BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 4062
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) currently administers child nutritional programs within the Texas public school system. These programs include the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. H.B. 4062 clarifies the authority of TDA to administer state and federal nutritional programs authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state legislature.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, by adding Section 12.0025, as follows:
Sec. 12.0025. NUTRITION PROGRAMS. Authorizes the Texas Department of Agriculture to administer federal and state nutrition programs.
SECTION 2. Reenacts Section 12.020(c), Agriculture Code, as amended by Chapters 374 and 1124, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, to set forth the provisions of the Agriculture Code subject to this section and the applicable penalty amounts.
SECTION 3. Repealer: Section 12.0012 (Notice of Quarantine), Agriculture Code, as added by Chapter 369, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.