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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus |
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| 8 | 10 | | agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the |
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| 9 | 11 | | Department of Agriculture. |
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| 10 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 21.002, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 14 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 21.002. ELIGIBILITY. Subject to available funds, a |
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| 14 | 16 | | nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this |
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| 15 | 17 | | chapter if the organization: |
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| 16 | 18 | | (1) has at least five years of experience coordinating |
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| 17 | 19 | | a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that |
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| 18 | 20 | | serve each county of this state; |
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| 19 | 21 | | (2) operates a program that coordinates the collection |
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| 20 | 22 | | and transportation of surplus agricultural products to [a statewide |
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| 21 | 23 | | network of] food banks in this state that provide food to needy or |
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| 22 | 24 | | low-income individuals; and |
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| 23 | 25 | | (3) submits to the department, in the manner and time |
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| 24 | 26 | | prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and |
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| 25 | 27 | | distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for |
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| 26 | 28 | | use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus |
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| 27 | 29 | | agricultural products, including: |
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| 28 | 30 | | (A) a description of the proposal; |
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| 29 | 31 | | (B) a schedule of projected costs for the |
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| 30 | 32 | | proposal; |
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| 31 | 33 | | (C) measurable goals for the proposal; and |
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| 32 | 34 | | (D) a plan for evaluating the success of the |
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| 33 | 35 | | proposal. |
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| 34 | 36 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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| 35 | 37 | | adding Section 21.004 to read as follows: |
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| 36 | 38 | | Sec. 21.004. DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES TO FOOD BANKS. A |
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| 37 | 39 | | nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter |
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| 38 | 40 | | must make surplus agricultural products and other grant resources |
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| 39 | 41 | | available to any food bank operating in five or more counties in |
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| 40 | 42 | | this state. |
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| 41 | 43 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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