Pest control: mosquito abatement.

Existing law, the Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law, provides for the formation of mosquito abatement and vector control districts and specifies the powers and duties of the district boards. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to provide examinations to certify government agency employees and vector control technicians. This bill would create the California Mosquito Surveillance and Research Program, to be administered by the department, and would require the department to maintain an interactive Internet Web site for management and dissemination of data on mosquito-borne virus and surveillance control and provide confirmation of tests done by local or state agencies, among other functions. The bill would require the department to finance the program by federal or state grants, or from any private donations or grants. The bill would make related findings and declarations.