102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3089

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 595/5
30 ILCS 595/13 new
30 ILCS 595/20

    Amends the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. Provides that it shall be the goal of this State that at least 20% of all food and food products purchased by State agencies and State-owned facilities shall be local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers. Provides that the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council shall support and encourage that 10% of food and food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole by State dollars shall be local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers. Provides for a preference in the awarding of State contracts to socially disadvantaged farmers. Requires the Food, Farms, and Jobs Council to assist State agencies, State-owned facilities, and other entities with the purchase of local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers and with the tracking and reporting of such purchases in order to meet specified goals. Requires the Council to facilitate and bolster access to more readily available healthy food options in areas considered to be a food desert, including support and expansion of programs utilizing local farm and food products to provide increased food options in such areas. Defines terms. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act is amended
5by changing Sections 5 and 20 and by adding Section 13 as
6follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 595/5)
8    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Food desert" means an area lacking fresh fruit,
10vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, in part due to a
11lack of grocery stores, farmers' markets, or healthy food
12providers.
13    "Local farm or food products" are products: (1) grown in
14Illinois; or (2) processed and packaged in Illinois, using at
15least one ingredient grown in Illinois.
16    "Socially disadvantaged farmers" means farmers who have
17been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudices or who have been
18placed at a disadvantage because of their identity as a member
19of a racial or ethnic group without regard to their individual
20qualities. "Socially disadvantaged farmers" includes farmers
21who identify as a "minority person" as defined under Section 2
22of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
23with Disabilities Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-258, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
2    (30 ILCS 595/13 new)
3    Sec. 13. Socially disadvantaged farmers.
4    (a) In order to create, strengthen, and expand local farm
5and food economies throughout Illinois, as well as create
6equity in those economies, it shall be the goal of this State
7that at least 20% of all food and food products purchased by
8State agencies and State-owned facilities shall be local farm
9or food products produced by socially disadvantaged farmers.
10    (b) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council established
11under this Act shall support and encourage that 10% of food and
12food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole
13by State dollars, which spend more than $25,000 per year on
14food or food products for its students, residents, or clients,
15including, without limitation, public schools, child care
16facilities, after-school programs, and hospitals, shall be
17local farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged
18farmers.
19    (c) To meet the goals set forth in this Section, when a
20State contract for purchase of food or food products is to be
21awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise
22qualified bidder who is a socially disadvantaged farmer that
23will fulfill the contract through the use of local farm or food
24products may be given preference over other bidders, provided
25that the cost included in the bid of local farm or food

 

 

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1products is not more than 10% greater than the cost included in
2a bid that is not for local farm or food products.
3    (d) All State agencies and State-owned facilities that
4purchase food and food products shall, with the assistance of
5the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council, develop a system for:
6(i) identifying the percentage of local farm or food products
7produced by socially disadvantaged farmers and purchased for
8fiscal year 2020 as the baseline; and (ii) tracking and
9reporting local farm or food products produced by socially
10disadvantaged farmers and purchased on an annual basis.
 
11    (30 ILCS 595/20)
12    Sec. 20. Responsibilities of the Local Food, Farms, and
13Jobs Council. The responsibilities of the Local Food, Farms,
14and Jobs Council include, but are not limited to, the
15following:
16        (a) To assist State agencies, State-owned facilities,
17    and other entities with the purchase of local farm or food
18    products and with tracking and reporting of such purchases
19    in order to meet the goals established in Section 10 of
20    this Act.
21        (a-5) To assist State agencies, State-owned
22    facilities, and other entities with the purchase of local
23    farm or food products produced by socially disadvantaged
24    farmers and with tracking and reporting of such purchases
25    in order to meet the goals established in Section 13 of

 

 

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1    this Act.
2        (b) To assist local farm and food entrepreneurs,
3    including socially disadvantaged farmers, to identify and
4    secure necessary resources and equipment to begin,
5    maintain, and expand projects and networks necessary for
6    the development of local farm or food products; provided,
7    however, that it is the intent of this Act that the Local
8    Food, Farms, and Jobs Council will facilitate program
9    start-ups and then relinquish rights, benefits, and
10    control within a reasonably short duration of time.
11        (c) To facilitate the building of infrastructure,
12    including aggregation, processing, storage, packaging, and
13    distribution facilities necessary to move local farm or
14    food products to local and other markets.
15        (d) To support and expand programs that recruit,
16    train, and provide technical assistance to Illinois
17    farmers, including socially disadvantaged farmers, and
18    residents in order to encourage the production of local
19    farm or food products.
20        (e) To coordinate interagency policies, initiatives,
21    and procedures promoting local farm and food products in
22    Illinois communities, by working with and involving State,
23    federal, and local agencies, as well as community based
24    organizations, educational institutions, and trade
25    organizations in executing the purposes of this Act.
26        (f) To facilitate the elimination of social, racial,

 

 

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1    and legal barriers hindering the development of a local
2    farm and food economy by working with federal, State, and
3    local public health agencies, other agencies and
4    applicable entities, and the Illinois Attorney General to
5    create consistent and compatible regulations for the
6    production, storage, distribution, and marketing of local
7    farm or food products.
8        (g) To facilitate the use of public lands for growing
9    local farm or food products by working with governmental
10    entities at the local, State, and federal levels.
11        (h) To set annual goals for all purchases of local
12    farm or food products by Illinois residents and to monitor
13    the development and expansion of a local farm and food
14    economy through data collection, tracking, measurement,
15    analysis, and reporting on progress made in an annual
16    report to the Illinois General Assembly.
17        (i) (Blank).
18        (j) To initiate and facilitate public awareness
19    campaigns about the economic benefits of a local farm and
20    food economy.
21        (k) To facilitate and bolster access to more readily
22    available healthy food options in areas considered to be a
23    food desert, including support and expansion of programs
24    utilizing local farm and food products to provide
25    increased food options in such areas.
26(Source: P.A. 99-653, eff. 1-1-17.)