SENATE BILL 496

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 906

Sponsored By:

Senator Raskin

Entitled:

Procurement - Public Schools and Facilities - Preference for Locally Grown Foods

Synopsis:

Providing a percentage price preference for locally grown foods under specified circumstances; requiring each county board of education to adopt specified regulations concerning the establishment of a specified percentage price preference; requiring county boards to review specified procurement specifications and, to the extent practicable, require the use of a percentage price preference in their purchase of food; defining terms; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/14

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/1

Hearing cancelled

3/8

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Education, Boards of

Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Procurement

Public Schools

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-112.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered