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Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Filed: 3/29/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3263
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3263 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Farm Fresh Schools Program Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 124/10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10. Farm Fresh Schools Program. The Department of |
| 8 | | Agriculture, in cooperation with the State Board of Education |
| 9 | | and the Department of Public Health, shall create the Farm |
| 10 | | Fresh Schools Program. The intent of the Program is to reduce |
| 11 | | obesity and improve nutrition and public health, as well as |
| 12 | | strengthen local agricultural economies by increasing access |
| 13 | | to and promoting the consumption of locally grown fruits, and |
| 14 | | vegetables, and minimally processed fresh foods in schools and |
| 15 | | increasing physical activities and programs that promote pupil |
| 16 | | wellness.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 96-153, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| 2 | | (105 ILCS 124/15)
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| 3 | | Sec. 15. Grants; matching funds. |
| 4 | | (a) The Department of Agriculture and the State Board of |
| 5 | | Education shall jointly administer a process to review grant |
| 6 | | proposals and award grants on a competitive basis to eligible |
| 7 | | applicants to implement the Farm Fresh Schools Program. |
| 8 | | (b) The first 6 grants awarded pursuant to the Farm Fresh |
| 9 | | Schools Program shall be awarded in 6 different counties, |
| 10 | | including 3 urban counties and 3 rural counties with a |
| 11 | | significant agricultural economy. |
| 12 | | (c) Subject to appropriation, beginning with the 2022-2023 |
| 13 | | school year, funds from the Farm Fresh Schools Program Fund or |
| 14 | | from other funding sources shall be used to match $1 for every |
| 15 | | $3 a school district spends to purchase produce or minimally |
| 16 | | processed fresh foods directly from a farmer, farmers' |
| 17 | | cooperative, farmers' market, or local food hub in this State, |
| 18 | | up to a maximum reimbursement of $1,000 per school district.
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| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-153, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 21 | | 2022.".
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