Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
(a) Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each unit shall report to the Office.(b) A report under this section for the preceding fiscal year shall: (1) state the total number and value of procurement contracts for food between the unit and certified local farms and certified Chesapeake invasive species providers;(2) indicate the percentage that those procurement contracts for food represent of the total number and value of procurement contracts for food awarded by a unit;(3) state the total number and the names of certified local farms and certified Chesapeake invasive species providers that participated in procurement contracts for food awarded by a unit;(4) for each certified local farm or certified Chesapeake invasive species provider included in the report under item (3) of this subsection, list all procurement contracts for food awarded by a unit to the certified local farm or certified Chesapeake invasive species provider, including a description of the contract; and(5) contain other such information as required by the Office, subject to approval by the Board.(c) A report under this section shall be: (1) in a form prescribed by the Office; and(2) approved by the Board.(d) On or before December 31, 2023, and each December 31 thereafter, the Office shall submit a consolidated report to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on Program implementation and participation.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 575, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 32, Sec. 1, eff. 3/12/2021.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 2, Sec. 1, eff. 3/11/2021.