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AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 25. CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD PROGRAM
Sec. 25.001. CREATION. Using funds appropriated for that
purpose, the department by rule shall develop and implement a
children's access to nutritious food program to award grants to
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of allowing food banks to
provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with access to
nutritious food outside the school day.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.002. ELIGIBILITY. A nonprofit organization is eligible
to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:
(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating a
statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that
serves each county of this state;
(2) operates a program through a statewide network of food banks
that provides children at risk of hunger or obesity with access
to nutritious food outside the school day; and
(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed
by the department, a detailed proposal for a program to purchase
and distribute food using grant money to food banks or other
charitable organizations that includes:
(A) a schedule of projected costs for the program;
(B) measurable goals for the program; and
(C) a plan for evaluating the success of the program.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.003. USE OF FUNDS. A recipient of a grant under this
chapter may use the grant only for the purchase of the following
nutritious foods:
(1) fresh, frozen, or canned meats that are lean or low in fat
content;
(2) dry or canned beans;
(3) nonfat or vegetarian items;
(4) low-fat nut and seed butters;
(5) dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds;
(6) eggs;
(7) olive oil;
(8) canola oil;
(9) fresh, frozen, or canned fruits with no added sugar;
(10) fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables;
(11) juices that contain 100 percent fruit juice;
(12) foods that contain 100 percent whole grains;
(13) fresh, dry, canned, or ultra-high-temperature pasteurized
milk that has a fat content of no greater than one percent;
(14) light yogurt; and
(15) low-fat cheese.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.004. REPORT. A nonprofit organization that receives a
grant under this chapter must at regular intervals prescribed by
the department report the results of the organization's program
to the department. A report under this section for a prescribed
reporting period must include:
(1) a statement of the amount of food purchased and distributed
using grant funds;
(2) a statement of the leveraged value of grant funds;
(3) a list of specific programs that benefited from grant funds;
and
(4) a detailed accounting of how grant funds were spent.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as
necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Texas > Agriculture-code > Title-2-department-of-agriculture > Chapter-25-children-s-access-to-nutritious-food-program
AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 25. CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD PROGRAM
Sec. 25.001. CREATION. Using funds appropriated for that
purpose, the department by rule shall develop and implement a
children's access to nutritious food program to award grants to
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of allowing food banks to
provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with access to
nutritious food outside the school day.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.002. ELIGIBILITY. A nonprofit organization is eligible
to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:
(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating a
statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that
serves each county of this state;
(2) operates a program through a statewide network of food banks
that provides children at risk of hunger or obesity with access
to nutritious food outside the school day; and
(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed
by the department, a detailed proposal for a program to purchase
and distribute food using grant money to food banks or other
charitable organizations that includes:
(A) a schedule of projected costs for the program;
(B) measurable goals for the program; and
(C) a plan for evaluating the success of the program.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.003. USE OF FUNDS. A recipient of a grant under this
chapter may use the grant only for the purchase of the following
nutritious foods:
(1) fresh, frozen, or canned meats that are lean or low in fat
content;
(2) dry or canned beans;
(3) nonfat or vegetarian items;
(4) low-fat nut and seed butters;
(5) dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds;
(6) eggs;
(7) olive oil;
(8) canola oil;
(9) fresh, frozen, or canned fruits with no added sugar;
(10) fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables;
(11) juices that contain 100 percent fruit juice;
(12) foods that contain 100 percent whole grains;
(13) fresh, dry, canned, or ultra-high-temperature pasteurized
milk that has a fat content of no greater than one percent;
(14) light yogurt; and
(15) low-fat cheese.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.004. REPORT. A nonprofit organization that receives a
grant under this chapter must at regular intervals prescribed by
the department report the results of the organization's program
to the department. A report under this section for a prescribed
reporting period must include:
(1) a statement of the amount of food purchased and distributed
using grant funds;
(2) a statement of the leveraged value of grant funds;
(3) a list of specific programs that benefited from grant funds;
and
(4) a detailed accounting of how grant funds were spent.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as
necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 25. CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD PROGRAM
Sec. 25.001. CREATION. Using funds appropriated for that
purpose, the department by rule shall develop and implement a
children's access to nutritious food program to award grants to
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of allowing food banks to
provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with access to
nutritious food outside the school day.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.002. ELIGIBILITY. A nonprofit organization is eligible
to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:
(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating a
statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that
serves each county of this state;
(2) operates a program through a statewide network of food banks
that provides children at risk of hunger or obesity with access
to nutritious food outside the school day; and
(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed
by the department, a detailed proposal for a program to purchase
and distribute food using grant money to food banks or other
charitable organizations that includes:
(A) a schedule of projected costs for the program;
(B) measurable goals for the program; and
(C) a plan for evaluating the success of the program.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.003. USE OF FUNDS. A recipient of a grant under this
chapter may use the grant only for the purchase of the following
nutritious foods:
(1) fresh, frozen, or canned meats that are lean or low in fat
content;
(2) dry or canned beans;
(3) nonfat or vegetarian items;
(4) low-fat nut and seed butters;
(5) dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds;
(6) eggs;
(7) olive oil;
(8) canola oil;
(9) fresh, frozen, or canned fruits with no added sugar;
(10) fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables;
(11) juices that contain 100 percent fruit juice;
(12) foods that contain 100 percent whole grains;
(13) fresh, dry, canned, or ultra-high-temperature pasteurized
milk that has a fat content of no greater than one percent;
(14) light yogurt; and
(15) low-fat cheese.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.004. REPORT. A nonprofit organization that receives a
grant under this chapter must at regular intervals prescribed by
the department report the results of the organization's program
to the department. A report under this section for a prescribed
reporting period must include:
(1) a statement of the amount of food purchased and distributed
using grant funds;
(2) a statement of the leveraged value of grant funds;
(3) a list of specific programs that benefited from grant funds;
and
(4) a detailed accounting of how grant funds were spent.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Sec. 25.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as
necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
107, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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