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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program

Requiring the State Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to procure, when funding is available, local food for local school systems with preference to providers that are certified local farms or certified Chesapeake invasive species providers; altering the percentage price preference adopted by the Board of Public Works for locally grown food from 5% to 10%; etc.

https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB56/2025
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Lorig Charkoudian Delegate
Farmland FOOD BOUNDARIES Public Schools Procurement Certifications Reports Invasive Species Rules and Regulations Intergovernmental Cooperation Administrative Agencies Primary and Secondary Education Education, State Department of Agriculture, Department of General Services, Department of Public Works, Board of Fish and Fishing Farmers and Farming State Government - Procurement
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