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Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-18-1702. Creation of Food Security Council--Members

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) There is created at Utah State University the Food Security Council.

(2) The council is composed of the following 15 members:

(a) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the executive director's designee;

(b) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee;

(c) the state superintendent or the state superintendent's designee;

(d) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;

(e) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner's designee; and

(f) the following members appointed by the chair of the council:

(i) one member who represents the Utah State University Extension Service;

(ii) one member who represents the Utah State University Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program;

(iii) one member who represents the Utah Women, Infants, and Children Program administered under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1786;

(iv) one member who represents the Utah SNAP-Ed program;

(v) one member who represents a food assistance organization;

(vi) one member who represents an advocacy group that addresses federal nutrition programs;

(vii) one member who represents an organization that promotes healthy eating and active lifestyles in the state;

(viii) one member who represents an organization that provides refugee resettlement services in the state;

(ix) one member who represents the Utah Farm Bureau Federation; and

(x) one member who represents a tribal government in the state.

(3)(a) A member described in Subsection (2)(d) shall serve a term of two years.

(b) If a vacancy occurs for a member described in Subsection (2)(d), the chair of the council shall appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the member's term.

(c) A member may serve more than one term.

(4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service.

(5) The council shall elect a chair from the council's members, who shall serve a two-year term.

(6)(a) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum of the council.

(b) The action by a majority of the members of a quorum constitutes the action of the council.

(7) The Utah State University Hunger Solutions Institute shall provide staff support to the council.

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