Connecticut HB 5618: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOLS.
Status: REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment (as of 2023-01-18)
State: Connecticut · Session: 2023 · Bill: HB 5618
Subjects: Composting, Food, School meals, Studies
Sponsors: Rader, Moira
Bill Text
LCO No. 2859 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5618 January Session, 2023 LCO No. 2859 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. RADER, 98th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOLS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a pilot program in 1 schools that will study the environmental impact of food waste in public 2 schools and means to integrate composting of such waste while 3 providing an instructional opportunity for such schools and their 4 communities. 5 Statement of Purpose: To address food waste in our schools and establish an educational opportunity for communities to address a needed environmental change in behavior.
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