Full Text of HB3990 96th General Assembly
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Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Filed: 3/11/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3990
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3990 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| "Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act". | 6 |
| Section 5. Definitions. | 7 |
| (a) "Local farm or food products" are products grown, | 8 |
| processed, packaged, and distributed by Illinois citizens or | 9 |
| businesses located wholly within the borders of Illinois. | 10 |
| Section 10. Procurement goals for local farm or food | 11 |
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| (a) In order to create, strengthen, and expand local farm | 13 |
| and food economies throughout Illinois, it shall be the goal of | 14 |
| this State that 20% of all food and food products purchased by | 15 |
| State agencies and State-owned facilities, including, without |
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| limitation, facilities for persons with mental health and | 2 |
| developmental disabilities, correctional facilities, and | 3 |
| public universities, shall, by 2020, be local farm or food | 4 |
| products.
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| (b) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council established | 6 |
| under this Act shall support and encourage that 10% of food and | 7 |
| food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole | 8 |
| by State dollars, which spend more than $25,000 per year on | 9 |
| food or food products for its students, residents, or clients, | 10 |
| including, without limitation, public schools, child care | 11 |
| facilities, after-school programs, and hospitals, shall, by | 12 |
| 2020, be local farm or food products.
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| (c) To meet the goals set forth in this Section, when a | 14 |
| State contract for purchase of food or food products is to be | 15 |
| awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise | 16 |
| qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract through the use | 17 |
| of local farm or food products may be given preference over | 18 |
| other bidders, provided that the cost included in the bid of | 19 |
| local farm or food products is not more than 10% greater than | 20 |
| the cost included in a bid that is not for local farm or food | 21 |
| products.
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| (d) All State agencies and State-owned facilities that | 23 |
| purchase food and food products shall, with the assistance of | 24 |
| the Council, develop a system for (i) identifying the | 25 |
| percentage of local farm or food products purchased for fiscal | 26 |
| year 2011 as the baseline; and (ii) tracking and reporting |
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| local farm or food products purchases on an annual basis.
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| Section 15. Creation of the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs | 3 |
| Council. | 4 |
| (a) By November 1, 2009, the Illinois Department of | 5 |
| Agriculture shall establish a not-for-profit corporation, | 6 |
| under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, that | 7 |
| shall be known as the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council | 8 |
| ("Local Food Council" or "Council").
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| (b) The purpose of the Local Food Council shall be to | 10 |
| facilitate the growth of an Illinois-based local farm and food | 11 |
| product economy that revitalizes rural and urban communities, | 12 |
| promotes healthy eating with access to fresh foods, creates | 13 |
| jobs, ensures a readily available supply of safe food in an | 14 |
| emergency event, and supports economic growth through making | 15 |
| local farm or food products available to all Illinois citizens.
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| (c) The Department of Agriculture shall serve as the fiscal | 17 |
| agent for the Local Food Council.
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| Section 20. Responsibilities of the Illinois Local Food, | 19 |
| Farms, and Jobs Council. The responsibilities of the Local Food | 20 |
| Council include, but are not limited to, the following: | 21 |
| (a) To assist State agencies, State-owned facilities, and | 22 |
| other entities with the purchase of local farm or food products | 23 |
| and with tracking and reporting of such purchases in order to | 24 |
| meet the goals established in Section 10 of this Act.
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| (b) To assist local farm and food entrepreneurs to identify | 2 |
| and secure necessary resources and equipment to begin, | 3 |
| maintain, and expand projects and networks necessary for the | 4 |
| development of local farm or food products; provided, however, | 5 |
| that it is the intent of this Act that the Local Food Council | 6 |
| will facilitate program startups and then relinquish rights, | 7 |
| benefits, and control within a reasonably short duration of | 8 |
| time.
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| (c) To facilitate the building of infrastructure, | 10 |
| including aggregation, processing, storage, packaging, and | 11 |
| distribution facilities necessary to move local farm or food | 12 |
| products to local and other markets.
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| (d) To support and expand programs that recruit, train, and | 14 |
| provide technical assistance to Illinois farmers and residents | 15 |
| in order to encourage the production of local farm or food | 16 |
| products.
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| (e) To coordinate interagency policies, initiatives, and | 18 |
| procedures promoting local farm and food products in Illinois | 19 |
| communities, by working with and involving State, federal, and | 20 |
| local agencies, as well as community based organizations, | 21 |
| educational institutions, and trade organizations in executing | 22 |
| the purposes of this Act.
