HB670 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
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)</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to public K-12 education; 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;
to provide for procedures and recommendations for certain farm
product producers to access school-related food programs; to
provide for the dissemination of certain information to
schools and farm product producers; and to amend Section
16-13B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow certain food
purchases by a local board of education by the small purchase
procedure.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 6:49 p. m. on May 10, 2012. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-437. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 10, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 10, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1381 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Education | |
| May 3, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 26, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education | |
| April 26, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| April 26, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1052 | |
| April 26, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1051 | |
| April 26, 2012 | Education Policy Amendment Offered | |
| April 26, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1050 | |
| April 26, 2012 | Education Policy Amendment Offered | |
| April 26, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments | |
| April 10, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB670 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB670 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB670 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |