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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a plan to increase outcomes in the summer food service |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12.00291 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.00291. PLAN TO INCREASE OUTCOMES IN SUMMER FOOD |
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SERVICE PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop a five-year plan |
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in collaboration with Baylor University's Texas Hunger Initiative |
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and implement no-cost provisions to increase outcomes in the summer |
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food service program under 42 U.S.C. Section 1761. The plan must |
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include: |
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(1) methods to increase participation by children |
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eligible to receive free or reduced-price school lunches; and |
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(2) strategies to increase access to summer meals in |
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rural areas for children eligible to receive free or reduced-price |
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school lunches. |
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(b) In developing the plan, the department shall involve any |
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appropriate department advisory committee that already exists and |
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shall seek the participation of relevant stakeholders. |
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(c) Not later than November 1, 2014, the department shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the |
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legislature the plan to be implemented over the next four years. |
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(d) The department may solicit and accept a gift, grant, or |
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donation from any source, including a foundation or private entity, |
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for the development of the plan. The plan may be developed and |
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implemented only if sufficient funds are available under this |
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subsection for that purpose. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |