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Senate Bill S7706

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of the New York farm to school and school garden fund

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2015-S7706 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10479
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §97-ff, St Fin L; add §625-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2768, A1081
2019-2020: S3804, A1209
2021-2022: S1511, A6282
2023-2024: S2070
2025-2026: S1231

2015-S7706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of the New York farm to school and school garden fund; allows individuals to make a gift on their personal tax form for such fund; such fund will be used to establish school gardens and purchase equipment and educational materials to promote students' consumption of local products conducted in cooperation with the department of agriculture and markets.

2015-S7706 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7706

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law,  in  relation  to
  establishing the New York farm to school and school garden fund

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
97-ff to read as follows:
  S  97-FF.  NEW YORK FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN FUND. 1. THERE IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK
FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN FUND".
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE,  PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-A OF THE TAX LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED,
CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE  PURSUANT
TO  LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM SOLICITING
AND RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND  AS
DEFINED  IN  THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO
LAW.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISH-
ING SCHOOL GARDENS AND PURCHASING EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO
PROMOTE STUDENTS' CONSUMPTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTS CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS. SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL BE
AUTHORIZED TO CREATE FURTHER CRITERIA AND  LIMITS  ON  SUCH  FUNDING  IF
NECESSARY. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON
MONEYS  ON DEPOSIT IN THE NEW YORK FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN FUND
SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 625-a to  read  as
follows:
  S  625-A. GIFT FOR THE NEW YORK FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN FUND.
AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  NEW

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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