COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H. C. R. 9

By Delegates McKinley, Burk, Trump, M. Miller, Nesbitt, Overington, Wallace, Henderson, Facemyer, Leggett, Evans, Anderson, Riggs, Willison, Border, Walters, Richards, Faircloth, Harrison, L. White, Ashley, Ryan, Beane, Brum, Warner, Carper, Huffman, Flanigan, Michael, Johnson, Louisos, Pino, Farris, Prezioso, Proudfoot, Petersen, Campbell, Phillips, Huntwork, Preece, H. White, Vest, Pulliam, Moore, D. Miller, D. Cook, Compton, Kessel, Adkins, Paxton, Collins, Ellis, Dempsey, Manuel and Mezzatesta

Requesting the State Board of Education and the Division of Corrections to undertake a study to develop a plan to require public school cafeterias and state prison cafeterias to provide unused, cooked food to community agencies providing food for persons in need.

Whereas, Many homeless, destitute and needy people are without sufficient food to meet minimum requirements for daily living; and
Whereas, Public school cafeterias and prison cafeterias prepare a large number of meals each day; and
Whereas, Many of these meals are not eaten and the unused food is wasted; and
Whereas, Nearby community agencies are trying to feed homeless, destitute and needy people on a daily basis with limited supplies of food; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the State Board of Education and the Division of Corrections are hereby requested to undertake a study to develop a plan for requiring public school cafeterias and state prison cafeterias to provide unused, cooked food to community agencies providing food to persons in need by October 1, 1993; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the State Board of Education and the Division of Corrections are requested to report their findings, conclusions and recommendations to the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the President of the Senate on the first day of the 1994 regular session of the Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the State Board of Education and the Division of Corrections.