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Assembly Bill A1446A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products

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2017-A1446 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1239
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9379, S7525

2017-A1446 - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products; establishes rates of reimbursement dependent upon the percentage that New York farm products constitute a school's food purchases.

2017-A1446 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1446
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JENNE, STEC, OAKS, LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, TITONE,
   GUNTHER,  CRESPO,  SKOUFIS,  CROUCH,  RAIA,  BLAKE,  CAHILL,   WALKER,
   BARRETT, PALMESANO, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRINDISI,
   COOK,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GLICK,  LOPEZ,  SIMON,  THIELE  --  read once and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5-c to read as follows:
   5-C. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL  REIMBURSE  SCHOOL  NUTRITION
 PROGRAMS  AT  AN  ADDITIONAL  RATE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE THAT NEW YORK
 FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE OF EACH PROGRAM'S FOOD PURCHASES  IN  A  SCHOOL
 YEAR.  SCHOOLS  FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT LEAST TEN
 PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL  FIVE  CENTS
 PER  MEAL;  SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT LEAST
 FIFTEEN PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL  TEN
 CENTS  PER  MEAL; SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT
 LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL
 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MEAL.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH AN APPROVED VENDOR LIST.
 SCHOOLS SHALL VERIFY AND  SUBMIT  THEIR  PERCENTAGE  OF  NEW  YORK  FARM
 PURCHASES  TO  THE DEPARTMENT PER THE REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO REIMBURSEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02544-01-7

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2017-A1446A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1239
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9379, S7525

2017-A1446A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products; establishes rates of reimbursement dependent upon the percentage that New York farm products constitute a school's food purchases.

2017-A1446A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1446--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JENNE, STEC, OAKS, LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, TITONE,
   GUNTHER,  CRESPO,  SKOUFIS,  CROUCH,  RAIA,  BLAKE,  CAHILL,   WALKER,
   BARRETT,  PALMESANO, MURRAY, B. MILLER, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. BRINDISI, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, RAMOS,  SIMON,  THIELE
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommit-
   ted  to  the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Assembly Rule
   3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
   5-D.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF EDUCATION SHALL REIMBURSE SCHOOL NUTRITION
 PROGRAMS AT AN ADDITIONAL RATE BASED ON THE  PERCENTAGE  THAT  NEW  YORK
 FARM  PRODUCTS  CONSTITUTE  OF EACH PROGRAM'S FOOD PURCHASES IN A SCHOOL
 YEAR. SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT  LEAST  TEN
 PERCENT  OF  FOOD  PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE CENTS
 PER MEAL; SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE  AT  LEAST
 FIFTEEN  PERCENT  OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN ADDITIONAL TEN
 CENTS PER MEAL; SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS  CONSTITUTE  AT
 LEAST  TWENTY PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN ADDITIONAL
 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MEAL.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH AN APPROVED  VENDOR  LIST.
 SCHOOLS  SHALL  VERIFY  AND  SUBMIT  THEIR  PERCENTAGE  OF NEW YORK FARM
 PURCHASES TO THE DEPARTMENT PER THE REIMBURSEMENT  SCHEDULE  ESTABLISHED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO REIMBURSEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02544-03-8

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