Senate
File
578
S-3088
Amend
Senate
File
578
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
page
2,
line
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through
page
6,
line
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2.
Page
11,
after
line
17
by
inserting:
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DIVISION
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FARM
FOOD
STUDY
5
Sec.
___.
FARM-TO-TABLE
TASK
FORCE.
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1.
The
Iowa
cooperative
extension
service
in
agriculture
7
and
home
economics
of
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
8
technology,
in
cooperation
with
the
department
of
agriculture
9
and
land
stewardship,
shall
establish
a
farm-to-table
task
10
force.
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2.
The
purpose
of
the
task
force
is
to
recommend
how
12
institutional
purchasers,
including
schools,
may
be
provided
13
with
long-term
practical
options
to
routinely
acquire
fresh
14
food
derived
from
locally
or
regionally
produced
and
processed
15
farm
commodities,
including
meat,
poultry,
fish,
and
dairy
16
products;
eggs;
vegetables;
fruits;
nuts;
and
honey.
17
3.
The
task
force
shall
consider
methods
to
do
all
of
the
18
following:
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a.
Improve
direct
farmer
to
consumer
transactions.
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b.
Better
integrate
existing
public
and
private
procurement
21
and
nutritional
programs,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
22
farm-to-school
program
as
provided
in
chapter
190A;
the
from
23
farm
to
food
donation
tax
credit
as
provided
in
chapter
190B,
24
subchapter
I;
the
Iowa
emergency
food
purchase
program
as
25
provided
in
chapter
190B,
subchapter
II;
and
the
local
food
and
26
farm
program
as
provided
in
chapter
267A.
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4.
a.
The
task
force
shall
be
jointly
chaired
by
the
vice
28
president
for
extension
and
outreach
of
Iowa
state
university
29
of
science
and
technology,
or
a
designee;
and
the
secretary
of
30
agriculture,
or
a
designee.
The
chairpersons
of
the
task
force
31
shall
appoint
remaining
voting
members
to
serve
on
the
task
32
force.
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b.
The
Iowa
cooperative
extension
service
in
agriculture
34
and
home
economics
shall
provide
meeting
rooms,
materials,
and
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staffing
services
for
the
task
force.
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5.
The
task
force
shall
prepare
and
submit
a
report
to
2
the
governor
and
general
assembly
not
later
than
December
10,
3
2021.
The
report
shall
include
findings
and
recommendations,
4
including
any
proposed
legislation,
and
a
suggested
timeline
5
for
implementation
of
the
task
force’s
recommendations.
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6.
This
section
is
repealed
December
11,
2021.
>
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3.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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