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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1046
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8	6		January Session, 2023
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN
13	20		SCHOOLS.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Section 22a-226e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 2
19		-	(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2014, each commercial food 3
20		-	wholesaler or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, 4
21		-	supermarket, resort or conference center that is located not more than 5
22		-	twenty miles from an authorized source-separated organic material 6
23		-	composting facility and that generates an average projected volume of 7
24		-	not less than one hundred four tons per year of source-separated 8
25		-	organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic 9
26		-	materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that such source-10
27		-	separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized source-11
28		-	separated organic material composting facility that has available 12
29		-	capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic material. 13
30		-	(2) On and after January 1, 2020, each commercial food wholesaler 14
31		-	or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 15
	26	+	(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2014, each commercial food wholesaler 3
	27	+	or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 4
	28	+	resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles 5
	29	+	from an authorized source-separated organic material composting 6
	30	+	facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than 7
	31	+	one hundred four tons per year of source-separated organic materials 8
	32	+	shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic materials from other 9
	33	+	solid waste; and (B) ensure that such source-separated organic materials 10
	34	+	are recycled at any authorized source-separated organic material 11
	35	+	composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept such 12
	36	+	source-separated organic material. 13
	37	+	(2) On and after January 1, 2020, each commercial food wholesaler or 14
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32	44		resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles 16
33	45		from an authorized source-separated organic material composting 17
34	46		facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than 18
35		-	fifty-two tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) 19 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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	47	+	fifty-two tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) 19
42	48		Separate such source-separated organic materials from other solid 20
43	49		waste; and (B) ensure that such source-separated organic materials are 21
44	50		recycled at any authorized source-separated organic material 22
45		-	composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept 23
46		-	such source-separated organic material. 24
47		-	(3) On and after January 1, 2022, each commercial food wholesaler 25
48		-	or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 26
49		-	resort [or] and conference center, and, on and after January 1, 2024, 27
50		-	each local and regional board of education for a school district that is 28
51		-	located not more than twenty miles from an authorized source-29
52		-	separated organic material composting facility and that generates an 30
53		-	average projected volume of not less than twenty-six tons per year of 31
54		-	source-separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-32
55		-	separated organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that 33
56		-	such source-separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized 34
57		-	source-separated organic material composting facility that has 35
58		-	available capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic 36
59		-	material. 37
60		-	(b) Any such wholesaler, distributor, manufacturer, processor, 38
61		-	supermarket, resort, [or] conference center or local or regional board of 39
62		-	education that performs composting of source-separated organic 40
63		-	materials on site or treats source-separated organic materials via on-41
64		-	site organic treatment equipment permitted pursuant to the general 42
65		-	statutes or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the 43
66		-	provisions of this section. 44
67		-	(c) Any permitted source-separated organic material composting 45
68		-	facility that receives such source-separated organic materials shall 46
69		-	report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 47
70		-	as part of such facility's reporting obligations, a summary of fees 48
71		-	charged for receipt of such source-separated organic materials. 49
72		-	(d) (1) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy 50
73		-	and Environmental Protection shall establish a voluntary pilot 51 Substitute Bill No. 1046
	51	+	composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept such 23
	52	+	source-separated organic material. 24
	53	+	(3) On and after January 1, 2022, each commercial food wholesaler or 25
	54	+	distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 26
	55	+	resort or conference center, and, on and after January 1, 2024, any local 27
	56	+	or regional board of education for a school district that is located not 28
	57	+	more than twenty miles from an authorized source-separated organic 29
	58	+	material composting facility and that generates an average projected 30
	59	+	volume of not less than twenty-six tons per year of source-separated 31
	60	+	organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic 32
	61	+	materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that such source-33
	62	+	separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized source-34
	63	+	separated organic material composting facility that has available 35
	64	+	capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic material. 36
	65	+	(b) Any such wholesaler, distributor, manufacturer, processor, 37
	66	+	supermarket, resort, [or] conference center or local or regional board of 38
	67	+	education that performs composting of source-separated organic 39
