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Illinois House Bill HB2557

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1+103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2557 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Farmer Equity and Innovation Act. Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, creates the Farmer Equity and Innovation Center at the University of Illinois Extension. Provides that the Farmer Equity and Innovation Center shall: (1) ensure the continued economic viability of small-scale and moderate-scale diversified farms and ranches by creating a coordinated, statewide program to support the operators of those farms and ranches, prioritizing limited resource farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; (2) establish a Farmer Equity and Innovation Program administered by the Center; (3) utilize the University of Illinois Small Farm Advisors, and require the University to increase its Small Farm Advisor positions to 6 in number; (4) include applied research on specified subjects concerning farming and ranching in Illinois, outreach regarding those subjects, and informational services on assistance provided by or through the Center or nonprofit organizations designated by the Center; (5) authorize the Program to include special training for new and beginning farmers and ranchers, with priority given to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and (6) conduct a study to determine and issue an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing a demographic breakdown of farmers and ranchers who participate in the Program. LRB103 25608 RLC 51957 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2557 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Farmer Equity and Innovation Act. Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, creates the Farmer Equity and Innovation Center at the University of Illinois Extension. Provides that the Farmer Equity and Innovation Center shall: (1) ensure the continued economic viability of small-scale and moderate-scale diversified farms and ranches by creating a coordinated, statewide program to support the operators of those farms and ranches, prioritizing limited resource farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; (2) establish a Farmer Equity and Innovation Program administered by the Center; (3) utilize the University of Illinois Small Farm Advisors, and require the University to increase its Small Farm Advisor positions to 6 in number; (4) include applied research on specified subjects concerning farming and ranching in Illinois, outreach regarding those subjects, and informational services on assistance provided by or through the Center or nonprofit organizations designated by the Center; (5) authorize the Program to include special training for new and beginning farmers and ranchers, with priority given to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and (6) conduct a study to determine and issue an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing a demographic breakdown of farmers and ranchers who participate in the Program. LRB103 25608 RLC 51957 b LRB103 25608 RLC 51957 b A BILL FOR
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311 1 AN ACT concerning agriculture.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Farmer
715 5 Equity and Innovation Act.
816 6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
917 7 "Limited resource farmer or rancher" means a farmer or
1018 8 rancher who has a total household income at or below the
1119 9 national poverty level for a family of 4, or less than 50% of
1220 10 the county median household income in each of the previous 2
1321 11 years.
1422 12 "Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher" means a farmer
1523 13 or rancher who has been subjected to racial or ethnic
1624 14 prejudices because of their identity as a member of a group
1725 15 without regard to their individual qualities.
1826 16 Section 10. Farmer Equity and Innovation Center.
1927 17 (a) Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
2028 18 approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, the
2129 19 Farmer Equity and Innovation Center is created at the
2230 20 University of Illinois Extension.
2331 21 (b) The Farmer Equity and Innovation Center shall:
2432 22 (1) ensure the continued economic viability of
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3367 1 small-scale and moderate-scale diversified farms and
3468 2 ranches by creating a coordinated, statewide program to
3569 3 support the operators of those farms and ranches,
3670 4 prioritizing limited resource farmers and ranchers and
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3872 6 (2) establish a Farmer Equity and Innovation Program
3973 7 administered by the Center;
4074 8 (3) utilize the University of Illinois Small Farm
4175 9 Advisors, and require the University to increase its Small
4276 10 Farm Advisor positions to 6 in number;
4377 11 (4) include applied research on specified subjects
4478 12 concerning farming and ranching in Illinois, outreach
4579 13 regarding those subjects, and informational services on
4680 14 assistance provided by or through the Center or nonprofit
4781 15 organizations designated by the Center;
4882 16 (5) authorize the Program to include special training
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5084 18 given to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and
5185 19 (6) conduct a study to determine and issue an annual
5286 20 report to the Governor and General Assembly containing a
5387 21 demographic breakdown of farmers and ranchers who
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