House File 2431 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  STRUYK and KAUFMANN


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing appropriations to support the farm=to=school
  2    program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5731HH 82
  5 da/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  APPROPRIATION == FARM=TO=SCHOOL PROGRAM.
  1  2    1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  1  3 state to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
  1  4 for the designated fiscal years the following amounts, or so
  1  5 much thereof as is necessary, to provide grants to schools as
  1  6 part of the farm=to=school program as provided in chapter
  1  7 190A:
  1  8    a.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending
  1  9 June 30, 2009, to provide grants of one thousand dollars each
  1 10 to fifty schools:
  1 11 .................................................. $     50,000
  1 12    b.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending
  1 13 June 30, 2010, to provide grants of five hundred dollars each
  1 14 to fifty schools:
  1 15 .................................................. $     25,000
  1 16    2.  The grants shall be used to provide schools with fresh
  1 17 and minimally processed food produced by Iowa farmers or
  1 18 minimally processed food derived from commodities produced by
  1 19 Iowa farmers for inclusion in school meals and snacks,
  1 20 encourage children to develop healthy eating habits, and
  1 21 provide Iowa farmers access to consumer markets.
  1 22    3.  An elementary or secondary public or nonpublic school
  1 23 in this state is eligible to participate in the program.  A
  1 24 school shall submit an application for a grant as provided by
  1 25 the department.  The farm=to=school council created in section
  1 26 190A.2 shall award the grants.
  1 27    4.  The department of agriculture and land stewardship
  1 28 shall cooperate with the department of education in
  1 29 administering this section.
  1 30                           EXPLANATION
  1 31    This bill appropriates moneys to the department of
  1 32 agriculture and land stewardship for FY 2008=2009 and FY
  1 33 2009=2010 to support the farm=to=school program in Code
  1 34 chapter 190A enacted by the general assembly in 2007 to
  1 35 encourage and promote the purchase of locally and regionally
  2  1 produced or processed food produced by Iowa farmers in order
  2  2 to improve child nutrition and strengthen local and regional
  2  3 farm economies.
  2  4    The bill provides for the allocation of grants to provide
  2  5 schools with fresh and minimally processed food for inclusion
  2  6 in school meals and snacks, encourage children to develop
  2  7 healthy eating habits, and provide Iowa farmers access to
  2  8 consumer markets.  The allocations are to be made by the
  2  9 farm=to=school council established in Code section 190A.2.
  2 10 The department of agriculture and land stewardship is required
  2 11 to cooperate with the department of education in administering
  2 12 the bill.
  2 13 LSB 5731HH 82
  2 14 da/nh/5.1