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Department of Pesticide Regulation builds staffing after mill assessment reforms; AB 2113 implementation underway
Summary
DPR officials said the 2024 budget and AB 2113 provide funds and positions to close longstanding underfunding, described hiring progress and early implementation actions including CalPEST and pesticide re-evaluations, and legislators asked the agency to monitor cuts and keep the Legislature informed.
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) updated the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on implementation of the 2024 budget and AB 2113, which established a phased increase in DPR's mill assessment and added new statutory requirements and positions.
Deputy Director Alejandra Duran said a stakeholder-engaged mill study found DPR critically underfunded and that AB 2113 and the 2024 budget provide phased staffing and…
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