Bill Text: IA SF2210 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to increasing collaborative efforts to address food insecurity in the state, and making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Subcommittee: Johnson, Koelker, and Wahls. S.J. 275. [SF2210 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2210-Introduced.html
Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2210
BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
increasing
collaborative
efforts
to
address
1
food
insecurity
in
the
state,
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
267A.1,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
To
provide
a
framework
for
collaboration
3
among
government
agencies,
public
universities
and
community
4
colleges,
organizations,
private
sector
entities,
and
others
5
in
supporting
efforts
to
address
food
insecurity
in
the
state,
6
especially
among
individuals
with
limited
incomes.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
267A.2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsections:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
“Double
up
food
bucks
program”
means
10
the
state
program
funded
through
the
federal
Gus
Schumacher
11
nutrition
incentive
program
to
increase
the
value
of
federal
12
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program
benefits
when
used
to
13
purchase
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables.
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3B.
“Food
hub”
means
a
centrally
located
15
facility
with
a
business
management
structure
that
facilitates
16
the
aggregation,
storage,
processing,
distribution,
or
17
marketing
of
local
or
regional
food
products.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
267A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
(1)
The
director
of
the
department
of
21
human
services,
or
the
director’s
designee,
for
the
purpose
22
of
providing
expertise
relating
to
efforts
to
address
food
23
insecurity
including
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
24
program.
25
(2)
The
director
of
public
health,
or
the
director’s
26
designee,
for
the
purpose
of
providing
expertise
relating
to
27
efforts
to
address
food
insecurity
including
the
federal
Gus
28
Schumacher
nutrition
incentive
program.
29
Sec.
4.
Section
267A.6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
30
following
new
subsection:
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Collaboration
among
human
services,
32
health,
agricultural,
and
other
public
and
private
agencies
33
and
organizations
in
the
state
with
interest
or
expertise
34
in
addressing
food
insecurity.
Collaborative
efforts
shall
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include
increasing
access
to
local,
fresh,
and
healthy
foods,
1
especially
for
individuals
with
limited
incomes,
through
2
activities
including
but
not
limited
to
the
development
and
3
expansion
of
alternatives
such
as
food
hubs
and
double
up
food
4
bucks
program
sites,
and
through
expansion
and
increased
public
5
awareness
of
programs
that
address
food
insecurity
such
as
the
6
double
up
food
bucks
program.
7
Sec.
5.
LOCAL
FOOD
AND
FARM
PROGRAM
FUND
——
APPROPRIATION
TO
8
ADDRESS
FOOD
INSECURITY
——
SUPPORT
OF
FOOD
HUBS
AND
OTHER
SITES
9
AND
THE
DOUBLE
UP
FOOD
BUCKS
PROGRAM.
10
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
11
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
12
for
deposit
in
the
local
food
and
farm
program
fund
created
in
13
section
267A.5,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
14
ending
June
30,
2021,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
15
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
16
To
support
collaborative
efforts
as
described
in
this
Act
to
17
address
food
insecurity
and
to
increase
access
to
local,
fresh,
18
and
healthy
foods,
especially
for
individuals
with
limited
19
incomes,
through
activities
including
but
not
limited
to
the
20
development
and
expansion
of
alternatives
such
as
food
hubs
21
and
double
up
food
bucks
program
sites,
and
through
expansion
22
and
increased
public
awareness
of
programs
that
address
food
23
insecurity
such
as
the
double
up
food
bucks
program:
24
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$
1,000,000
25
2.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
local
food
and
farm
program
fund
26
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
be
allocated
by
the
local
food
27
and
farm
program
council
established
in
section
267A.3.
28
3.
The
local
food
and
farm
program
coordinator
shall
29
collaborate
with
the
department
of
human
services,
the
30
department
of
public
health,
and
specifically
the
healthiest
31
state
initiative
to
coordinate
efforts
in
developing
and
32
expanding
food
hubs
and
double
up
food
bucks
program
sites
33
throughout
the
state
and
in
increasing
public
awareness
34
regarding
programs
that
address
food
insecurity
including
the
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double
up
food
bucks
program.
The
local
food
and
farm
program
1
coordinator
shall
include
an
evaluation
of
the
progress
of
2
these
activities
in
the
annual
report
required
pursuant
to
3
section
267A.7
4
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
that
remain
5
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
6
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
to
support
the
purposes
7
of
this
section
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
increasing
collaborative
efforts
to
12
address
food
insecurity.
