Bill Text: TX SR145 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 2, 2011, as Texas Food Bank Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-02 - Reported enrolled [SR145 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR145-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the members of the Texas Food Bank Network and Texans across | ||
| the state in celebrating February 2, 2011, as Texas Food Bank Day | ||
| at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1986, the Texas Food Bank Network | ||
| consists of 19 food banks that provide service to all 254 Texas | ||
| counties through approximately 3,600 community agencies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, To further the goal of reducing hunger in our | ||
| state, many public-private partnerships have been created, | ||
| including the Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program; this | ||
| innovative program seeks to facilitate the donation of surplus | ||
| food to feed low-income families across Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program | ||
| offers incentives to growers to donate fresh produce that would | ||
| otherwise be left in the field, by offsetting the costs of | ||
| harvesting, packaging, and transportation; this initiative has | ||
| resulted in more than 68 million pounds of surplus produce being | ||
| distributed across the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Food Bank Network has also created a | ||
| partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that | ||
| encourages the use of prison land to grow fresh produce for | ||
| distribution by food banks; the creation of the Second Chance | ||
| Partnership also allows inmates of the criminal justice system to | ||
| gain valuable work experience and certifications through | ||
| volunteer efforts at the food banks; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Network members have also established a | ||
| partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission | ||
| to provide client education and application assistance for the | ||
| Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, greatly increasing | ||
| the efficiency of the eligibility-determination process; and | ||
| WHEREAS, It is truly fitting that a day be set aside to | ||
| acknowledge the many contributions of food banks to the | ||
| well-being of our state; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Food Bank Network on its | ||
| exemplary efforts to ensure that all Texans have access to | ||
| nutritious food and extend to its members best wishes for a | ||
| memorable Texas Food Bank Day at the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special day. | ||
| Seliger | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 2, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
