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FL H0307
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Robin Bartleman
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AI Summary
- Transfers and renumbers the Healthy Food Financing Initiative from s. 500.81 to s. 595.801, F.S., and renames Chapter 595 from "School Food and Nutrition Services" to "Food and Nutrition"
- Redefines "underserved community" as a low-income community (rather than a "distressed urban, suburban, or rural geographic area") where residents have low access to a full-service supermarket or grocery store, using USDA Food Access Research Atlas and other federal designations
- Expands program eligibility to include construction of new independent grocery stores and supermarkets (previously limited to renovation/expansion), and allows qualified nonprofit organizations as third-party administrators alongside Florida-based federally certified community development financial institutions
- Requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to review the program after 7 years and report on economic impact and health outcomes; if the program is deemed unsuccessful, unloaned/ungranted funds must be returned to the General Revenue Fund
- Removes the prior $500,000 cap distributed among no more than three recipients, instead requiring a minimum of three eligible projects funded annually with funding contingent on annual legislative appropriation
Legislative Description
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program
Last Action
Died in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee2/1/2023
Full Bill Text
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