	68	+	materials on site or treats source-separated organic materials via on-site 40
	69	+	organic treatment equipment permitted pursuant to the general statutes 41
	70	+	or federal law shall be deemed in compliance with the provisions of this 42
	71	+	section. 43
	72	+	(c) Any permitted source-separated organic material composting 44
	73	+	facility that receives such source-separated organic materials shall 45
	74	+	report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, as 46
	75	+	part of such facility's reporting obligations, a summary of fees charged 47
	76	+	for receipt of such source-separated organic materials. 48 Raised Bill No. 1046
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80		-	program for any municipality that seeks to separate source-separated 52
81		-	organic materials and ensure that such source-separated organic 53
82		-	materials are recycled at authorized source-separated organic material 54
83		-	composting facilities that have available capacity and that will accept 55
84		-	such source-separated organic material. 56
85		-	(2) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and 57
86		-	Environmental Protection shall establish a voluntary pilot program for 58
87		-	any local or regional board of education that seeks to separate source-59
88		-	separated organic materials and ensure that such source-separated 60
89		-	organic materials are recycled at authorized source-separated organic 61
90		-	material composting facilities that have available capacity and that will 62
91		-	accept such source-separated organic material. 63
92		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 10-158a of the general statutes is 64
93		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 65
94		-	1, 2023): 66
95		-	(a) Any two or more boards of education may, in writing, agree to 67
96		-	establish cooperative arrangements to provide school accommodations 68
97		-	services, programs or activities, special education services, health care 69
98		-	services, alternative education, as defined in section 10-74j, [or] 70
99		-	administrative and central office duties, or for the composting of 71
100		-	source-separated organic materials pursuant to section 22a-226e, as 72
101		-	amended by this act, to enable such boards to carry out the duties 73
102		-	specified in the general statutes. Such arrangements may include the 74
103		-	establishment of a committee to supervise such programs, the 75
104		-	membership of the committee to be determined by the agreement of 76
105		-	the cooperating boards. Such committee shall have the power, in 77
106		-	accordance with the terms of the agreement, to (1) apply for, receive 78
107		-	directly and expend on behalf of the school districts which have 79
108		-	designated the committee an agent for such purpose any state or 80
109		-	federal grants which may be allocated to school districts for specified 81
110		-	programs, the supervision of which has been delegated to such 82
111		-	committee, provided such grants are payable before implementation of 83
112		-	any such program or are to reimburse the committee pursuant to 84 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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	82	+	(d) (1) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy 49
	83	+	and Environmental Protection shall establish a voluntary pilot program 50
	84	+	for any municipality that seeks to separate source-separated organic 51
	85	+	materials and ensure that such source-separated organic materials are 52
	86	+	recycled at authorized source-separated organic material composting 53
	87	+	facilities that have available capacity and that will accept such source-54
	88	+	separated organic material. 55
	89	+	(2) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and 56
	90	+	Environmental Protection shall establish a voluntary pilot program for 57
	91	+	any local or regional board of education that seeks to separate source-58
	92	+	separated organic materials and ensure that such source-separated 59
	93	+	organic materials are recycled at authorized source-separated organic 60
	94	+	material composting facilities that have available capacity and that will 61
	95	+	accept such source-separated organic material. 62
	96	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 10-158a of the general statutes is 63
	97	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 64
	98	+	2023): 65
	99	+	(a) Any two or more boards of education may, in writing, agree to 66
	100	+	establish cooperative arrangements to provide school accommodations 67
	101	+	services, programs or activities, special education services, health care 68
	102	+	services, alternative education, as defined in section 10-74j, [or] 69
	103	+	administrative and central office duties, or for the composting of source-70
	104	+	separated organic materials pursuant to section 22a-226e, as amended 71
	105	+	by this act, to enable such boards to carry out the duties specified in the 72
	106	+	general statutes. Such arrangements may include the establishment of a 73
	107	+	committee to supervise such programs, the membership of the 74
	108	+	committee to be determined by the agreement of the cooperating 75
	109	+	boards. Such committee shall have the power, in accordance with the 76
	110	+	terms of the agreement, to (1) apply for, receive directly and expend on 77
	111	+	behalf of the school districts which have designated the committee an 78
	112	+	agent for such purpose any state or federal grants which may be 79
	113	+	allocated to school districts for specified programs, the supervision of 80
	114	+	which has been delegated to such committee, provided such grants are 81 Raised Bill No. 1046
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119		-	subsection (d) of this section for transportation provided to a school 85
120		-	operated by a cooperative arrangement; (2) receive and disburse funds 86
121		-	appropriated to the use of such committee by the cooperating school 87
122		-	districts, the state or the United States, or given to the committee by 88
123		-	individuals or private corporations; (3) hold title to real or personal 89
124		-	property in trust, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties, for the 90
125		-	appointing boards; (4) employ personnel; (5) enter into contracts; and 91
