CHAPTER 48. AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN CERTAIN URBAN SCHOOLS - Texas Statutes

AGRICULTURE CODE

TITLE 3. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION

CHAPTER 48. AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN CERTAIN URBAN SCHOOLS

Sec. 48.001. CREATION. Consistent with this chapter, the

department by rule shall develop a program to award grants to

public elementary and middle schools located in large urban

school districts for the purpose of establishing:

(1) demonstration agricultural projects; or

(2) other projects designed to foster an understanding and

awareness of agriculture.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. June 18,

1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 9, Sec. 1, eff. April

11, 2001. Renumbered from Sec. 46.001 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,

ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1147, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 48.002. ELIGIBILITY. Subject to available funds, a public

elementary or middle school is eligible to receive a grant under

this chapter if the school:

(1) is located in a school district with an enrollment of at

least 49,000 students; and

(2) submits to the department, at the time and in the form

required by the department, a proposal for a demonstration

agricultural project that includes:

(A) a description of the proposed project;

(B) a schedule of projected costs for the project; and

(C) a statement of the educational benefits of the project,

including how the project will improve understanding of

agriculture.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. June 18,

1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 9, Sec. 2, eff. April

11, 2001. Renumbered from Sec. 46.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,

ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

1147, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 48.003. LIMITS. The department may not award more than

$2,500 to a school under this chapter in a school year.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. June 18,

1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 9, Sec. 3, eff. April

11, 2001. Renumbered from Sec. 46.003 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,

ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 48.004. REPORT. A school that receives a grant under this

chapter must report the results of the project to the department

in a manner determined by the department.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. June 18,

1999. Renumbered from Sec. 46.004 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.

1420, Sec. 21.001(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 48.005. FUNDS. The department may solicit and accept

gifts, grants, and other donations from any source to carry out

this chapter.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 975, Sec. 1, eff. June 18,

1999. Renumbered from Sec. 46.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.

1420, Sec. 21.001(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.