The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.

New Jersey's S 1485, the "Safe Playing Fields Act," prohibits the use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade, except for emergency health threats. The bill requires that children be kept off treated areas for at least seven hours after pesticide application and directs environmental and health officials to create rules for pesticide use, recordkeeping, and parent notifications at these facilities. It defines "lawn care pesticide" broadly but excludes "low impact pesticides" (as defined in existing law). The law directly affects child care centers and K-8 schools by restricting chemical applications on their grounds, including playgrounds and athletic fields.