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At-a-glance: key votes at the Oct. 1 Structural Pest Control Board meeting
Summary
The Structural Pest Control Board voted on several procedural and policy items Oct. 1. The board approved minutes, research endorsements, regulation text and exam-item changes, and elected board officers; details below.
The Structural Pest Control Board completed several formal actions during its Oct. 1 meeting. Below are short summaries of each recorded vote and the immediate outcomes recorded in open session.
03/12/2025 meeting minutes — approved (motion moved/seconded; roll call): Vice President Finley — yes; Board Member Mendenhall — yes; Board Member Tingen — yes; Board Member Paxson — yes. Motion passed 4–0.
Research proposals — endorsed top four proposals (rodenticide exposures in coyotes; RNAi for Argentine ants; German cockroach research; drywood termite research) and authorized the executive officer to finalize non-substantive contract edits to complete awards. Motion passed 4–0. Executive officer authorized to proceed with DCA contracting and to report back on substantive changes if required.
Regulatory package on examinations — board rescinded prior August 2024 direction on draft text and approved updated regulatory text to formalize exam requirements, incorporate OPES occupational-analysis outlines and reference EPA core standards for applicator testing. Staff was authorized to submit the package for DCA director and agency review and to proceed with a 45-day public-comment period; executive officer authorized to make non-substantive edits and complete rulemaking if no adverse recommendations arise. Motion passed 4–0.
OPES item-count recommendation — board approved OPES’ recommendation to reduce Branch 2 examination scoreable items from 150 to 125 and to add 15 pretest items to each form while maintaining the current 2.5-hour time limit. Motion passed 4–0. The board requested additional information and comparative data before pursuing a statutory change to adopt criterion-referenced (modified Angoff) passing-score methodology.
Closed session — the board recessed to closed session pursuant to Government Code section 11126(c)(3) to discuss disciplinary matters, including the petitions heard that morning; closed-session deliberations were not disclosed in open session and no decisions were announced at the meeting for the three petitioners — Romero, Rivera and Budden. The board stated it would mail its written decisions to petitioners.
Officer elections — At the meeting’s conclusion the board held annual elections for leadership. Kyle Finley was elected vice president (vote 4–0) and Scott Mendenhall was elected president (vote 4–0).
