Bill Text: OH SB39 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To create the Ohio Bed Bug Infestation Task Force to study bed bug infestation in Ohio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-01 - To Health, Human Services, & Aging [SB39 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2011-SB39-Introduced.html
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Senator Kearney
| To enact section 3701.67 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| create the Ohio Bed Bug Infestation Task Force to | 2 |
| study bed bug infestation in Ohio. | 3 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That section 3701.67 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 3701.67. (A) There is hereby created the Ohio bed bug | 6 |
| infestation task force. The task force shall consist of the | 7 |
| following fifteen members: | 8 |
| (1) The director of health or the director's designee, who | 9 |
| shall serve as the task force's chairperson; | 10 |
| (2) An employee of the department of aging, appointed by the | 11 |
| director of aging; | 12 |
| (3) An employee of the department of agriculture, appointed | 13 |
| by the director of agriculture; | 14 |
| (4) An employee of the department of commerce, appointed by | 15 |
| the director of commerce; | 16 |
| (5) An employee of the department of development, appointed | 17 |
| by the director of development; | 18 |
| (6) An employee of the department of job and family services, | 19 |
| appointed by the director of job and family services; | 20 |
| (7) One individual representing the interests of each of the | 21 |
| following constituencies, appointed by the governor with the | 22 |
| advice and consent of the senate: | 23 |
| (a) The pest control industry; | 24 |
| (b) Boards of health of city or general health districts; | 25 |
| (c) Environmental protection groups; | 26 |
| (d) Tenants of residential dwelling units that are rented or | 27 |
| leased; | 28 |
| (e) Colleges or universities located in this state; | 29 |
| (f) The lodging industry; | 30 |
| (g) The pesticide production and manufacturing industry. | 31 |
| (8) Two individuals representing the interests of owners of | 32 |
| residential dwelling units that are rented or leased, appointed by | 33 |
| the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. | 34 |
| Appointments shall be made not later than sixty days after | 35 |
| the effective date of this section. Members shall serve at the | 36 |
| pleasure of their appointing authorities. Vacancies shall be | 37 |
| filled in the manner provided for original appointments. | 38 |
| Members shall serve without compensation, except to the | 39 |
| extent that serving on the task force is considered part of their | 40 |
| regular duties of employment. | 41 |
| (B) The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson. | 42 |
| During the period before submission of the report required by | 43 |
| division (C) of this section, the task force shall meet at least | 44 |
| once each calendar year quarter beginning with the quarter in | 45 |
| which appointments are made under division (A) of this section. | 46 |
| After submission of the report, the task force shall meet when | 47 |
| determined to be necessary by the chairperson. | 48 |
| The department of health shall provide meeting space, staff | 49 |
| services, and technical assistance required by the task force in | 50 |
| carrying out its duties. | 51 |
| (C) The task force shall study the problem of bed bug | 52 |
| infestations in this state and submit a report to the governor | 53 |
| and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the | 54 |
| general assembly. At a minimum, the report shall contain all of | 55 |
| the following: | 56 |
| (1) An analysis of the impact that bed bug infestations have | 57 |
| on vulnerable populations; | 58 |
| (2) An analysis of the roles and responsibilities | 59 |
| governmental entities have assumed in controlling bed bugs, the | 60 |
| procedures governmental entities employ to control bed bugs, and | 61 |
| the deficiencies that may exist with respect to the roles and | 62 |
| responsibilities assumed and the procedures employed; | 63 |
| (3) A description of best practices used to control bed bugs | 64 |
| in communities in this state and other jurisdictions; | 65 |
| (4) Subject to division (D) of this section, recommendations | 66 |
| regarding all of the following: | 67 |
| (a) How to most effectively monitor and track bed bug | 68 |
| infestations; | 69 |
| (b) How to most effectively and safely use chemicals or other | 70 |
| substances to control bed bugs; | 71 |
| (c) How boards of health of city or general health districts | 72 |
| can most effectively assist statewide and community efforts, if | 73 |
| any, to control bed bugs, including the boards' roles in | 74 |
| enforcement of laws and ordinances; | 75 |
| (d) Which governmental entities should be required to enforce | 76 |
| laws and ordinances pertaining to controlling bed bug | 77 |
| infestations; | 78 |
| (e) Whether additional legislation needs to be enacted to | 79 |
| control bed bug infestations. | 80 |
| The report shall be submitted not later than one year after | 81 |
| appointments to the task force are made under division (A) of this | 82 |
| section. | 83 |
| (D) For purposes of fulfilling the responsibility described | 84 |
| in division (C)(4)(b) of this section, the task force shall | 85 |
| consult with federal officials regarding the chemicals and other | 86 |
| substances that are available and safe for use in controlling bed | 87 |
| bugs. If appropriate, the task force shall assist the director of | 88 |
| agriculture in applying to the administrator of the United States | 89 |
| environmental protection agency for an emergency exemption from | 90 |
| the provisions of the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and | 91 |
| Rodenticide Act," 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., authorized under 7 U.S.C. | 92 |
| 136p. | 93 |
| (E) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not | 94 |
| apply to the task force. | 95 |
