IL HB3701

Establishes the "Good Food Purchasing Program" requiring all State agencies and State-owned facilities (including prisons, mental health facilities, and public universities) to undergo baseline food purchasing assessments and develop multi-year action plans to align food procurement with core values prioritizing local suppliers within 250-500 miles, environmental sustainability, fair labor practices, animal welfare, and nutritious whole foods

Creates a Good Food Purchasing Task Force with 23 members including the Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders, and representatives from food advocacy, labor, environmental, and animal welfare organizations to study state food procurement and submit interim and final reports within one and two years respectively

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code to require food contracts for State agencies and higher education institutions be awarded through competitive sealed proposals that consider "Good Food Purchasing core values" and may give preference to vendors meeting these criteria

Establishes the Good Food Purchasing Fund in the State treasury to fund a new office within the Department of Agriculture for training, technical assistance, and administration of the program, with authority to accept federal, local, and private resources

Modifies food labeling requirements to allow products to be designated "Illinois-grown," "Illinois-sourced," or "Illinois farm product" if grown in Illinois or processed in Illinois using at least one Illinois-grown ingredient, removing the previous reference to the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act definition