13
The
bill
makes
changes
to
the
local
food
and
farm
program
14
(program),
established
under
the
department
of
agriculture
and
15
land
stewardship,
to
increase
collaboration
between
various
16
entities
that
address
food
insecurity.
17
The
bill
adds
to
the
stated
goals
of
the
program
the
goal
18
of
providing
a
framework
for
collaboration
among
government
19
agencies,
public
universities
and
community
colleges,
20
organizations,
private
sector
entities,
and
others,
in
21
supporting
efforts
to
address
food
insecurity
in
the
state,
22
especially
among
individuals
with
limited
incomes.
23
The
bill
increases
the
membership
of
the
local
food
and
farm
24
program
council,
which
advises
the
local
food
and
farm
program
25
coordinator
in
carrying
out
the
purposes
and
goals
of
the
local
26
food
and
farm
program.
Under
the
bill,
the
additional
members
27
include
the
director
of
the
department
of
human
services,
or
28
the
director’s
designee,
for
the
purpose
of
providing
expertise
29
relating
to
efforts
to
address
food
insecurity
including
the
30
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program
(SNAP);
and
the
31
director
of
public
health,
or
the
director’s
designee,
for
the
32
purpose
of
providing
expertise
relating
to
efforts
to
address
33
food
insecurity
including
the
double
up
food
bucks
program.
34
Under
the
local
food
and
farm
program,
the
local
food
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and
farm
program
coordinator
is
created
within
Iowa
state
1
university
as
part
of
its
cooperative
extension
service
in
2
agriculture
and
home
economics.
The
coordinator
is
the
primary
3
state
official
charged
with
carrying
out
the
purposes
and
4
goals
of
the
program.
The
bill
specifically
adds
to
the
5
duties
of
the
coordinator
in
developing
and
administering
6
the
program,
to
improve
collaboration
among
human
services,
7
health,
agricultural,
and
other
public
and
private
agencies
8
and
organizations
in
the
state
with
interest
or
expertise
in
9
addressing
food
insecurity.
Collaborative
efforts
include
10
increasing
access
to
local,
fresh,
and
healthy
foods,
11
especially
for
individuals
with
limited
incomes,
through
12
activities
including
but
not
limited
to
the
development
and
13
expansion
of
alternatives
such
as
food
hubs
and
double
up
food
14
bucks
program
sites,
and
through
expansion
and
increased
public
15
awareness
of
programs
that
address
food
insecurity
such
as
the
16
double
up
food
bucks
program.
17
The
bill
makes
an
appropriation
of
$1
million
from
the
18
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
19
land
stewardship
for
deposit
in
the
local
food
and
farm
program
20
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
21
June
30,
2021,
for
the
purposes
of
supporting
collaborative
22
efforts
as
described
in
the
bill
to
address
food
insecurity
23
and
to
increase
access
to
local,
fresh,
and
healthy
foods,
24
especially
for
individuals
with
limited
incomes,
through
25
activities
including
but
not
limited
to
the
development
and
26
expansion
of
alternatives
such
as
food
hubs
and
double
up
food
27
bucks
program
sites,
and
through
expansion
and
increased
public
28
awareness
of
programs
that
address
food
insecurity
such
as
the
29
double
up
food
bucks
program.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
local
30
food
and
farm
program
fund
shall
be
allocated
by
the
local
food
31
and
farm
program
council.
The
local
food
and
farm
program
32
coordinator
shall
collaborate
with
the
department
of
human
33
services,
the
department
of
public
health,
and
specifically
the
34
healthiest
state
initiative
to
coordinate
efforts
in
developing
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and
expanding
food
hubs
and
double
up
food
bucks
program
1
sites
throughout
the
state
and
in
increasing
public
awareness
2
regarding
programs
that
address
food
insecurity
including
the
3
double
up
food
bucks
program.
The
local
food
and
farm
program
4
coordinator
shall
include
an
evaluation
of
the
progress
of
5
these
activities
in
the
coordinator’s
required
annual
report
6
submitted
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
for
the
7
program.
Moneys
appropriated
that
remain
unencumbered
or
8
unobligated
at
the
end
of
the
2020-2021
fiscal
year
shall
not
9
revert
but
shall
remain
available
to
support
the
purposes
of
10
the
appropriation
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
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