Amendment AA1-AB577

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 577

December 19, 2017 - Offered by Representative Krug.

AB577-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB577-AA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 12: after that line insert:

AB577-AA1,1,7 “(ag) “Emergency feeding organization” means a nonprofit organization that distributes or coordinates the distribution of federal commodities to food pantries or other organizations that dispense food to low-income individuals to alleviate hunger and that monitors its network for service data and compliance with operational and food safety standards.”.

AB577-AA1,1,8 2. Page 2, line 13: delete “(a)" and substitute “(ar)".

AB577-AA1,1,10 3. Page 2, line 15: after “hunger" insert “and that monitors its network for service data and compliance with operational and food safety standards".

AB577-AA1,1,11 4. Page 2, line 16: delete “Food" and substitute “Statewide food".

AB577-AA1,2,3 5. Page 2, line 17: delete “that, together, serve" and substitute “or that provides statewide support to a network of emergency feeding organizations and distributes food or federal commodities to".

AB577-AA1,2,4 6. Page 2, line 19: after “a" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA1,2,7 7. Page 2, line 21: after “banks." insert “The department shall make this grant through a process involving a request for proposals from statewide food bank associations.".

AB577-AA1,2,8 8. Page 2, line 22: after “the" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA1,2,9 9. Page 3, line 1: after “require the" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA1,2,10 10. Page 3, line 14: after that line insert:

AB577-AA1,2,15 “(5m) A food pantry or other organization that dispenses food to low-income individuals to alleviate hunger may receive farm products and food products that are reimbursed, packed, transported, or processed under sub. (3) only if it operates in this state and is a member in good standing of a food bank or emergency feeding organization.”.

AB577-AA1,2,16 11. Page 3, line 15: after “a" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA1,2,18 12. Page 3, line 18: delete “a membership, affiliation, or delivery" and substitute “any".

AB577-AA1,2,19 (End)