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| (f) To facilitate the elimination of legal barriers | 24 |
| hindering the development of a local farm and food economy by | 25 |
| working with federal, State, and local public health agencies, | 26 |
| other agencies and applicable entities, and the Illinois |
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| Attorney General to create consistent and compatible | 2 |
| regulations for the production, storage, distribution, and | 3 |
| marketing of local farm or food products.
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| (g) To facilitate the use of public lands for growing local | 5 |
| farm or food products by working with governmental entities at | 6 |
| the local, State, and federal levels.
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| (h) To set annual goals for all purchases of local farm or | 8 |
| food products by Illinois residents and to monitor the | 9 |
| development and expansion of a local farm and food economy | 10 |
| through data collection, tracking, measurement, analysis, and | 11 |
| reporting on progress made in an annual report to the Illinois | 12 |
| General Assembly.
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| (i) To initiate and facilitate public awareness campaigns | 14 |
| about the economic benefits of a local farm and food economy.
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| Section 25. Governance of the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs | 16 |
| Council. | 17 |
| (a) The Local Food Council shall be governed by a 35-member | 18 |
| board of directors, which shall be comprised of the following:
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| (1) one representative each from the Department of | 20 |
| Agriculture; the Department of Commerce and Economic | 21 |
| Opportunity; the Department of Public Health; the | 22 |
| Department of Human Services, Office of Health and | 23 |
| Prevention; the Department of Human Services, Office of | 24 |
| Security and Emergency Preparedness;
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| (2) the Director of the Lieutenant Governor's Rural |
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| Affairs Council;
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| (3) one agricultural specialist from the University of | 3 |
| Illinois Extension;
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| (4) four local farm or food product farmers | 5 |
| representing different agribusiness sectors, including, | 6 |
| but not limited to, the dairy, meat, vegetable, and grain | 7 |
| sectors;
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| (5) four local farm or food product producers | 9 |
| representing different flower, fruit, viticulture, | 10 |
| aquaculture, forestry, seeds, fiber, vegetable, | 11 |
| ornamental, or other specialty crop sectors;
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| (6) two local farm or food product processors;
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| (7) two local farm or food product distributors;
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| (8) three representatives of not-for-profit | 15 |
| educational organizations that specialize in supporting | 16 |
| and expanding local farm or food product networks;
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| (9) one certifier of specialty local farm or food | 18 |
| products, such as an organic, naturally grown, biodynamic, | 19 |
| Halal, or Kosher certifier;
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| (10) one local farm or food product consumer | 21 |
| representative;
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| (11) two representatives of farm organizations;
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| (12) one representative from a philanthropic | 24 |
| organization supporting the development of local farm or | 25 |
| food products;
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| (13) one local farm or food product retailer;
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| (14) two municipal representatives from different | 2 |
| communities in the State actively engaged in the | 3 |
| development of local farm or food products;
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| (15) four representatives from community-based | 5 |
| organizations focusing on access to local farm or food | 6 |
| products, including at least 3 minority members; and
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| (16) one chef specializing in the preparation of | 8 |
| locally grown foods.
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| (b) The 29 non-state governmental board members shall be | 10 |
| appointed by the Governor to 3-year staggered terms as | 11 |
| determined by the Governor. Persons may be nominated by | 12 |
| organizations representing the sectors outlined in subsection | 13 |
| (a) of this Section. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor.
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| (c) The board of directors shall have all the rights, | 15 |
| titles, powers, privileges, and obligations provided for in the | 16 |
| General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. It shall elect | 17 |
| its presiding officers from among its members and may elect or | 18 |
| appoint an executive committee, other committees, and | 19 |
| subcommittees to conduct the business of the organization.
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| (d) The Local Food Council may solicit grants, loans, | 21 |
| contributions, or appropriations from public or private | 22 |
| sources and may enter into any contracts, grants, loans, or | 23 |
| agreements with respect to the use of such funds to execute the | 24 |
| purposes of this Act. No debt or obligation of the Local Food | 25 |
| Council shall become the debt or obligation of the State.
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| (e) Subject to the availability of public or private funds, |
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| the board of directors may employ an executive director, other | 2 |
| staff, or independent contractors necessary to execute the | 3 |
| purposes of this Act, and it may fix the compensation, | 4 |
| benefits, terms, and conditions of those persons' employment.
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| (f) The State governmental agencies represented on the | 6 |
| board of directors shall re-direct existing staff, as | 7 |
| appropriations permit, to assist in executing the purposes of | 8 |
| this Act, and they may provide office space, meeting space, and | 9 |
| other research and communication services as appropriate.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 |
| becoming law.".
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