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Amend the bill in section 1 in §6663 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the first 6 lines (page 1, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘1.  Data collection; website.    A school administrative unit shall at least annually determine the percentage of food purchased, grown or otherwise acquired for use in its elementary schools and secondary schools that is grown, raised or caught in the State. In addition, the school administrative unit shall at least annually determine the percentage of dairy products purchased for use in its elementary schools and secondary schools that is produced in the State.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6663 in subsection 1 in the 7th line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "shall" the following: 'at least'
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2014.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that school administrative units must determine and report at least annually the percentage of food purchased, grown or otherwise acquired for use in its elementary schools and secondary schools that is grown, raised or caught in the State as well as the percentage of dairy products purchased for use in its elementary schools and secondary schools that is produced in the State. It also adds an effective date of July 1, 2014.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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