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Am. H. B. No. 68 As Passed by the HouseAs Passed by the House
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Weddington, Newcomb, Slesnick, Harris, Murray, Harwood, Sayre, Garrison, Domenick, Skindell, Stebelton, Williams, S., Okey, Letson, Heard, Book, Boose, Boyd, Brown, Carney, Chandler, DeBose, Fende, Garland, Gerberry, Goyal, Hackett, Hagan, Lehner, Luckie, Mallory, Oelslager, Patten, Phillips, Pryor, Stewart, Szollosi, Williams, B., Winburn, Yuko
A BILL
To enact sections 901.91 to 901.95 of the Revised
Code to establish the healthy farms and healthy
schools grant program for the purpose of providing
grants to schools to establish nutrition education
and agricultural education programs for
kindergarteners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 901.91, 901.92, 901.93, 901.94, and
901.95 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 901.91. As used in sections 901.91 to 901.95 of the
Revised Code:
(A) "School" means a school operated by a school district
board of education, a community school established under Chapter
3314. of the Revised Code, or a nonpublic school for which the
state board of education prescribes minimum education standards
under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.
(B) "School year" means the year beginning on the first day
of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June.
Sec. 901.92. (A) There is hereby created the healthy farms
and healthy schools grant program to provide grants to schools
with kindergarten programs for the purpose of educating
kindergarten students and their families about the importance of
choosing healthy, locally grown or produced foods and to increase
awareness
of agriculture in this state. The program shall be
administered by
the director of agriculture. The director shall
consult with the
department of education and the department of
health in
establishing the program.
(B) Grants may be awarded under this section to schools for
any of the following purposes:
(1) To provide kindergarteners with nutrition education. The
nutrition education shall include student participation that is
integrated into regular subjects in the curriculum and shall focus
on healthy food choices utilizing agricultural products that are
grown or produced in this state. The nutrition education
activities shall
include parents, caregivers, and community
groups in the
educational process.
(2) Training of teachers and other educational staff on
nutrition education and agricultural education;
(3) Field trips to farms in this state and other direct
agricultural educational experiences that teach children about
sources of food, nutrition, and agriculture in this state;
(4) The purchase of agricultural products that are grown or
produced in this state.
(C) The director shall maintain a list of persons involved in
agriculture in this state that have agreed to supply food products
and other supplies for the purpose of assisting grant recipients
in the educational process.
Sec. 901.93. (A) Schools that seek a healthy farms and
healthy schools grant under sections 901.91 to 901.95 of the
Revised Code shall submit an application in the manner and on a
form prescribed by the director of agriculture. A grant awarded
under those sections shall provide not more than seventy-five per
cent of the estimated total cost of the proposed program for which
the grant is sought. No individual school shall receive a grant in
excess of fifteen thousand dollars in any given school year. An
applicant shall provide at least twenty-five per cent of the
estimated total cost of the proposed program for which a grant is
sought.
(B) The director shall evaluate applications annually on the
basis of all of the following:
(1) The ability of the applicant to complete the program for
which the grant is sought;
(2) The ability of the applicant to perform adequately one of
the purposes for which grants may be sought under divisions (B)(1)
to (4) of section 901.92 of the Revised Code;
(3) The potential of the program proposed by the grant
applicant to increase knowledge about nutrition and healthy eating
habits for children, their parents or caregivers, and the
community at large;
(4) The potential of the program proposed by the grant
applicant to increase knowledge about agriculture in this state
for children, their parents or caregivers, and the community at
large;
(5) The ability of the grant applicant to procure locally
grown or produced foods for the program proposed by the grant
applicant;
(6) The potential of the program proposed by the grant
applicant to increase markets for agricultural producers that are
based in this state;
(7) The number of people to be served by the program proposed
by the grant applicant;
(8) The ability of the applicant for the grant to sustain the
program for which the grant is sought; and
(9) The overall performance with respect to any previous
healthy farms and healthy schools grants received by the grant
applicant.
In making healthy farms and healthy schools grants, the
director shall give preference to schools in which a significant
percentage of students are eligible for free lunches.
(C) The director shall require a written agreement establishing
terms and conditions of a healthy farms and healthy schools grant
and may establish procedures for verification of grant
expenditures. In addition, the director may establish conditions
under which money that is made available to a school via a healthy
farms and healthy schools grant may be required to be repaid if
the terms and conditions of the grant are not satisfied.
Sec. 901.94. The director of agriculture may adopt rules in
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are
necessary for the administration of sections 901.91 to 901.95 of
the Revised Code.
Sec. 901.95. There is hereby created in the state treasury
the healthy farms and healthy schools grant fund consisting of
money appropriated to it by the general assembly. Money in the
fund shall be used by the director of agriculture to make grants
under the healthy farms and healthy schools grant program
established in sections 901.91 to 901.95 of the Revised Code and
for the administration of the program.
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