STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD

2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1500, Sacramento, California 95815 Tel: (916) 561-8700 / Fax: (916) 263-2469 / http://www.pestboard.ca.gov/

FACTS AT A GLANCE

BOARD STAFF

Executive Officer Assistant Executive Officer Legislative Contact Susan Saylor Robert Lucas Susan Saylor

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Business and Professions Code §§ 8500-8698.6 Title 16, California Code of Regulations §§ 1900-1999.5

FY 2015-16 BUDGET INFORMATION

Support $4,981,000 Authorized positions: 29 Research $3,000 Education/Enforcement $413,000 Authorized positions: 0.9

TOTAL $5,397,000 Authorized positions: 29.9

BOARD MEMBERS

Total Members: 7 Public Members: 4 Professional Members: 3

SUNSET REVIEW

Last review: 2014 Inoperative/Repeal date: January 1, 2019

LICENSEE STATISTICS Category

Applicators Field Representatives Operators

TOTAL LICENSEE POPULATION

Company Registrations Branch Registrations

Number of Licenses

6,667 10,930 4,119

21,716

2,993 448

FEES*

APPLICATOR FEES ACTUAL FEE STATUTORY LIMIT

Licensure Fee $10 $50 Examination Fee $55 $55 TOTAL INITIAL LICENSE FEES $65 Biennial Renewal Fee $10 $50

FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FEES ACTUAL FEE STATUTORY LIMIT

Licensure Fee $30 $45 Examination Fee $50 $75 TOTAL INITIAL LICENSE FEES $80 Biennial Renewal Fee $30 $45

OPERATOR FEES ACTUAL FEE STATUTORY LIMIT

Licensure Fee Examination Fee

$120 $75

TOTAL INITIAL LICENSE FEES $195

Biennial Renewal Fee $120 $150 $100 $150

COMPANY FEES ACTUAL FEE STATUTORY LIMIT

Company Registration $120 $120

Branch Office Registration $60 $60

* Additional fees may be required per Business and Professions Code § 8674 and 16 California Code of Regulations § 1948

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Degree/Professional Schooling Examination

Continuing Education/Competency Fingerprinting Requirement

DETAILS

NO YES YES YES

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

In 1935, AB 2382 created the Structural Pest Control Board (Board) to regulate the practice of structural pest control, provide for the registration and licensing of persons engaged in such practice, and for the protection of the public in the practice of structural pest control.

The Board had been under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs (Department) until AB 20 (Strickland, Chapter 18, Statutes of 2009) transferred the Structural Pest Control Board to the Department of Pesticide Regulation. The Board returned to the Department effective July 1, 2013, under Governor Brown’s Reorganization Plan of 2012.

The Board issues three types of licenses, referred to as “Branch.” Until recently, there was a Branch 4 – Wood Roof Cleaning and Treatment, but the Board determined that responsibilities of Branch 4 overlapped substantially with Branch 3 (see Licensing Requirements below). Licensees may perform structural repairs or replacements and engage in the use of pesticides, insecticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances, or mechanical devices for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controlling

or preventing infestations or infections of such pests, or organisms. Registered companies may bid and contract for structural pest control work.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS – Business and Professions Code §§ 8560-8572

Operator Branch 1 license – Fumigation (whole house treatment with lethal gas) applicants must: • Show evidence of two years of experience (one year shall equal 1,600 hours of actual experience in the field and must be with a Board-issued Field Rep license), including six months' experience in the practice of fumigating with poisonous or lethal gases; AND • Pass Board-approved courses in the following: o Pesticides, o Pest identification and biology, o Contract law, o Rules and regulations, o Business practices, and o Fumigation safety.

Operator Branch 2 license – General Pest (ants, cockroaches, mice, rats, etc.) applicants must: • Provide evidence of two years of experience (one year shall equal 1,600 hours and must be with a Board-issued Field Rep license); • Be trained and experienced in the following areas: o The practice of pesticide application, o Branch 2 pest identification and biology, o Pesticide application equipment, and o Pesticide hazards and safety practice; • Pass Board-approved courses in the following: o Pesticides, o Pest identification and biology, o Contract law, o Rules and regulations, and o Business practices; and • Pass the Board’s written examination.

Operator Branch 3 license – Wood Destroying Pests and Organisms (termites, wood boring beetles, dryrot, fungus, etc.) applicants must: • Provide evidence of four years of experience (one year shall equal 1,600 hours; two years must be with a Board-issued Field Rep license); • Be trained and experienced in the following areas: o The practice of pesticide application, o Branch 3 pest identification and biology, o Pesticide application equipment, o Pesticide hazards and safety practices, o Structural repairs, and o Structural inspection procedures and report writing;

• Pass Board-approved courses in the following: o Pesticides, o Pest identification and biology, o Contract law, o Rules and regulations, and o Business practices; AND • Pass the Board’s written examination.

RECIPROCITY

The Board does not offer reciprocity with other states.

BOARD MEMBERS Name Appointment Expiration Date Appointment Authority/Type

Senate Confirmation

Ronna Brand June 1, 2017 Governor/Public

Naresh Duggal June 1, 2017 Governor/Public

Mike Duran June 1, 2019 Governor/Professional

Curtis Good (VicePresident) Marisa Quiroz June 1, 2017 Governor/Professional June 1, 2016 Senate Rules/Public

Dave Tamayo (President) Clifford Utley

 Serving one year grace period June 1, 2016

Speaker of Assembly/Public

June 1, 2015 Governor/Professional NO

COMMITTEES

These committees meet when directed to do so by the Board to review and advise the Board on technical structural pest control issues and/or recommended changes to the laws and regulations of the Board. Committee members are appointed by the Board President and terms expire when the appointing president's term expires.

 Technical Advisory Committee  Law and Regulations Committee NO NO NO NO NO

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

AB 181 (Bonilla, Chapter 430, Statutes of 2015) clarifies the definition of “household” for grammar and gender neutrality, applies the Structural Pest Control Act’s (Act) general provisions to all branch registrations, and repeals a duplicate section in the Act.

SB 328 (Hueso, Chapter 278, Statutes of 2015) requires landlords to post written notification when using a pesticide stating the following: the pest to be controlled, the pesticide to be used and its active ingredients, symptoms to look for, and the telephone number for the local poison control office.

AB 1685 (Williams, Chapter 304, Statutes of 2014) increases the maximum examination fee that the Board is be able to collect from license applicants. This bill also allows structural pest control companies to provide a currently required notice of pesticide application to building owners and occupants via e-mail if an e-mail address is provided.

SB 1244 (Lieu, Chapter 560, Statutes of 2014) extends the Board’s sunset date from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2019, and enacts a host of non-substantive updates and clarifications to the Board’s laws.

SB 1405 (DeSaulnier, Chapter 848, Statutes of 2014) revises the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 to require schools and day care facilities to post an integrated pest management plan on their websites and submit specified pesticide use data to the Department of Pesticide Regulation. This bill also requires all personnel that apply pesticides at school sites to complete training on integrated pest management and the safe use of pesticides in the school setting.

SB 662 (Galgiani, Chapter 218, Statutes of 2013) raises the minimum required liability insurance coverage for registered structural pest control companies from $25,000 to $500,000 and the required indemnity bond from $4,000 to $12,500, among other related changes to the financial responsibility requirements for these operators.

GRP 2 (Governor Brown, 2012) transfers the Board from the Department of Pesticide Regulation to the Department, operative July 1, 2013.

AB 417 (Berryhill, Chapter 417, Statutes of 2011) prohibits a city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a licensee of the Board from engaging in the particular business, occupation, or profession for which he or she is licensed.