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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to grants for disaster response by nonprofit food banks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.026. GRANTS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE BY NONPROFIT |
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FOOD BANKS. (a) In this section, "nonprofit food bank" means a |
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nonprofit organization that solicits, warehouses, and |
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redistributes edible food to agencies that feed needy families and |
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individuals. |
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(b) Using money available for the purpose, the office of the |
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governor shall establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit |
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organizations in this state for distribution to nonprofit food |
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banks to build the capacity of the nonprofit food banks to respond |
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to disasters. |
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(c) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a |
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nonprofit organization must: |
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(1) have at least five years of experience |
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coordinating a statewide network of nonprofit food banks and |
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charitable organizations that distribute food to needy or low |
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income individuals during disasters; and |
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(2) be a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations |
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Active in Disaster. |
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(d) Grant money awarded under this section may be used only |
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to reimburse a nonprofit food bank for all or part of the costs |
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incurred by the nonprofit food bank as a result of: |
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(1) maintaining an inventory of emergency food boxes |
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in preparation for a disaster; |
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(2) purchasing, storing, and transporting food for |
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distribution during a disaster; and |
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(3) purchasing capital equipment necessary to operate |
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during a disaster, including back-up generators, mobile food |
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pantries, trucks, meal preparation units, forklifts, technology, |
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and other equipment. |
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(e) The office of the governor shall establish procedures to |
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administer the grant program, including a procedure for the |
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submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the office to |
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evaluate a proposal. |
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(f) The office of the governor shall enter into a contract |
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that includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. |
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The office shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract. The |
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contract must authorize the office to recoup grant money from a |
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grant recipient for failure of the grant recipient to comply with |
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the terms of the contract. |
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(g) The office of the governor may solicit and accept gifts, |
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grants, and donations from any source for the purpose of awarding |
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grants under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |