S.B. 2569 Summary

• Expands pesticide advisory committee membership to include representatives from the Department of Education, each county mayors' office, Hawaii Farmers Union United, a medical expert, and a non-governmental organization scientist.

• Removes sugar industry representative from the advisory committee while retaining pineapple industry and other existing members.

• Requires the advisory committee to establish state standards for chronicity (low-level continuous pesticide exposures causing harmful chronic effects).

• Requires the committee to evaluate and recommend specific changes to state pesticide laws and regulations to the legislature.

• Mandates the committee to expand the Kauai agricultural good neighbor program statewide and establish a comprehensive buffer zone policy for the state; effective July 1, 2050.