6483-S2 AMH PETT KERR 188

2SSB 6483 - H AMD TO AGNR COMM AMD (H-5730.4) 1364

By Representative Pettigrew

ADOPTED 3/04/2008

   On page 2, line 5 of the striking amendment, after "food by" strike "the common"

   On page 2, line 33 of the striking amendment, after "such as" strike all material through "gardens," and insert "school gardens or farms"

   On page 12, beginning on line 17 of the striking amendment, after "food" strike all material through "preferences" on line 18 and insert " including, but not limited to, policies that permit a percentage price preference for the purpose of procuring Washington grown food"

   On page 12, after line 20 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

   "(11) As used in this section, "price percentage preference" means the percent by which a responsive bid from a responsible bidder whose product is a Washington grown food may exceed the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder whose product is not a Washington grown food."

   On page 13, beginning on line 14 of the striking amendment, after "program" strike all material through "markets" on line 15

   On page 13, beginning on line 16 of the striking amendment, after "markets" strike "and Washington farmers"

   On page 13, line 17 of the striking amendment, after "accept" insert "wireless"

   On page 13, line 26 of the striking amendment, after "shall" strike all material through "legislature" on line 28 and insert "submit data on the electronic benefits transfer activities conducted pursuant to this section to the appropriate committees of the legislature each biennium"

   On page 14, line 10 of the striking amendment, after "least" strike "two pilots" and insert "one pilot"

EFFECT: Provides that rather than implementing local preference, school districts may permit a twenty five percent price preference for the purpose of procuring Washington grown food; narrows the scope of the Farmers Market Technology Improvement Pilot Program so that it is to assist farmers markets rather than farmers markets and farmers; modifies the data reporting requirement for the Department of Social and Health Services so that the Department shall submit data regarding Electronic Benefits Transfer activities of the Farmers Market Technology Improvement Pilot Program to the Legislature as a subset of data already being collected for the Electronic Benefits Transfer program rather than implementing new data collecting processes; makes technical corrections and clarifications.