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Full Text of SB1360 103rd General Assembly

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SB1360eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning agriculture.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
6 205-360 as follows:

7     (20 ILCS 205/205-360 new)
8     Sec. 205-360. Access to nutritious food program.
9     (a) In this Section:
10     "Food desert" means an underserved geographic area where
11 fresh and nutritious foods are difficult to obtain, as
12 determined by the Department. "Food desert" includes:
13         (1) a rural town or urban neighborhood in which:
14             (A) at least 25% of the households have incomes
15         that are below the federal income poverty level; or
16             (B) the median family income of residents is not
17         more than 80% of the median family income of Illinois;
18         (2) a rural town, urban neighborhood, or metropolitan
19     census tract in which at least 500 residents or at least
20     33% of the population resides more than one mile from a
21     supermarket or large grocery store; or
22         (3) a non-metropolitan census tract in which at least
23     500 residents or at least 33% of the population resides

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1     more than 10 miles from a supermarket or large grocery
2     store.
3     "Program" refers to the access to nutritious food program
4 conducted under this Section.
5     (b) The Department shall conduct an access to nutritious
6 food program to establish and operate projects and strategies
7 within food deserts that focus on:
8         (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and
9         (2) education in food preparation and nutrition.
10     (c) The Department shall promote the sharing of
11 information concerning best practices and programs, including
12 projects established under this Section, that have proven to
13 be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious
14 food and education in food preparation and nutrition.
15     (d) The Department shall convene an annual meeting of
16 nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share
17 best practices and information on programs, including projects
18 established under this Section, that have proven to be
19 effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious
20 food and education in food preparation and nutrition.

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