STRUCTURALPEST CONTROL BOARDSUMMARY OF MEETINGDecember 5, 2000
The Structural Pest Control Board ("Board")meeting was held on Tuesday, December 5, 2000 at the Joe C. Thompson ConferenceCenter, Room 2.110, 2405 East Campus Drive, Austin, Travis County Texas. Mr. Les Hoyt was not present. TheBoard industry position held by Mr. Art Perez was vacant due to Mr. Perezresignation. All other Board members were present. Order of Business Dr. Jay Stone, Chairperson of the Board, convened themeeting at 10:15 AM. Motion and second nominating Mrs. Rita Martinez asRecording Secretary. Motion approved. Approval ofBoard Minutes of September 28, 2000. Motionand second approving the minutes. General PublicComments including Public Comments and Public Hearing on the following Sections: 599.6 Real Estate Transaction Report Form; 593.21 Commercialand Noncommercial Technician License Requirements Ken Myers of Orkin delivered comments on schoolnoncommercial applicator requirements. Heoffered the suggestion of limit the products these people are allowed to use,drop the twelve months training requirement and better education to helpschools. On the fumigation rule, herequested clarification on the training requirement. Roy Dodds spoke about Board Rule 593.5. He reiterated the concerns of schools. He pointed out that most schools do not hold onto people long enough tocomplete the twelve month training course. He favors going back to the old rule. Paul J. Falcon of Randolph I.S.D. agreed with thetwo previous speakers. He alsoexpressed concern on the quality of CEU speakers and the erratic quality. He wants better and proper training. As a smaller school district, Mr. Falcon expressed the problem with lackof personnel. He pointed out thathe wore multiple hats to complete his job. The staff indicated it would review the matter on CEU providerqualifications. Gerald Lamping of Northeast I.S.D. asked that theschool rule be reconsidered. Thecurrent rule makes it hard to hire people. He asked that the Board go back to the old rule. Bob McQueen of Texas Pest Control Association askedthat the Board not go backwards. Therequirements for commercial and non-commercial applicators should be equal. Bobby Hoelscher, an independent pest controloperator, expressed the view that schools need a noncommercial applicator. More training also needs to be provided. Consider forAdoption Section 599.6 Real Estate Transaction Report Form and 593.21 Commercialand Noncommercial Technician License Requirements. 599.6 Real Estate Transaction Report Form Mrs. Jo-Christy Brown moved and Mr. Phil Tham seconded toadopt the rule. Dr. Roger Goldoffered a friendly amendment that was accepted to make the effective daterequiring all companies to be using the form June 1, 2001. The motion passed. 593.21 Commercial and Noncommercial Technician LicenseRequirements Mr. Tham moved and Mrs. Madeline Gamble seconded to adoptthe rule. The motion passed. Discuss andReview Possible Amendments to Sections 593.5 Examinations and 597.2 UnlawfulActs and Grounds for Revocation; and 599.11 Structural Fumigation Requirements. All of these ruleswere considered for proposal and if approved, sent to the Texas Register forpublication and public comment. 593.5Examinations Dr. Stone announcedthat Les Hoyt was not present due to mechanical problems at the airport. Mr. Hoyt had requested that the topic be tabled to the next Boardmeeting. Mrs. Brown moved and Mr.Gary Gillen seconded to table the topic to the next Board meeting. The motion passed. 597.2 UnlawfulActs and Grounds for Revocation This proposed rule would enable the Board to revoke orsuspend a license without granting a hearing. Mrs. Brown wanted to make it clear that a person stated the reason why ahearing was necessary. Lucca luxury hotelsMrs. Brownmoved and seconded by Mr. Gillen that the rule read with language of requestfor a hearing. Dr. Gold wanted apetition form included, but the Board did not accept that proposal. The question was called and the motion passed 6-1, with Dr. Gold votingno. 599.11Structural Fumigation Requirements Dr. Gold moved andMrs. Gamble seconded to propose the rule. DamonShodrock of Dow Agrosciences was called to answer technical questions for theBoard. A great deal of thediscussion centered on the language of a monitoring device vs. a clearingdevice. The motion passed. Discussion onProcedures for Termite Training School. Executive Director Benny Mathis told the Board that stateexams would be administered at the termite school put on by Dr. Hammond. No special exams would be utilized. Review AgreedAdministrative Penalties and Consent Agreements. Dr. Gold expressed an interest in knowing the number ofwarnings. No questions were askedabout the penalties presented. ExecutiveDirectors Report.
Approval ofDates for Board Meetings and Out of Town Location. Suggested dates are Tuesday, February 20, 2001, Thursday, May 24, 2001,Thursday August 9, 2001, and Thursday, November 15, 2001. Mrs. Brown moved to accept these dates with the caveat that the staffmove the dates if necessary. Mr.Gillen seconded. The motion passed. Meeting wasadjourned at 12:40 PM. |
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