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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
March 15, 2012 - Introduced by Senators Lassa and Vinehout, cosponsored by
Representative Radcliffe. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SB567,1,2 1An Act to create 20.255 (1) (fw) and 115.28 (56) of the statutes; relating to: pilot
2farm to school programs and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to administer two
pilot farm to school programs in rural school districts in which at least 65 percent of
the pupils are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch
program. A farm to school program is a program that connects schools with nearby
farms to provide children with locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy
products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in school breakfasts, lunches,
and snacks; helps children develop healthy eating habits; provides nutritional and
agricultural education; and improves farmers' incomes and direct access to markets.
The bill appropriates moneys to DPI to administer the programs and increases
DPI's authorized positions by 2.0 GPR positions for that purpose.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB567, s. 1 3Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
4the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB567, s. 2 1Section 2. 20.255 (1) (fw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB567,2,32 20.255 (1) (fw) Pilot farm to school programs. The amounts in the schedule to
3administer the pilot farm to school programs under s. 115.28 (56).
SB567, s. 3 4Section 3. 115.28 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
SB567,2,85 115.28 (56) (fw) Pilot farm to school programs. Administer two pilot farm to
6school programs, as defined in s. 93.49 (1), in rural school districts in which at least
765 percent of the pupils are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal
8school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SB567, s. 4 9Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB567,2,1410 (1) The authorized FTE positions for the department of public instruction are
11increased by 2.0 GPR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section
1220.255 (1) (fw) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of coordinating
13the pilot farm to school programs under section 115.28 (56) of the statutes, as created
14by this act.
SB567, s. 5 15Section 5. Fiscal changes.
SB567,3,216 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
17to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as
18affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is decreased by $135,000 for the first

1fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to decrease
2funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
SB567,3,33 (End)
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