Full Text of HJR0033 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 33
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has identified the need to | 3 | | create a local, sustainable, accessible, fair, and healthy | 4 | | food system in order to provide healthy food choices in | 5 | | State-funded facilities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is committed to improving | 7 | | the health of all its residents and to promoting a safe, | 8 | | healthy, and fair work environment for its workforce; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) was | 10 | | developed in 2012 to provide an incentive to public | 11 | | institutions to procure Good Food produced through | 12 | | values-driven purchasing standards; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, GFPP defines Good Food as food that is healthy, | 14 | | affordable, fair, and sustainable and is produced, processed, | 15 | | distributed, and recycled locally using the principles of | 16 | | environmental stewardship, meets the Dietary Guidelines for | 17 | | Americans, and is available to purchase for all income levels; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Good Food values prioritize nutrition, | 20 | | affordability, locality, and sustainable production practices, | 21 | | including sound environmental practices, fair prices for |
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| 1 | | producers, safe and fair working conditions for employees, and | 2 | | humane conditions for animals; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, All participants in the GFPP food supply chain | 4 | | receive fair compensation and fair treatment and are free from | 5 | | exploitation; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Good Food Purchasing refers to the sourcing and | 7 | | purchasing of foods and beverages and food and beverage | 8 | | service contracts procured by the State of Illinois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In practicing Good Food Purchasing policies, the | 10 | | State of Illinois will help support a regional food system | 11 | | that is ecologically sound, economically viable, and racially | 12 | | and socially equitable and has an impact on the availability | 13 | | of local, sustainable food; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, It is recognized that the significant buying | 15 | | power of public institutions across the country can reform the | 16 | | food system, create opportunities for smaller farmers and | 17 | | low-income entrepreneurs to thrive, provide just compensation | 18 | | and fair treatment for food chain workers, support sustainable | 19 | | farming practices, reward good environmental stewardship, and | 20 | | increase access to fresh and healthy foods; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we embrace the principles of | 3 | | the Good Food Purchasing Program as a strategy to help improve | 4 | | our region's food system through the adoption and | 5 | | implementation of Good Food Purchasing Standards; and be it | 6 | | further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That there is created the Illinois Good Food | 8 | | Purchasing Policy Task Force to study the current procurement | 9 | | of food within the State and explore how Good Food Purchasing | 10 | | can be implemented to maximize the procurement of healthy | 11 | | foods that are sustainably, locally, and equitably sourced; | 12 | | and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 14 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 15 | | (1) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee; | 16 | | (2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his | 17 | | or her designee; | 18 | | (3) The Minority Leader of the House of | 19 | | Representatives or his or her designee; | 20 | | (4) The Senate President or his or her designee; | 21 | | (5) The Senate Minority Leader or his or her designee; | 22 | | (6) One member nominated by a statewide local food | 23 | | advocacy organization and appointed by the Lt. Governor; | 24 | | (7) One member nominated by a national multi-sector |
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| 1 | | food advocacy organization and appointed by the Lt. | 2 | | Governor; | 3 | | (8) One member nominated by a Chicago-based food | 4 | | advocacy organization and appointed by the Lt. Governor; | 5 | | (9) One member nominated by a statewide environmental | 6 | | advocacy organization and appointed by the Lt. Governor; | 7 | | (10) One member nominated by a statewide labor | 8 | | organization that represents food workers and appointed by | 9 | | the Lt. Governor; | 10 | | (11) One member nominated by a national farm-animal | 11 | | welfare organization and appointed by the Lt. Governor; | 12 | | (12) The Director of the Department of Commerce and | 13 | | Economic Opportunity or his or her designee; | 14 | | (13) The Director of the Environmental Protection | 15 | | Agency or his or her designee; | 16 | | (14) The Director of the Department of Public Health | 17 | | or his or her designee; | 18 | | (15) The Director of the Department of Natural | 19 | | Resources or his or her designee; | 20 | | (16) The Chief Procurement Officer for General | 21 | | Services or his or her designee; | 22 | | (17) The Chief Procurement Officer for Higher | 23 | | Education or his or her designee; | 24 | | (18) The Chief Procurement Officer for the Secretary | 25 | | of State's Office or his or her designee; | 26 | | (19) The Chief Procurement Officer for the Department |
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| 1 | | of Corrections or his or her designee; | 2 | | (20) The Chief Procurement Officer for the Department | 3 | | of Human Services or his or her designee; | 4 | | (21) The Chief Procurement Officer for Central | 5 | | Management Services or his or her designee; | 6 | | (22) The Director of the Department of Agriculture or | 7 | | his or her designee; and | 8 | | (23) One member nominated by a statewide organization | 9 | | that advocates for healthy nutrition and appointed by the | 10 | | Lt. Governor; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture shall provide | 12 | | administrative support for the Task Force; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall select a | 14 | | chairperson at the first meeting; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit an interim | 16 | | report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than | 17 | | January 1, 2022; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final | 19 | | report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than | 20 | | January 1, 2023 and is dissolved upon the filing of its final | 21 | | report.
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