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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1464

Food and Plastic Waste Reduction
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SPONSOR
Rodriguez
FILED BY
Ana Maria Rodriguez — District 40, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Education Pre-K - 12

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Food and Plastic Waste Reduction; Requiring the Department of Education to develop a specified pilot program in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring that the pilot program be offered in a certain percentage of schools, beginning in a specified school year; requiring each participating school district to submit a report to the Department of Education by a specified date, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates a statewide school food waste pilot program.

The Department of Education must launch a three-year pilot in up to 10 percent of schools by the 2027-2028 school year. The program requires partnerships with local nonprofits to redistribute edible cafeteria food and divert organic waste to composting.

Schools must install waste sorting and dishwashing systems, though these specific installations are subject to legislative appropriation. The program also requires replacing single-use plastics with stainless steel reusable serving ware.

Each participating school district must submit an annual report to the Department of Education detailing waste diversion, food donations, and cost savings. The pilot program and the new statute automatically expire on July 1, 2030.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Pilot Program majors. 1013.121(1)

AIRequires the Department of Education to launch a 3-year food and plastic waste reduction pilot in up to 10% of schools in any district by the 2027-2028 school year.

“The Department of Education shall develop a 3-year pilot program in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service's Farm to School program to be offered in up” bill text, line 21 →
§ 2 Required Waste Diversion and Sorting majors. 1013.121(1)(a)

AIMandates that participating schools partner with local nonprofits to redistribute edible food and divert organic waste to composting, and install cafeteria waste sorting systems.

“A partnership with a local nonprofit organization or food bank to redistribute edible cafeteria food and divert organic food waste to a composting program” bill text, line 27 →
§ 3 Single-Use Plastic Elimination majors. 1013.121(1)(d)

AIRequires participating schools to eliminate single-use plastics by replacing them with stainless steel reusable serving ware.

“Elimination of single-use plastics by replacing them with stainless steel reusable serving ware” bill text, line 35 →
§ 4 Annual Reporting Requirements moderates. 1013.121(2)

AIRequires each participating school district to submit an annual report detailing waste diverted, food donated, plastics eliminated, cost savings, and barriers encountered.

“Each participating school district shall submit an annual report to the Department of Education by the end of each school year which includes all of the following” bill text, line 37 →
§ 5 Sunset Provision moderates. 1013.121(3)

AIRepeals the entire section and ends the pilot program on July 1, 2030.

“The pilot program expires and this section is repealed July 1, 2030” bill text, line 49 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...
1/8/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1013.121
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