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Committee approves amendment shifting local‑food reporting to Department of Agriculture
Summary
The Senate committee voted to approve an amendment to House Bill 18‑53, updating a 2015 local‑foods requirement to allow agencies to designate food‑service providers or wholesalers to report 10% local purchases and moving reporting from BLR to the Department of Agriculture; DHS raised concerns about special‑diet programs to be revisited next year.
Representative Beck asked the committee to adopt an amendment to House Bill 18‑53 updating Arkansas' local‑foods reporting requirements. The bill, originally enacted in 2015, requires that when a state agency receives $25,000 for a food service program, 10% of the food purchased be "local" — defined in the bill as food grown, produced or processed in Arkansas. Representative Beck said the amendment clarifies…
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