HB670 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2012

Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Thomas Jackson Representative
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Mike Jones Kurt Wallace K.L. Brown Elaine Beech Alan Boothe Ron Johnson Phil Williams Duwayne Bridges Barry Mask Jim Barton Alan Baker Joe Faust Dickie Drake Victor Gaston Steve Hurst Lesley Vance David Sessions
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Farm to School Procurement Act, established, coordination effort between Department of Education and Department of Agriculture and Industries to provide local grown food to schools, certain purchases of food by local board exempt from competitive bid law, Sec. 16-13B-2 am'd
Description: This bill would establish the Farm-To-School Procurement Act to provide for the coordination and development of certain farm-to-school procurement processes and procedures by the State Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
This bill would also allow purchases of fresh food by a local board of education by the small purchase procedure as long as purchased with a total cost of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
Subjects: Education