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S. 1231
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Verdin
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 4833
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Farm to School Program Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/26/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3 3/26/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-3
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-10-400 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ACT" TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES OF ITS DIRECTOR, AND TO ESTABLISH A WEB SITE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM INITIATIVES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 10, Title 59 is amended by adding:
"Section 59-10-400. (A) There is created the South Carolina Farm to School Program within the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the South Carolina Farm to School Program is to foster a direct relationship between South Carolina farms and schools to provide schools with fresh and minimally-processed foods for student consumption.
(B) The Department of Agriculture shall employ a director to administer and monitor the programs and activities of the South Carolina Farm to School Program with the advice and guidance of a nonprofit food policy council chosen by the Department of Agriculture. Duties of the director of the South Carolina Farm to School Program include, but are not limited to:
(1) identifying and promoting critical components of individual farm to school programs and advising agencies on needed actions and strategies to implement the South Carolina Farm to School Program;
(2) establishing a partnership with public and nonprofit sources to implement a public engagement campaign and establishing a structure to facilitate communication between farmers and school districts;
(3) providing leadership at the state level to encourage school districts to develop and improve school nutrition plans using locally grown farm fresh products;
(4) conducting workshops, training sessions, and technical assistance to school food services directors, personnel, farmers, and produce distributors and processors regarding the demand for and the availability of South Carolina farm products;
(5) consulting with staff of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the State Department of Education as to the implementation of the program; and
(6) seeking grants from private donations and other funding sources.
(C) The Department of Agriculture must establish a South Carolina Farm to School Program web site. A direct link to the program web site must be maintained on the home pages of the State Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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