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December 28, 2007
Compliance
Rates for IPM Plan Development and SubmissionTrevor Battle, IPM Specialist
The development of indoor and outdoor
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plans by schools, daycares,
and school age childcare programs* has been a requirement
in Massachusetts since 2000. All plans must be submitted to
the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.
Note: For presentation purposes, daycares and school age childcare
programs are classified under the heading 'Daycare Programs.'
Compliance Rates (December 28, 2007)
Schools
92% With Plans on File
8% No IPM Plans on File |
Daycares
77% With Plans on File
23% No IPM Plans on File |
To determine if your school or daycare
center of interest is in compliance with the law, search by
town or school name under the "Locate a Plan" feature
of the Department's School IPM website.
Compliance goals for 2006-2007:
For the 2006-2007 school year we would like to see a continued increase in compliance with the IPM-Plan provision of the Children's & Families Protection ACT. Every school and daycare program within Massachusetts is required to create, submit and maintain indoor & outdoor IPM-Plans. Schools that are in partial compliance (indoor or outdoor plan filed but not both) are reminded that both indoor & outdoor plans must be submitted to be in full compliance with the law.
Parents are encouraged to check the IPM-Plan compliance status of their child's school or daycare program. IPM-Plan compliance can be verified by clicking the locate a plan link in the upper left hand margin of this page. If you are a parent of a child in a school or daycare without a plan, express your concern to the administrator or principal. Pesticide Bureau enforcement staff can be contacted at 617-626-1781
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