SB314
Farm to School Program Task Force; Department of Education to establish.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Department of Education; establishment of Farm to School Program Task Force.
Requires the Department of Education to establish and appoint such members as it deems necessary or appropriate to the Farm to School Program Task Force for the purpose of increasing student access throughout the Commonwealth to high-quality farm to school programs, defined in the bill as programs (i) whereby public ... (More) schools purchase and feature prominently in school meals locally produced food or (ii) that involve experiential student learning opportunities relating to local food and agriculture, including school and community garden programs and local farm visits. The bill requires the Task Force to collaborate with local school boards, community-based organizations, farmers, relevant state and local agencies, and other relevant stakeholders to (a) assess existing farm to school programs within the Commonwealth to identify and disseminate to each local school board best practices for implementing and sustaining such programs, (b) establish and distribute to each local school board a guidance document for the establishment and operation of school garden programs, (c) provide information and resources to each local school board to assist it in leveraging grant funds to support farm to school programs, and (d) collect such data and make such policy recommendations to local school boards, the Board of Education, and the General Assembly as it deems appropriate. This bill is identical to HB 830. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101529D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/10/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/23/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB314)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/15/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/20/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107848D-H1
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB314H1)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/26/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/26/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107848D-H1
- 02/26/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB314H1
- 02/26/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute (88-Y 8-N)
- 02/26/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 8-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/29/2024 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/29/2024 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Senators: Roem, Bagby, Head
- 03/05/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/2024 - House: Delegates: Cousins, McQuinn, Cherry
- 03/06/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/06/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB314ER)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 399 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0399)
