SF0054 • 2020

Surplus food programs.

AN ACT relating to school districts; authorizing surplus food programs in schools; authorizing donation of surplus school food to a nonprofit entity; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Senator Wasserburger
Last action: 2020-03-10
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in its session, and there is uncertainty about implementation details such as how nonprofits will manage or distribute the donated food.

School Surplus Food Programs

The bill allows Wyoming school districts to create programs that give away extra food for free and donate leftover food to nonprofits.

What This Bill Does

Allows schools to provide surplus food at no cost to students who cannot buy snacks or meals.
Enables schools to donate surplus food to nonprofit groups for charitable purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts in Wyoming
Students who receive free snacks or meals through school programs
Nonprofit entities that can accept donated food from schools

Terms To Know

Surplus Food Programs: Programs where extra food is given away for free to students and donated to nonprofits.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It specifies that schools can donate leftover food but does not detail how this should be done.
There are no details on how nonprofit entities will manage or distribute the donated food.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0054HS001

Standing Committee • House Education Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to clarify and adjust provisions related to surplus food programs in schools, including how donated food can be used.

Adds language allowing the use of donated food in school surplus food programs.
Removes certain phrases mentioning 'meal' that are no longer needed after the amendments.
Modifies a line to specify that food is 'donated' rather than specifying who donates it.

The amendment text does not provide full context, so some details about how these changes will affect the bill's overall function are unclear.

Bill History

2020-03-10 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2020-03-03 House
H Placed on General File
2020-03-03 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-26 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2020-02-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-25 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0
2020-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-21 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-19 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2020-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 29-0-1-0-0
2020-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-01-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0003
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0003
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0054

Surplus food programs.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Wasserburger

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to school districts; authorizing surplus food programs in schools; authorizing donation of surplus school food to a nonprofit entity; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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3
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111(a)(xi) is amended to read:

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111.

Powers of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district within the state may:

(xi)

Provide for the operation of
:

(A)

S
chool lunch programs in schools under its jurisdiction;

(B)

Programs that provide surplus food at no cost to students for a snack or breakfast, lunch or dinner meal for students who are unable to purchase a snack or breakfast, lunch or dinner meal. Surplus food provided under a school program may include unserved food, whether packaged or unpackaged, whole produce, wrapped raw produce or unpeeled fruit. A school district may accept and use food donated by a nonprofit entity for its surplus food program;

(C)

Programs to donate surplus school food to a nonprofit entity for a charitable purpose.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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