HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 400        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 92

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Duffy and Daniel M. Donahue

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act supporting the Commonwealth’s food system.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

1/12/2023

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/12/2023

Smitty Pignatelli

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/26/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/26/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/26/2023

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/31/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/31/2023

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

2/2/2023

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester and Hampshire

2/7/2023

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/7/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/8/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/8/2023

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

2nd Berkshire

2/9/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/15/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/15/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/15/2023

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/21/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/21/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/28/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/1/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

3/16/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/21/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

4/6/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

7/20/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 400        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 92

By Representatives Duffy of Holyoke and Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 92) of Patricia A. Duffy, Daniel M. Donahue and others that the Food Policy Council appoint a food system coordinator as an employee.  Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act supporting the Commonwealth’s food system.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 6C of chapter 20 of the General Laws is amended by inserting the following

subsection:-

(h) The council shall appoint a full time food system coordinator as an employee. The food system coordinator shall have access to all relevant agency meetings; serve in an advisory capacity to all relevant departments to inventory existing state programs which relate to the food system across all state agencies, including, but not limited to, agencies associated with the council; facilitate communication and resource collaboration across state agencies; develop and track metrics related to food system goals; identify opportunities to eliminate duplicative efforts and strengthen complementary programs and projects; identify gaps in services and supports and make recommendations; and provide input to help coordinate outreach to underserved communities. The food system coordinator shall submit a report 1 week prior to each council meeting with findings, progress updates, and recommendations to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the council, relevant department secretaries, and relevant department commissioners.