Sec. 5. Legislative findings.
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Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(1)schools throughout the State treat school property with pesticides in order to
reduce risks to students from noxious weeds, such as thistle, poison ivy, pests, allergies, disease bearing insects, and activities on unlevel playing surfaces;
(2)unless properly applied in accordance with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's pesticide labels, schools may inadvertently expose children to pesticides; and
(3)it is the purpose of this Act to minimize student exposure to pesticides.