HM 55 — REDUCE SCHOOL FOOD WASTE

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 55REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURELEGISLATIVE -EDUCATION STATESTUDY OFCOMMITTEE NEWAND MEXICOTHE -LEGISLATIVE SECONDHEALTH SESSIONAND ,HUMAN 2018SERVICES INTRODUCEDCOMMITTEE BYTO DeborahREVIEW A.EXISTING PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS AND TO STUDY WAYS TO CREATE AND EXPAND POLICIES THAT ALLOW UNUSED OR UNEATEN FOOD TO GO TO THE BENEFIT OF HUNGRY CHILDREN.

Armstrong9 6WHEREAS, 8New 10Mexico Aconsistently MEMORIALranks REQUESTINGin THEthe LEGISLATIVEtop EDUCATIONfive STUDYstates COMMITTEEnationally ANDfor THEthe LEGISLATIVEnumber HEALTHof ANDchildren HUMANliving SERVICESin COMMITTEEpoverty TOand REVIEWexperiencing EXISTINGhunger; PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS AND TO STUDY WAYS TO CREATE AND EXPAND POLICIES THAT ALLOW UNUSED OR UNEATEN FOOD TO GO TO THE BENEFIT OF HUNGRY CHILDREN.

eand tWHEREAS, 17school wfood lprograms WHEREAS,are Newan Mexicoimportant consistentlytool ranks in the topfight fiveagainst nchildhood d 18 states nationally for the number of children living in poverty = = 19 a l and experiencing hunger;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, schoolsome existing food programspolicy areregulations anresult important tool in thefood agoing tto mwaste mrather 21than fightgoing againstto childhoodfeed hunger;hungry children;

and dWHEREAS, rUnited eStates 22department WHEREAS,of someagriculture existingregulations foodallow policyfor regulationsthe resultdonation inof cunused efood sto kspecific 23 food goingprograms tobut wastelimit ratherdistribution thanoutlets goingfor tosmaller, feedrural hungrycommunities; children;

e a n b 24 u [ and WHEREAS, Unitedschool Statesfood departmentprogram ofpersonnel agriculturehave .209815.1indicated regulationsa allowdesire forto thebe donationable ofto provide more unused food to specifichungry foodchildren; programs but limit distribution outlets for smaller, rural communities;

andNOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, schoolBE foodIT programRESOLVED personnelBY haveTHE indicatedHOUSE aOF desireHM 55 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the Page 1 importance of maximizing all available resources to bereduce ableschool food waste and to provide more unused food directly to hungry 6children children;be affirmed;

NOW,and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BYthat THEthe HOUSElegislative OFeducation REPRESENTATIVESstudy OFcommittee THEand STATEthe OFlegislative NEWhealth MEXICOand thathuman theservices importancecommittee ofbe maximizingrequested allto availablereview resourcesexisting programs to reduce food waste in school food wasteprograms and to providestudy moreways to create and expand policies that allow unused or uneaten food directlyto go to hungrythe childrenbenefit beof affirmed;hungry children;

and 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that thecopies legislativeof educationthis studymemorial committee and the legislative health and human services committee be requestedtransmitted to reviewthe existingchairs programsof tothe reducelegislative foodeducation wastestudy incommittee school food programs and tothe studylegislative wayshealth to create and expandhuman policiesservices thatcommittee. allow unused or uneaten food to go to e e 17 the benefit of hungry children;

andHM e55 ePage n2 d25 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be = = l ] 19 transmitted to the chairs of the legislative education study a l r i 20 committee and the legislative health and human services t e a t committee.

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