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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1860 By: Kerbs of the House
and
Kidd of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to agriculture; providing that the
Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food, and
Forestry shall operate an Oklahoma Local Food for
Schools program; providing purp ose; providing for
rulemaking ability; creating the Oklahoma Local Food
for Schools Revolving Fund; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-401 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, r eads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
shall operate an Oklahoma Local Food for Schools program for the
purpose of facilitating purchases of local foods by school
districts.
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B. The Oklahoma Department of Agricult ure, Food, and Forestry
shall encourage school districts to partner with local producers and
meat processors by providing reimbursement to the school district
for local food costs.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
is authorized to promulgate emergency and permanent rules, as
necessary, to carry out the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-402 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to be
designated the “Oklahoma Local Food for Schools Revolving Fund”.
The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry from
legislative appropriations for the purpose of facilitating purchases
of local food by school districts. All monies accruing to the
credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be expended by
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Foo d, and Forestry for the
purpose provided for in Section 1 of this act. Expenditures from
the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
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Office of Management and Enterprise Servic es for approval and
payment.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024 .
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
02/29/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.