Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 17, 2014 |
approval memo.25 signed chap.525 |
Dec 05, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.367 substituted for a9381 |
Jun 10, 2014 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 09, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1219 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 02, 2014 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S7180
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S7180 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9381
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง31-j & 31-h, Ag & Mkts L
2013-S7180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7180 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to encourage seniors to participate in community gardens. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would *expand the goals of the Community Garden Task Force to include encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens and *include seniors centers and the elderly as being eligible for assistance, support, and cooperation from the Office of Community Gardens. JUSTIFICATION: Fresh fruits and vegetables are integral to the health of our seniors
2013-S7180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7180 I N S E N A T E May 2, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to encour- aging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 31-j of the agri- culture and markets law, as added by chapter 528 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (a) The goals of the task force may include, but are not limited to, the study, evaluation and development of recommendations: (i) to encour- age the establishment and expansion of community gardens by state agen- cies, municipal governments and private parties, (ii) to encourage coop- eration between the activities and operations of community gardens and provision of donated food to local voluntary food assistance programs for the poor and disadvantaged, [and] (iii) to increase the benefits that community gardens may provide to the local community in which they are located, AND (IV) TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS, THOSE AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY GARDENS. S 2. Paragraph e of subdivision 2 of section 31-h of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 528 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: e. Assist, support and encourage contact and cooperation between, and the cooperative sharing of resources between community garden groups, school garden programs and local voluntary food assistance programs, such as community food pantries, soup kitchens, SENIOR CENTERS, and other community and not-for-profit organizations that provide or distribute food to the ELDERLY, poor, and disadvantaged. Such support can include the provision of surplus community garden food or other agricultural products to such local voluntary food assistance programs; and S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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