A motion was made and approved as to all of these regulations. These rules will go into effect on September 1, 2000. This section was pulled because of the new label changes. A proposed new rule will be submitted next board meeting. No motion was made to permit individuals operating outside of category to inspect termite bait traps.
Current rules requiring that a person be licensed in the termite category remain in force.
Jerry Cates detection system was determined not to be under Board rules unless a bait is used with the system. The committee for this task force consisted of Jo-Christy Brown, Gary Gillen, Les Hoyt, Darrell Hutto, Arturo Perez, Creig Manson, Scott Turner, Lou Annechario, Dr. Jay Stone, Dr. Bob Davis, and staff members, Benny Mathis, Rita Martinez, and Lena Pits. Discussed current technician training requirements including Section IV of the Act that requires technicians to be trained prior to being examined. The hours of classroom training in General Standards will be 20 hours of verifiable training. The Task Force also reviewed Continuing Education Requirements required and speaker evaluations.