HB566: Agriculture, Department of; require Commissioner to spend no less than five percent of marketing and promotion budget on minority or women owned agricultural enterprises

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Agriculture, so as to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to spend no less than five percent of the marketing and promotion budget for agricultural producers on minority or women owned agricultural enterprises; to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to protect against discrimination against minority and women owned agricultural enterprises in loan and grant programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.