‘‘(ii) a telephone call; or 
‘‘(iii) direct contact. 
‘‘(D) POSTING OF SIGNS.—A school apply-
ing a pesticide under this paragraph shall post 
a sign warning of the pesticide application in 
accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(E) MODIFICATION OF INTEGRATED PEST 
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—If a school in a school 
district applies a pesticide under this para-
graph, the local educational agency of the 
school district shall modify the integrated pest 
management plan of the school district to mini-
mize the future applications of pesticides under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(6) DRIFT
OF
PESTICIDES
ONTO
SCHOOL 
GROUND.—Each local educational agency, State pes-
ticide lead agency, and the Administrator are en-
couraged to— 
‘‘(A) identify sources of pesticides that 
drift from treated land to school grounds of the 
educational agency; and 
‘‘(B) take steps necessary to create an in-
door and outdoor school environment that are 
protected from pesticides described in subpara-
graph (A).
‘‘(i) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the beginning of a 
school year, at the beginning of each new calendar 
year, and at a regularly scheduled meeting of a 
school board, each local educational agency shall 
provide an opportunity for the contact person des-
ignated under subsection (d) to receive and address 
public comments regarding the integrated pest man-
agement system of the school district. 
‘‘(2) EMERGENCY
MEETINGS.—An emergency 
meeting of a school board to address a pesticide ap-
plication may be called under locally appropriate 
procedures for convening emergency meetings. 
‘‘(j) INVESTIGATIONS AND ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving a complaint of a violation of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an investigation of the com-
plaint; 
‘‘(B) determine whether it is reasonable to 
believe the complaint has merit; and 
‘‘(C) notify the complainant and the per-
son alleged to have committed the violation of 
the findings of the Administrator.
‘‘(2) PRELIMINARY
ORDER.—If the Adminis-
trator determines it is reasonable to believe a viola-
tion occurred, the Administrator shall issue a pre-
liminary order (that includes findings) to impose the 
penalty described in subsection (j). 
‘‘(3) OBJECTIONS TO PRELIMINARY ORDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the preliminary order is issued under 
paragraph (2), the complainant and the person 
alleged to have committed the violation may— 
‘‘(i) file objections to the preliminary 
order (including findings); and 
‘‘(ii) request a hearing on the record. 
‘‘(B) FINAL ORDER.—If a hearing is not 
requested within 30 days after the preliminary 
order is issued, the preliminary order shall be 
final and not subject to judicial review. 
‘‘(4) HEARING.—A hearing under this sub-
section shall be conducted expeditiously. 
‘‘(5) FINAL ORDER.—Not later than 120 days 
after the end of the hearing, the Administrator shall 
issue a final order. 
‘‘(6) SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT.—Before the 
final order is issued, the proceeding may be termi-
nated by a settlement agreement, which shall remain
open, entered into by the Administrator, the com-
plainant, and the person alleged to have committed 
the violation. 
‘‘(7) COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator 
issues a final order against a school or school 
district for violation of this section and the 
complainant requests, the Administrator may 
assess against the person against whom the 
order is issued the costs (including attorney’s 
fees) reasonably incurred by the complainant in 
bringing the complaint. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The Administrator shall 
determine the amount of the costs that were 
reasonably incurred by the complainant. 
‘‘(8) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND VENUE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person adversely af-
fected by an order issued after a hearing under 
this subsection may file a petition for review 
not later than 60 days after the date that the 
order is issued, in a district court of the United 
States or other United States court for any dis-
trict in which a local educational agency or 
school is found, resides, or transacts business.