Rep. Robyn Gabel

Filed: 4/1/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5933

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5933 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act is amended
5by changing Sections 20 and 25 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 595/20)
7    Sec. 20. Responsibilities of the Local Food, Farms, and
8Jobs Council. The responsibilities of the Local Food, Farms,
9and Jobs Council include, but are not limited to, the
10following:
11    (a) To assist State agencies, State-owned facilities, and
12other entities with the purchase of local farm or food products
13and with tracking and reporting of such purchases in order to
14meet the goals established in Section 10 of this Act.
15    (b) To assist local farm and food entrepreneurs to identify
16and secure necessary resources and equipment to begin,

 

 

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

 

 

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1marketing of local farm or food products.
2    (g) To facilitate the use of public lands for growing local
3farm or food products by working with governmental entities at
4the local, State, and federal levels.
5    (h) To set annual goals for all purchases of local farm or
6food products by Illinois residents and to monitor the
7development and expansion of a local farm and food economy
8through data collection, tracking, measurement, analysis, and
9reporting on progress made in an annual report to the Illinois
10General Assembly.
11    (i) (Blank). To develop, in collaboration with the
12Department of Agriculture, a label and certification program
13different than the "Illinois Product" label program, whereby a
14label with a specific name and unique design or logo may be
15placed on local farm and food products.
16    (j) To initiate and facilitate public awareness campaigns
17about the economic benefits of a local farm and food economy.
18(Source: P.A. 96-579, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 595/25)
20    Sec. 25. Governance of the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs
21Council.
22    (a) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council shall be
23governed by a 19-member 35-member board of directors, which
24shall be comprised of the following:
25        (1) one representative each from the Department of

 

 

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1    Agriculture; the Department of Commerce and Economic
2    Opportunity; the Department of Public Health; the Illinois
3    Finance Authority; the Office of the State Treasurer; an
4    agency tasked with responsibilities over economic or
5    workforce development; the Department of Human Services,
6    Office of Health and Prevention; the Department of Human
7    Services, Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness;
8        (2) the Director of the Lieutenant Governor's Rural
9    Affairs Council;
10        (2) (3) one agricultural specialist from the
11    University of Illinois Extension;
12        (3) one representative of the State's largest general
13    farm organization;
14        (4) thirteen representatives, each of whom shall
15    represent at least one of the following interests, and each
16    interest shall be represented by at least one
17    representative:
18            (A) local farm or food product farmers
19        representing different sectors, including, but not
20        limited to, dairy, meat, vegetable, and grain;
21            (B) local farm or food product producers
22        representing different flower, fruit, viticulture,
23        aquaculture, forestry, seeds, fiber, ornamental, or
24        other specialty crop sectors;
25            (C) local farm or food product processors or
26        distributors, preferentially those operating

 

 

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1        cooperatively or under local ownership;
2            (D) not-for-profit educational organizations that
3        specialize in supporting and expanding local farm or
4        food product networks;
5            (E) local farm or food product retailers;
6            (F) municipalities in the State actively engaged
7        in the development of local farm or food products;
8            (G) banking, investment, or philanthropic
9        communities with expertise in financing or supporting
10        local foods production and infrastructure;
11            (H) community-based organizations focusing on
12        access to local farm or food products;
13            (I) restaurants or food service businesses,
14        schools, or institutions that use or seek to increase
15        and promote use of local foods; and
16            (J) employees working for businesses in the food
17        system.
18        (4) four local farm or food product farmers
19        representing different agribusiness sectors,
20        including, but not limited to, the dairy, meat,
21        vegetable, and grain sectors;
22        (5) four local farm or food product producers
23    representing different flower, fruit, viticulture,
24    aquaculture, forestry, seeds, fiber, vegetable,
25    ornamental, or other specialty crop sectors;
26        (6) two local farm or food product processors;

 

 

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1        (7) two local farm or food product distributors;
2        (8) three representatives of not-for-profit
3    educational organizations that specialize in supporting
4    and expanding local farm or food product networks;
5        (9) one certifier of specialty local farm or food
6    products, such as an organic, naturally grown, biodynamic,
7    Halal, or Kosher certifier;
8        (10) one local farm or food product consumer
9    representative;
10        (11) two representatives of farm organizations;
11        (12) one representative from a philanthropic
12    organization supporting the development of local farm or
13    food products;
14        (13) one local farm or food product retailer;
15        (14) two municipal representatives from different
16    communities in the State actively engaged in the
17    development of local farm or food products;
18        (15) four representatives from community-based
19    organizations focusing on access to local farm or food
20    products, including at least 3 minority members; and
21        (16) one chef specializing in the preparation of
22    locally grown foods.
23    (b) The 15 29 non-state governmental board members shall be
24appointed by the Governor to 3-year staggered terms as
25determined by the Governor. Persons may be nominated by
26organizations representing the sectors outlined in subsection

 

 

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1(a) of this Section. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor.
2    (c) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council may apply for
3and establish a not for profit corporation under the General
4Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
5    (d) The board of directors shall have all the rights,
6titles, powers, privileges, and obligations provided for in the
7General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. It shall elect
8its presiding officers from among its members and may elect or
9appoint an executive committee, other committees, and
10subcommittees to conduct the business of the organization.
11    (e) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council may solicit
12grants, loans, and contributions from public or private sources
13and may enter into any contracts, grants, loans, or agreements
14with respect to the use of such funds to execute the purposes
15of this Act. No debt or obligation of the Local Food, Farms,
16and Jobs Council shall become the debt or obligation of the
17State.
18    (f) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council shall not be
19considered a State Agency, and its funds shall be considered
20private funds and held in an appropriate account outside of the
21State Treasury. Private funds collected by the Local Food,
22Farms, and Jobs Council are not subject to the Public Funds
23Investment Act. Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council procurement
24is exempt from the Illinois Procurement Code. The treasurer of
25Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council funds shall be custodian of
26all Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council funds. The Local Food,

 

 

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1Farms, and Jobs Council and its officers shall be responsible
2for the approval of recording of receipts, approval of
3payments, and the proper filing of required reports. The Local
4Food, Farms, and Jobs Council's records shall be audited
5annually by an independent auditor who is a certified public
6accountant and has been selected by the Board. An annual report
7shall also be compiled by the Board. Both the annual report and
8the annual audit shall be filed with any public agency
9providing funds to the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council and
10be made available to the public.
11    (g) Subject to the availability of public or private funds,
12the board of directors may employ an executive director,
13treasurer, other staff, or independent contractors necessary
14to execute the purposes of this Act, and it may fix the
15compensation, benefits, terms, and conditions of those
16persons' employment.
17    (h) The State Governmental agencies represented on the
18board of directors may re-direct existing staff, as
19appropriations permit; assist in executing the purposes of this
20Act; and provide office space, meeting space, and other
21research and communication services as appropriate.
22    (i) The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council may be assisted
23in carrying out its functions by personnel of the Department of
24Agriculture. The Department shall provide reasonable
25assistance to the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council to help
26it achieve its purposes.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-579, eff. 8-18-09.)".