Assembly Bill A2321

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits schools located within the state to purchase certain New York milk

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A2321 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1069
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9990, S8999

2023-A2321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school.

2023-A2321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2321
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TAGUE, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, WOERNER, HAWLEY,
   BRABENEC, PALMESANO,  JENSEN,  DiPIETRO,  LEMONDES,  MILLER,  MIKULIN,
   GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to permitting schools
   located within the state to purchase certain New York milk

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. MILK OPTIONS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "NEW YORK MILK" SHALL MEAN RAW MILK PRODUCED  BY  THE  MILKING  OF
 COWS  PHYSICALLY  LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE,
 TRANSPORTED TO A DAIRY PROCESSING FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC
 BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE AND PROCESSED  AS  FLUID  MILK  INTO  CONTAINERS
 INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CONSUMERS.
   (B)  "REDUCED  FAT  NEW YORK MILK" SHALL MEAN NEW YORK MILK CONTAINING
 TWO PERCENT MILK FAT.  THE TERM INCLUDES NEW YORK  MILK  THAT  HAS  BEEN
 FLAVORED.
   (C) "WHOLE NEW YORK MILK" SHALL MEAN NEW YORK MILK CONTAINING AT LEAST
 THREE  PERCENT  MILK  FAT. THE TERM INCLUDES NEW YORK MILK THAT HAS BEEN
 FLAVORED.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  A  SCHOOL BOARD OR OTHER GOVERNING ENTITY OF A SCHOOL LOCATED
 IN THE STATE MAY ELECT TO UTILIZE FUNDS FROM STATE OR LOCAL  SOURCES  TO
 OBTAIN  WHOLE  NEW  YORK MILK OR REDUCED FAT NEW YORK MILK TO PROVIDE OR
 SELL AT SUCH SCHOOL.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL NOTIFY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OR
 CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  EACH  SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03994-01-3
 A. 2321                             2
              

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