AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT-GROWN FOR CONNECTICUT KIDS PROGRAM.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact amount of funding or the nature of the incentives for local farms.

Funding for Local Farms Program

This bill provides money from the state's budget to help a program that buys food from local farmers in Connecticut.

What This Bill Does

• Gives money from the state's General Fund to support the 'Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids' program.
• Offers incentives to local farms and food growers.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local farmers and food producers in Connecticut
• The Department of Agriculture

Terms To Know

Appropriations

Money given to a government department for spending on specific programs.

General Fund

A main pool of money that the state uses to pay for different things, like education and health care.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of money given is not specified in the bill.
• It's unclear what specific incentives will be offered to local farms.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to support the Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids program and offer incentives to local farms and food growers.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 957 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5171
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 957

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. SHAKE, 120th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT-GROWN
FOR CONNECTICUT KIDS PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ___ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1
Agriculture, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2
2027, for the Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids program. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to support the Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut
Kids program and offer incentives to local farms and food growers.