HB2993 EnrolledLRB100 07517 MLM 17582 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.60 and 34-18.53 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.60. School-grown produce. A school district may
8serve students produce grown and harvested by students in
9school-owned facilities utilizing hydroponics or aeroponics or
10in school-owned or community gardens if the soil and compost in
11which the produce is grown meets the standards adopted in 35
12Ill. Adm. Code 830.503, if applicable, and the produce is
13served in accordance with the standards adopted in 77 Ill. Adm.
14Code 750.
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.53 new)
16    Sec. 34-18.53. School-grown produce. The school district
17may serve students produce grown and harvested by students in
18school-owned facilities utilizing hydroponics or aeroponics or
19in school-owned or community gardens if the soil and compost in
20which the produce is grown meets the standards adopted in 35
21Ill. Adm. Code 830.503, if applicable, and the produce is
22served in accordance with the standards adopted in 77 Ill. Adm.

 

 

HB2993 Enrolled- 2 -LRB100 07517 MLM 17582 b

1Code 750.