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House Bill 356

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Last Action	03/07/25: to Agriculture (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	376
Sponsors	N. Kulkarni, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, A. Donworth, M. Dossett, S. Stalker
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Farming Youth Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties in at least one urban University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office beginning August 1, 2025, and others by August 1, 2026; set each program term to one year in duration beginning in January; establish guidelines for participant eligibility.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Urban agriculture, youth, promotion Foods - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Universities and Colleges - University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Agriculture - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Children and Minors - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Counties, Urban - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Counties of 75,000 or More - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/05/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/07/25	to Agriculture (H)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
03/06/25	3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/25	to Agriculture (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; change the initiative's name to Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative; add updated initiation, implementation, and review dates by the University of Kentucky; add the urban agriculture initiative's promotion of agriculture and agribusiness and age-appropriate, experiential, work-ready programming, or internships; remove educational requirement relating to the agricultural sales tax exemption for graduates; increase the age for program participation to five years minimum; remove the initiative's percentage of authorized land access requirement; add permission in lieu of the requirement for a parent or guardian to assist and guide.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Foods - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Universities and Colleges - University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, urban agriculture, youth, education, promotion Agriculture - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Children and Minors - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Counties of 75,000 or More - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion Counties, Urban - Education, youth, urban agriculture, promotion

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Dossett
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 356

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