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Committee moves 'Ag in the Classroom' program into statute
Summary
Senate Bill 14 10, a Department of Agriculture request to codify the 'Ag in the Classroom' program (created in 1992), was presented by Representative Buzowski and reported 'do pass' by the committee, 11-0.
Representative Buzowski presented Senate Bill 14 10, describing it as a request from the Department of Agriculture to place the long-running "Ag in the Classroom" program into statute to preserve it for the future.
"The Department of Ag sees its advantages," Buzowski said in response to a question about why the program needs statutory status rather than regulation, adding that codification would make removal require legislative action and help ensure the program continues.
Representative Manning asked why statute was necessary rather than a school regulation; Buzowski said the department prefers statutory permanence for a program created in 1992. A motion and second were recorded, the roll was opened and closed, and the clerk announced an 11-0 vote. The chair said the committee would report the bill as 'do pass.'
