Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 21.002 - Eligibility Subject to available funds, a nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this chapter if the organization:
(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that serve each county of this state;(2) operates a program that coordinates the collection and transportation of surplus agricultural products to a statewide network of food banks that provide food to needy or low-income individuals; and(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus agricultural products, including:(A) a description of the proposal;(B) a schedule of projected costs for the proposal;(C) measurable goals for the proposal; and(D) a plan for evaluating the success of the proposal.Tex. Agric. Code § 21.002
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2001. Renumbered from Agriculture Code Sec. 20.002 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(1), eff. 9/1/2003.