CS/CS/HB 967 (Truenow) and CS/CS/SB 1556 (Gruters) direct the Department of Environmental Protection to work with the turfgrass science program at UF/IFAS to administer certification for golf course best management practices for fertilization and provide and approve training and testing programs. Certified persons would be exempt from additional local government training requirements and exempt from local ordinances relating to water and fertilizer use blackout periods or restrictions unless a state of emergency is declared. CS/CS/SB 1556 provides the certified person must continue to coordinate with the local government to ensure that he or she adheres to the comprehensive best practices for that specific community. The bills provide for the turfgrass science program to share information about certified persons with governmental entities and to create an online registry of certified persons. CS/CS/HB 967 passed the House (112-1) and is awaiting action by the Senate. (O’Hara)