House
File
558
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
558
BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
program
that
assists
schools
and
school
1
districts
in
purchasing
fresh
farm
produce,
making
2
appropriations,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
190A.11
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
subchapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
4
stewardship.
5
2.
“Farm
source”
means
a
farmer
who
produces
fresh
farm
6
produce
and
sells
directly
to
consumers
or
to
a
distributor
or
7
broker
of
fresh
farm
produce.
8
3.
“Fresh
farm
produce”
means
vegetables,
fruits,
or
nuts
9
intended
for
inclusion
as
part
of
a
school
diet,
including
10
school
meals
and
snacks
as
described
in
section
190A.3,
if
the
11
vegetables,
fruits,
or
nuts
are
not
processed
except
for
being
12
trimmed,
cleaned,
dried,
sorted,
or
packaged.
13
4.
“Fund”
means
the
local
farm
produce
fund
created
in
14
section
190A.12.
15
5.
“Program”
means
the
local
farm
produce
program
created
16
in
section
190A.13.
17
6.
“School”
means
a
public
school
or
nonpublic
school,
as
18
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
280.2,
or
that
portion
of
a
19
public
school
or
nonpublic
school
that
provides
facilities
for
20
teaching
any
grade
from
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve.
21
7.
“School
district”
means
a
school
district
as
described
22
in
chapter
274.
23
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
190A.12
Local
farm
produce
fund.
24
1.
A
local
farm
produce
fund
is
created
in
the
state
25
treasury
under
the
management
and
control
of
the
department.
26
2.
The
fund
shall
include
moneys
appropriated
to
the
fund
27
by
the
general
assembly.
The
fund
may
include
other
moneys
28
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
department,
29
including
moneys
from
public
or
private
sources.
30
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
support
the
31
program
in
a
manner
determined
by
the
department,
including
for
32
reasonable
administrative
costs
incurred
by
the
department.
33
However,
the
department
shall
not
use
more
than
five
percent
34
of
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
during
a
fiscal
year
to
pay
for
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reasonable
administrative
costs.
1
4.
a.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
2
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
3
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
4
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
5
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
6
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
7
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
190A.13
Local
farm
produce
program.
8
1.
A
local
farm
produce
program
is
created.
The
program
9
shall
be
controlled
and
administered
by
the
department.
10
2.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
assist
schools
and
11
school
districts
in
purchasing
fresh
farm
produce.
12
3.
The
department
shall
reimburse
a
school
or
school
13
district
for
expenditures
incurred
by
the
school
or
school
14
district
for
the
purchase
of
fresh
farm
produce
during
15
the
school
year
in
which
the
school
or
school
district
is
16
participating
in
the
program.
17
4.
A
school
or
school
district
must
apply
each
year
to
the
18
department
to
participate
in
the
program
according
to
rules
19
adopted
by
the
department
pursuant
to
chapter
17A.
20
5.
To
be
eligible
to
participate
in
the
program,
a
school
or
21
school
district
must
purchase
the
fresh
farm
produce
directly
22
from
a
farm
source
as
follows:
23
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
the
farm
source
must
24
be
located
in
this
state.
25
b.
If
the
school
district
shares
a
border
with
another
26
state,
or
the
school
is
part
of
a
school
district
that
shares
27
a
border
with
another
state,
the
farm
source
may
be
located
28
in
the
other
state.
However,
the
food
source
must
be
located
29
within
thirty
miles
from
the
school
district’s
border
with
that
30
state
and
the
department
must
approve
the
purchase.
31
6.
The
department
shall
require
proof
of
purchase
prior
to
32
reimbursing
the
school
or
school
district
for
the
purchase
of
33
fresh
farm
produce.
34
7.
The
department
may
administer
the
program
in
cooperation
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with
the
department
of
education
and
the
participating
school
1
district
or
school
district
in
which
a
participating
school
is
2
located.
3
8.
a.
The
department
shall
reimburse
a
participating
4
school
or
school
district
that
submits
a
claim
as
required
5
by
the
department.
The
department
shall
pay
the
claim
on
a
6
matching
basis
with
the
department
contributing
one
dollar
for
7
every
three
dollars
expended
by
the
school
or
school
district.
8
However,
a
school
or
school
district
shall
not
receive
9
more
than
five
thousand
dollars
during
any
year
in
which
it
10
participates
in
the
program.
11
b.
If
the
department
determines
that
there
are
not
12
sufficient
moneys
in
the
fund
to
satisfy
all
applications
that
13
are
submitted
by
schools
and
school
districts,
the
department
14
shall
distribute
available
moneys
after
reducing
the
requested
15
amounts
by
a
like
percentage.
16
c.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
if
the
department
17
determines
that
there
are
sufficient
moneys
in
the
fund
to
18
satisfy
all
claims
that
may
be
submitted
by
schools
and
school
19
districts,
the
department
shall
provide
for
the
distribution
of
20
the
available
moneys
in
a
manner
determined
equitable
by
the
21
department
to
schools
and
school
districts
in
counties
where
22
the
county
board
of
health
has
identified
obesity
or
another
23
diet-related
illness
in
youth
as
a
priority
in
the
board’s
24
community
health
needs
assessment
and
health
improvement
plan.
25
Sec.
4.
APPROPRIATION.
26
1.
Notwithstanding
section
8.57G,
subsection
2,
there
is
27
appropriated
from
the
Iowa
coronavirus
fiscal
recovery
fund
28
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
for
the
29
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
2024,
30
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
31
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
32
For
deposit
in
the
local
farm
produce
fund
created
in
section
33
190A.12,
as
enacted
in
this
Act:
34
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2.
Notwithstanding
section
190A.12,
as
enacted
in
this
1
Act,
moneys
appropriated
to
the
local
farm
produce
fund
that
2
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
shall
not
revert
and
shall
3
be
transferred
on
December
31,
2024,
to
the
general
fund
of
4
the
state
and
are
appropriated
to
the
economic
development
5
authority
for
the
period
beginning
January
1,
2025,
and
6
ending
June
30,
2026,
for
purposes
related
to
assisting
small
7
businesses.
8
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
9
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
creates
a
local
farm
produce
program
to
assist
14
schools
and
school
districts
purchasing
fresh
farm
produce
15
directly
from
farmers
or
distributors
of
fresh
farm
produce
16
(Code
chapter
190A).
The
department
of
agriculture
and
17
land
stewardship
may
reimburse
a
school
or
school
district
18
for
expenditures
on
such
products
to
the
extent
moneys
are
19
available
to
support
the
program.
The
available
moneys
would
20
be
allocated
during
the
school
year
on
a
matching
basis,
21
subject
to
a
$5,000
cap.
The
bill
also
creates
a
local
farm
22
produce
fund
to
support
the
program.
23
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
Iowa
coronavirus
fiscal
24
recovery
fund
to
the
local
farm
produce
fund
for
the
period
25
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
December
31,
2024.
However,
26
any
unencumbered
or
unobligated
moneys
remaining
on
December
27
31,
2024,
are
transferred
to
the
general
fund
and
appropriated
28
to
the
economic
development
authority
to
support
small
29
businesses.
30
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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