House Bill hb0545

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 545

        By Representative Carassas






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to school board service

  3         programs; creating the "David Levitt School

  4         Food Anti-Hunger Act of 2001"; amending s.

  5         228.195, F.S.; requiring school districts to

  6         donate unused food to programs that assist

  7         hungry families under certain circumstances;

  8         providing exceptions; authorizing the

  9         Department of Education to adopt rules;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Short title.--This act may be cited as the

15  "David Levitt School Food Anti-Hunger Act of 2001."

16         Section 2.  Subsection (6) is added to section 228.195,

17  Florida Statutes, to read:

18         228.195  School food service programs.--

19         (6)  DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FOOD.--

20         (a)  Pursuant to s. 570.0725, the Legislature wants

21  school districts to donate, on a weekly basis, in accordance

22  with health, safety, and sanitation guidelines, any unused

23  food products that would otherwise be disposed of in the trash

24  to programs in their communities that fight hunger.

25         (b)  School districts shall enter into agreements with

26  charities and not-for-profit corporations, including

27  faith-based organizations, in their communities whose missions

28  include providing meals to hungry families.

29         (c)  School districts in counties with no hunger

30  assistance programs or districts with no substantial unused

31  food products are exempt from this subsection.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 545

    757-103B-01






  1         (d)  The Department of Education is authorized to adopt

  2  rules to ensure that the goals stated in this subsection are

  3  met.

  4         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  5  law.

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  8                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates the "David Levitt School Food Anti-Hunger Act of
10    2001." Provides for school districts to donate unused
      food to programs that assist hungry families under
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      the Department of Education to adopt rules.
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