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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.60 and 34-18.53 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.60. School-grown produce. A school district may
8serve students produce grown and harvested by students in
9school-owned or community gardens if the soil and compost in
10which the produce is grown meets the standards adopted in 35
11Ill. Adm. Code 830.503 and the produce is served in accordance
12with the standards adopted in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 750.
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.53 new)
14    Sec. 34-18.53. School-grown produce. The school district
15may serve students produce grown and harvested by students in
16school-owned or community gardens if the soil and compost in
17which the produce is grown meets the standards adopted in 35
18Ill. Adm. Code 830.503 and the produce is served in accordance
19with the standards adopted in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 750.