Bill > S2116

This bill establishes the Executive Office of Food Resources and Security to promote and support food production, distribution, and consumption in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Creating an executive office led by a Secretary of Food Resources and Security, with various departments focused on areas like food production, labor and workforce development, innovation and research, investment and financing, food security and labeling, economic development for local foods, nutrition and health, and self-sufficiency in food production. 2. Granting the Secretary the authority to coordinate activities, resolve conflicts, and improve efficiency across the different departments. 3. Tasking the office with fostering and supporting food producers, promoting job creation and economic development in food production, developing a skilled workforce, improving nutrition and healthy eating, and reducing input costs for food producers. 4. Enabling the office to enter into contracts, conduct research, provide assistance and information to stakeholders, and administer various programs and incentives to achieve the goals of increasing local food production, distribution, and consumption in Massachusetts.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2116