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Full Text of HB2557 103rd General Assembly

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HB2557ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Filed: 3/17/2023

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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2557
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2557 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Farmer Equity and Innovation Act.

6     Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7     "Limited resource farmer" means a farmer who has a total
8 household income at or below the national poverty level for a
9 family of 4, or less than 50% of the county median household
10 income in each of the previous 2 years.
11     "Socially disadvantaged farmer" means a farmer who has
12 been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudices because of their
13 identity as a member of a group without regard to their
14 individual qualities.

15     Section 10. Farmer Equity and Innovation Center.

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1     (a) Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
2 approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, the
3 Farmer Equity and Innovation Center is created at the
4 University of Illinois Extension.
5     (b) The Farmer Equity and Innovation Center shall:
6         (1) ensure the continued economic viability of
7     small-scale and moderate-scale diversified farms by
8     creating a coordinated, statewide program to support the
9     operators of those farms, prioritizing limited resource
10     farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers;
11         (2) establish a Farmer Equity and Innovation Program
12     administered by the Center;
13         (3) utilize the University of Illinois Small Farm
14     Advisors, and require the University to increase its Small
15     Farm Advisor positions to 6 in number;
16         (4) include applied research on specified subjects
17     concerning farming in Illinois, outreach regarding those
18     subjects, and informational services on assistance
19     provided by or through the Center or nonprofit
20     organizations designated by the Center;
21         (5) authorize the Program to include special training
22     for new and beginning farmers, with priority given to
23     socially disadvantaged farmers; and
24         (6) conduct a study to determine and issue an annual
25     report to the Governor and General Assembly containing a
26     demographic breakdown of farmers who participate in the

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1     Program.".

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