Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to food options offered by a school district
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires each school district to offer a daily vegetarian entree option under the school breakfast and lunch programs operated by the school district; requires by July 1, 2019, that 50 percent of the food sold or provided by the school district on school grounds be certified organic; and, by July 1, 2022, that 100 percent of such food be certified organic. The bill repeals the provision that requires 50 percent of the foods sold or provided by the school district be certified organic on July 1, 2022, the date the 100 percent requirement takes effect.
Read the full explanation
3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.
House subcommittee
Named February 4, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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