126		-	(6) otherwise provide the specified programs, services and activities. 92
127		-	Teachers employed by any such committee shall be subject to the 93
128		-	provisions of the general statutes applicable to teachers employed by 94
129		-	the board of education of any town or regional school district. For 95
130		-	purposes of this section, the term "teacher" shall include each 96
131		-	professional employee of a committee below the rank of 97
132		-	superintendent who holds a regular certificate issued by the State 98
133		-	Board of Education and who is in a position requiring such 99
134		-	certification. 100
135		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this 101
136		-	section, "composting station" means a designated location in a school 102
137		-	cafeteria where students and employees of the school may deposit 103
138		-	unconsumed organic material for composting. 104
139		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Education 105
140		-	shall, in consultation with the Department of Energy and 106
141		-	Environmental Protection, develop guidelines concerning the 107
142		-	implementation of a composting station program at schools. Such 108
143		-	guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the types of 109
144		-	organic material that may be deposited in a composting station, (2) 110
145		-	best practices for food and beverage management and safety with 111
146		-	respect to the items deposited at a composting station, and (3) 112
147		-	processes for the disposal of any organic material not used for 113
148		-	composting. Such guidelines shall be consistent with the rules and 114
149		-	regulations of the Department of Public Health, the United States Food 115
150		-	and Drug Administration and the United States Departmen t of 116
151		-	Agriculture. 117 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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	120	+	payable before implementation of any such program or are to reimburse 82
	121	+	the committee pursuant to subsection (d) of this section for 83
	122	+	transportation provided to a school operated by a cooperative 84
	123	+	arrangement; (2) receive and disburse funds appropriated to the use of 85
	124	+	such committee by the cooperating school districts, the state or the 86
	125	+	United States, or given to the committee by individuals or private 87
	126	+	corporations; (3) hold title to real or personal property in trust, or as 88
	127	+	otherwise agreed to by the parties, for the appointing boards; (4) employ 89
	128	+	personnel; (5) enter into contracts; and (6) otherwise provide the 90
	129	+	specified programs, services and activities. Teachers employed by any 91
	130	+	such committee shall be subject to the provisions of the general statutes 92
	131	+	applicable to teachers employed by the board of education of any town 93
	132	+	or regional school district. For purposes of this section, the term 94
	133	+	"teacher" shall include each professional employee of a committee below 95
	134	+	the rank of superintendent who holds a regular certificate issued by the 96
	135	+	State Board of Education and who is in a position requiring such 97
	136	+	certification. 98
	137	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this 99
	138	+	section, "composting station" means a designated location in a school 100
	139	+	cafeteria where students and employees of the school may deposit 101
	140	+	unconsumed organic material for composting. 102
	141	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Education shall, 103
	142	+	in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental 104
	143	+	Protection, develop guidelines concerning the implementation of a 105
	144	+	composting station program at schools. Such guidelines shall include, 106
	145	+	but need not be limited to, (1) the types of organic material that may be 107
	146	+	deposited in a composting station, (2) best practices for food and 108
	147	+	beverage management and safety with respect to the items deposited at 109
	148	+	a composting station, and (3) processes for the disposal of any organic 110
	149	+	material not used for composting. Such guidelines shall be consistent 111
	150	+	with the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health, the 112
	151	+	United States Food and Drug Administration and the United States 113
	152	+	Department of Agriculture. 114 Raised Bill No. 1046
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158		-	(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school 118
159		-	year thereafter, any school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional 119
160		-	board of education may implement a composting station program at 120
161		-	such school in accordance with the guidelines developed pursuant to 121
162		-	subsection (b) of this section. 122
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	158	+	(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year 115
	159	+	thereafter, any school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board 116
	160	+	of education may implement a composting station program at such 117
	161	+	school in accordance with the guidelines developed pursuant to 118
	162	+	subsection (b) of this section. 119
163	163		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
164	164		sections:
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166	166		Section 1 July 1, 2023 22a-226e
167	167		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 10-158a(a)
168	168		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
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170		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
171		-	In Section 1(a)(3), "resort or conference" was changed to "resort [or]
172		-	and conference" and "any local or regional" was changed to "each local
173		-	and regional", for proper form.
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	170	+	Statement of Purpose:
	171	+	To reduce the amount of food waste in schools by including school
	172	+	districts among the entities responsible for the composting of source-
	173	+	separated organic material and permitting schools to establish
	174	+	composting stations in cafeterias.
	175	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	176	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	177	+	underlined.]
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