The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has released its final 2024-28 Strategic Plan. It outlines measurable goals and objectives to support increased access to sustainable pest management alternatives, improved timelines for evaluating pesticide risks, strengthened statewide enforcement, and increased transparency into the department's priorities and decision-making.
"Our strategic plan paves the way for safer, sustainable, effective pest management that supports healthy communities, a healthy environment, and a healthy, stable food supply," said DPR Director Julie Henderson. "It charts a course that engages and fosters collaboration among all of our partners and stakeholders to achieve our goals equitably and economically."
The Strategic Plan outlines how the department will advance four key commitments: increasing access to safe, effective, and sustainable pest management, tracking, evaluating, enforcing safe pesticide use, fostering engagement, collaboration, and transparency, and promoting organizational excellence and innovation.
The 2024-28 Strategic Plan outlines specific departmental goals and timelines to achieve each plan's objectives. The plan aligns with the requirements outlined in AB 2113, the policy bill that accompanied funding the department received in the 2024-25 State Budget, including improved timelines for registering pest management alternatives and re-evaluating high-risk pesticides. The final plan was informed by broad stakeholder engagement and public comment collected on the draft plan in fall 2023.
The 2024-28 Strategic Plan can be found on DPR's website here.