| Last Action | 03/10/26: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to school nutrition programs. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1625 |
| Sponsor | R. Bivens |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Farm to School Program and program fund; direct the Department of Agriculture to reimburse an eligible school district for every eligible meal as funds become available; require a school district that receives a reimbursement to develop and implement a Kentucky Farm to School Program plan to identify and purchase available Kentucky-grown agricultural products and to optimize food usage; direct the Department of Agriculture to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out this section; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Farm to School Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm to School Program Agriculture - Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm to School Program Children And Minors - School nutrition, reimbursement to school districts Education, Elementary And Secondary - School nutrition, reimbursement to school districts Foods And Beverages - Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm to School Program Short Titles And Popular Names - Kentucky Farm to School Act State Agencies - Department of Agriculture, state match to school districts. Kentucky Farm to School Program |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| 03/10/26 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | C. Aull |
| Summary | Retain all original provisions; specify that the expenditures to qualify a district to participate in the Kentucky Farm to School Program may be made at any time over the fiscal year; specify that an eligible meal must be served to a student on an instructional day; include the percentage of students that qualify for free and reduced-price school meals as a factor in the calculation of a district's partial reimbursement rate in the Kentucky Farm to School Program. |
| Index Headings |
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm to School Program, calculation factors Agriculture - Kentucky Farm to School Program, partial reimbursement calculation, needs-based factor Children And Minors - Kentucky Farm to School Program, partial reimbursement calculation, needs-based factor Education, Elementary And Secondary - Kentucky Farm to School Program, partial reimbursement calculation, needs-based factor Foods And Beverages - Kentucky Farm to School Program, partial reimbursement calculation, needs-based factor State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm to School Program, calculation factors |
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