Bill Text: FL S0140 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: School Food Service Programs [SPSC]

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-03 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2010-183 [S0140 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0140-Enrolled.html

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ENROLLED 
2010 Legislature                    CS for SB 140, 1st Engrossed 
2010140er 
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2         An act relating to school food service programs; 
3         amending s. 1006.06, F.S.; creating the Florida Farm 
4         Fresh Schools Program within the Department of 
5         Education; requiring the program to comply with 
6         regulations of the National School Lunch Program and 
7         meet specified requirements; requiring the department 
8         to work with the Department of Agriculture and 
9         Consumer Services to develop policies that encourage 
10         school districts to buy fresh and local food and 
11         select foods with maximum nutritional content; 
12         requiring the department, in collaboration with the 
13         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to 
14         provide outreach services regarding the benefits of 
15         fresh food products from this state; providing an 
16         effective date. 
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18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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20         Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 1006.06, 
21  Florida Statutes, to read: 
22         1006.06 School food service programs.— 
23         (6) The Legislature, recognizing that school children need 
24  nutritious food not only for healthy physical and intellectual 
25  development but also to combat diseases related to poor 
26  nutrition and obesity, establishes the Florida Farm Fresh 
27  Schools Program within the Department of Education as the lead 
28  agency for the program. The program shall comply with the 
29  regulations of the National School Lunch Program and require: 
30         (a) The Department of Education to work with the Department 
31  of Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop policies 
32  pertaining to school food services which encourage: 
33         1. School districts to buy fresh and high-quality foods 
34  grown in this state when feasible. 
35         2. Farmers in this state to sell their products to school 
36  districts and schools. 
37         3. School districts and schools to demonstrate a preference 
38  for competitively priced organic food products. 
39         (b) School districts and schools to make reasonable efforts 
40  to select foods based on a preference for those that have 
41  maximum nutritional content. 
42         (c) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the 
43  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to provide 
44  outreach, guidance, and training to school districts, schools, 
45  school food service directors, parent and teacher organizations, 
46  and students about the benefits of fresh food products from 
47  farms in this state. 
48         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.