Florida House Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides tax credits for certain farmers; revises rate of reimbursement & allocation of funds relating to free & reduced-price meals; removes exemption from requirement to implement free breakfast meals; provides funds for certain breakfast meals; authorizes school districts to use share tables; directs DACS, in collaboration with DOH, to distribute share table information; requires school districts to implement specified practices; directs DACS to create specified campaign, allocate additional reimbursements for school meals, conduct food access study, & develop Florida Gleaning Support Grant Program; provides appropriations; authorizes DACS to contract with third-party vendor & to adopt rules.

School Food and Nutrition Services

Rep. Jennifer Webb [D]	Rep. Patricia Hawkins-Williams [D]	Rep. Bruce Antone [D]	Rep. Melony Bell [R]
Rep. Kamia Brown [D]	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Amy Mercado [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-14	House	Died in Ways and Means Committee
2020-03-14	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2019-11-15	House	Referred to Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee
2019-11-04	House	Filed

S1526 (Similar To) 2020-03-14 - Died in Agriculture

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
220	192		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	402		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	404		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	405		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	406		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	422		Amended Code	See Bill Text
595	801		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/521
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/521/BillText/Filed/PDF