Bill Text: VA HB166 | 2024 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Guidance and resources; composting programs in local school divisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-02-29 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) [HB166 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB166-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-212.1:3 as follows:
§22.1-212.1:3. Composting programs in local school divisions; guidance and resources.
The Department shall develop, post in a publicly accessible
format and location on its website, and make available to any school board,
upon request, guidance and resources relating to the establishment of local
experiential learning programs on the composting of organic material, including
[ uneaten school cafeteria ] food [ waste ] ,
for sustainable purposes such as horticulture or micro-farming, including
guidance and resources on available grants and other sources of funding for
such programs.