Bill Summary for H 1051 (2013-2014)

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May 14 2014

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 1051 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ENTER A CONTRACT TO IMPLEMENT SNAP-ED WITH NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND TO REQUIRE REPORTING TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE.
Intro. by Whitmire, Starnes, Holley, Fulghum.

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Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to enter into a contract(s), if approved by the US Department of Agriculture, to implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed).  The entities that DHHS must seek to contract with are prioritized as follows:

(1)    A sole source, multiyear contract with the NC Cooperative Extension, a program operated jointly by North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service of North Carolina State University and North Carolina Cooperative Extension Program of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, for a maximum term of three years.

(2)    A sole source, multiyear contract with the NC State University, in coordination with NC Agricultural and Technical State University, for a maximum term of three years.

(3)    Contracts with one or more entities approved by the US Department of Agriculture.

Does not limit the authority of the above entities to subcontract with other entities.

Requires any entity entering a sole source contract with DHHS to implement SNAP-Ed to file a report with the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee no later than July 1, 2015.  Lists four minimum requirements of the report, including a summary of the terms of contracts entered into and an explanation of efforts to expand outreach in the SNAP-Ed program.