Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0174 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 174
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-20-11.
7	7	Synopsis: Access to food program. Establishes the access to nutritious
8	8	food program (program) under the administration of the Indiana
9	9	housing and community development authority (IHCDA). Provides that
10	10	the purpose of the program is to focus on: (1) distribution of fresh and
11	11	nutritious food; and (2) education in food preparation and nutrition; in
12	12	food deserts. Defines "food desert". Requires the IHCDA to convene
13	13	an annual meeting to share best practices and information concerning
14	14	effective programs and submit an annual report to the lieutenant
15	15	governor and legislative council.
16	16	Effective: July 1, 2024.
17	17	Yoder
18	18	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
19	19	Services.
20	20	2024 IN 174—LS 6379/DI 120 Introduced
21	21	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
22	22	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
23	23	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
24	24	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
25	25	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
26	26	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
27	27	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
28	28	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
29	29	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
30	30	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
31	31	SENATE BILL No. 174
32	32	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
33	33	human services.
34	34	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
35	35	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-20-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
36	36	2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
37	37	3 1, 2024]:
38	38	4 Chapter 11. Access to Nutritious Food Program
39	39	5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the Indiana
40	40	6 housing and community development authority created by
41	41	7 IC 5-20-1-3.
42	42	8 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "food desert" means an
43	43	9 underserved geographic area where fresh and nutritious foods are
44	44	10 difficult to obtain, as determined by the authority. The term
45	45	11 includes:
46	46	12 (1) a rural town or urban neighborhood in which:
47	47	13 (A) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the households
48	48	14 have incomes that are below the federal income poverty
49	49	15 level (as defined in IC 12-15-2-1); or
50	50	16 (B) the median family income of residents is not more than
51	51	17 eighty percent (80%) of the median family income of
52	52	2024 IN 174—LS 6379/DI 120 2
53	53	1 Indiana;
54	54	2 (2) a rural town, urban neighborhood, or metropolitan census
55	55	3 tract in which at least five hundred (500) residents or at least
56	56	4 thirty-three percent (33%) of the population resides more
57	57	5 than one (1) mile from a supermarket or large grocery store;
58	58	6 and
59	59	7 (3) a nonmetropolitan census tract in which at least five
60	60	8 hundred (500) residents or at least thirty-three percent (33%)
61	61	9 of the population resides more than ten (10) miles from a
62	62	10 supermarket or large grocery store.
63	63	11 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the access
64	64	12 to nutritious food program conducted under section 4 of this
65	65	13 chapter.
66	66	14 Sec. 4. (a) The authority shall conduct an access to nutritious
67	67	15 food program to establish and operate projects and strategies that
68	68	16 focus on:
69	69	17 (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and
70	70	18 (2) education in food preparation and nutrition;
71	71	19 in food deserts.
72	72	20 (b) The authority shall promote the sharing of information
73	73	21 concerning best practices and programs, including projects under
74	74	22 this chapter, that have proven to be effective in improving
75	75	23 distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food
76	76	24 preparation and nutrition in food deserts.
77	77	25 Sec. 5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2024, and each November
78	78	26 1 thereafter, the authority shall convene an annual meeting of
79	79	27 nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share best
80	80	28 practices and information on programs, including projects under
81	81	29 this chapter, that have proven to be effective in improving
82	82	30 distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food
83	83	31 preparation and nutrition in food deserts.
84	84	32 (b) Not later than December 1, 2024, and each December 1
85	85	33 thereafter, the authority shall submit to the lieutenant governor
86	86	34 and legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a
87	87	35 report concerning the annual meeting described in subsection (a),
88	88	36 including the information shared on best practices and programs
89	89	37 that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh
90	90	38 and nutritious food and education in food preparation and
91	91	39 nutrition in food deserts.
92	92	2024 IN 174—LS 6379/DI 120