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House Bill 4062 |
House Author: Miller et al. |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 4062 amends the Agriculture Code and Human Resources Code to transfer, from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the administration of several federally authorized nutrition programs. The transfers affect the commodity supplemental food program, the food distribution program, the emergency food assistance program, the summer food service program, the child and adult care food program, and the special milk program. Retaining the status quo but clarifying jurisdictional matters by statute, the bill specifies that the TDA is responsible for the school lunch and school breakfast programs and that the HHSC is responsible for the food stamp program. The bill requires the TDA to study and identify methods for increasing the number of students who eat breakfast, and to report on the subject not later than October 31, 2008. It requires the TDA also to study TDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture actions to reduce trans-fatty acids from all school meals and nutrition programs, and to report on that subject not later than December 1, 2008.