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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus |
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agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the |
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Department of Agriculture. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.002, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.002. ELIGIBILITY. Subject to available funds, a |
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nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this |
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chapter if the organization: |
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(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating |
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a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that |
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serve each county of this state; |
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(2) operates a program that coordinates the collection |
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and transportation of surplus agricultural products to [a statewide |
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network of] food banks in this state that provide food to needy or |
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low-income individuals; and |
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(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time |
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prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and |
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distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for |
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use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus |
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agricultural products, including: |
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(A) a description of the proposal; |
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(B) a schedule of projected costs for the |
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proposal; |
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(C) measurable goals for the proposal; and |
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(D) a plan for evaluating the success of the |
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proposal. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 21.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.004. DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES TO FOOD BANKS. A |
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nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter |
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must make surplus agricultural products and other grant resources |
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available to any food bank operating in five or more counties in |
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this state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |