Requires the Department of Agriculture to create a grant program to award grants of up to $250,000, subject to appropriation, to cover the costs and labor of any qualified applicant farmer to distribute healthy, free food to expectant mothers in need who reside in the same county or in a municipality within 20 miles of the farmer's farm, with certain requirements. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Defines terms.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall, by rule, expand the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program across the State through local WIC agency grants and contracting local farmers to ensure access to fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. Requires the Department to determine which counties can participate based on funds available and whether there is a sufficient number of farmers willing to accept WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program benefits. Requires the Department to adopt rules.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 205/205
Engrossed: 20 ILCS 1305/10, 20 ILCS 2310/2310