H.C.R. NO. 147 Summary

• Requests the Department of Agriculture to establish a Sustainable Food Systems Working Group with 15 specified members including government representatives, legislators, university faculty, and nonprofit organizations.

• Directs the Working Group to develop an interagency food systems plan aligned with sustainable development goals, addressing seven planning themes including food as a human right, social equity, food system resilience, and agriculture sustainability.

• Requires the food systems plan to address 18 specific planning elements ranging from public health and nutrition to workforce development, fair labor, and good food governance, with scientific indicators and metrics to track progress.

• Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses including travel costs.

• Working Group must submit the interagency food systems plan and implementation recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2025 Regular Session convenes.