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Sample State Policy (Page 2 of 3)1. Provide fresh, high-quality, locally grown foods to school cafeterias;2. Teach students about healthy eating through nutrition education and school gardens,thereby setting the stage for life-long healthy eating habits; and3. Provide Oklahoma farmers with new markets for their products.B. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be the leadpublic agency for general administration and monitoring of the Oklahoma Farm-to-SchoolProgram and activities related to the Program. The State Department of Education shallprovide assistance and staff support for the implementation of the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program Act.C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall establishguidelines for the award of grants to:1. School districts to incorporate food from local farmers on school menus and to implementnutrition education programs; and2. Local farmers to do the planning, development, and implementation of the new schoolmarket.SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutesas Section 1962 of Title 2, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads asfollows:A. There is hereby created until July 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Farm-to-School TaskForce. The purpose of the Task Force shall be to study the obstacles to the operationof the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program and make recommendations to address theproblems and issues.Farm Conclusions to School and Sample RecommendationsTools and ResourcesB. The Task Force shall be composed of fifteen (15) members as follows:1. The Secretary of Agriculture or a designee;2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or a designee;3. A representative of the Oklahoma State University Extension Services;4. A person who represents a vendor that supplies food to school districts in the state;and5. Eleven persons who are members of a nonprofit food policy council appointed by theGovernor.www.farmtoschool.org 171