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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 560
January Session, 2019
AN ACT INCREASING THE VALUE OF FARMERS' MARKET
VOUCHER BOOKS FOR SE NIOR CITIZENS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 22-6q of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior 4
Nutrition Program which shall be provided for from funds available to 5
the commissioner and from other sources as such funds may become 6
available. The program shall supply Connecticut-grown fresh produce 7
to senior participants through the distribution of vouchers that are 8
redeemable only at designated Connecticut farmers' markets. The 9
Commissioner of Agriculture shall establish the dollar value of voucher 10
books, provided such value shall not be less than fifty dollars' worth of 11
vouchers for each senior participant. For purposes of this section, a 12
"senior participant" is defined as a person who is sixty years of age or 13
older and is currently residing in [elderly] housing for elderly persons, 14
or is a participant of a registered congregate meal site, or has been 15
identified by a municipal [elderly] agent for elderly persons as being at 16
nutritional risk. The program is designed to provide both a 17
supplemental source of fresh produce for the dietary needs of [seniors] 18
senior participants who are judged to be at nutritional risk and to 19 Substitute Bill No. 560
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stimulate an increased demand for Connecticut-grown produce at 20
Connecticut farmers' markets. 21
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 22-6q(a)
AGE Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable