1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to agricultural projects in certain urban schools.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 46.001, Agriculture Code, as added by
 1-5     Chapter 975, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999,
 1-6     is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 46.001.  CREATION.  Consistent with this chapter, the
 1-8     department by rule shall develop a program to award grants to
 1-9     public elementary schools located in large urban school districts
1-10     for the purpose of establishing:
1-11                 (1)  demonstration agricultural projects; or
1-12                 (2)  other projects designed to foster an understanding
1-13     and awareness of agriculture.
1-14           SECTION 2.  Section 46.002, Agriculture Code, as added by
1-15     Chapter 975, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999,
1-16     is amended to read as follows:
1-17           Sec. 46.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  Subject to available funds, a
1-18     public elementary school is eligible to receive a grant under this
1-19     chapter if the school:
1-20                 (1)  is located in a school district with an enrollment
1-21     of at least 49,000 students[, except that if more than $25,000 is
1-22     appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, a school is eligible
1-23     if it is located in a school district with an enrollment of at
1-24     least 45,000 students]; and
1-25                 (2)  submits to the department, at the time and in the
 2-1     form required by the department, a proposal for a demonstration
 2-2     agricultural project that includes:
 2-3                       (A)  a description of the proposed project;
 2-4                       (B)  a schedule of projected costs for the
 2-5     project; and
 2-6                       (C)  a statement of the educational benefits of
 2-7     the project, including how the project will improve understanding
 2-8     of agriculture.
 2-9           SECTION 3.  Section 46.003, Agriculture Code, as added by
2-10     Chapter 975, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999,
2-11     is amended to read as follows:
2-12           Sec. 46.003.  LIMITS.  [(a)]  The department may not award
2-13     more than $2,500 to a school under this chapter in a school year.
2-14           [(b) The department may not award a grant to more than one
2-15     school within the same school district in a school year.]
2-16           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-17     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-18     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-19     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-20     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 701 passed the Senate on
         March 15, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
         present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 701 passed the House on
         March 29, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
         present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
         _______________________________
                    Governor