of certain pesticides around children.
This bill seeks to amend the Children and Family Protection Act by expanding the requirements that certain pesticides not be sprayed or used while children are present, and that adequate notification be given when pesticides are used, to include the following areas: property occupied by the department of children and families, facilities of the juvenile court, facilities of the department of youth services, and sports fields for town youth teams.
I urge the Committee to report this legislation favorably.