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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to feeding hungry children through efficient use of excess |
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food in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.907. DONATION OF FOOD. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Donate" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(2) "Nonprofit organization" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(b) A school district may allow a campus to elect to donate |
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food to a nonprofit organization through an official on campus |
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nonprofit organization representative or designee who is directly |
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affiliated with the campus, such as a teacher, counselor, or PTA |
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member and the donated food may be received, stored, and |
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redistributed on campus at any time. Food donated by the campus may |
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include: |
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(1) surplus food from breakfast, lunch, snack and |
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dinner meals served at the campus cafeteria, subject to any |
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applicable local, state and federal requirements; or |
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(2) food donated to the on-campus non-profit |
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representative as a result of a food drive or similar event. |
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(3) Examples of eligible left-over food include |
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packaged/unpackaged unserved food; served/unserved/food with |
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packaging in good condition; whole, uncut produce; wrapped raw |
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produce; and/or fruit which will be peeled (bananas, oranges). |
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(c) Food donated under this section to a nonprofit |
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organization may be redistributed on the campus. Campus employees |
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may assist in preparing and distributing the food as volunteers for |
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the nonprofit organization. |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |