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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the donation of food by a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.907, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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that adopts a policy under Subsection (e) shall make a good faith |
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attempt to donate, in the manner provided under Subsection (b), any |
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eligible, unused food not provided to a student before disposing of |
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the food as waste. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |