Senate Bill S7843

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a "women in farming" study

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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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2017-S7843 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10544
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Commissioner

2017-S7843 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets to conduct a "women in farming" study.

2017-S7843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7843
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to authorize and  direct  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  and
   markets to conduct a "women in farming" study
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The commissioner  of  agriculture  and  markets  is  hereby
 authorized  and  directed to conduct a "women in farming" study on women
 who are farm operators in New York  state.  Special  attention  in  such
 study  shall be given to: the impediments and barriers to growing exist-
 ing women-operated farm businesses, the impediments for women seeking to
 pursue farming careers, the factors contributing to a growing number  of
 women  choosing  to  become  farm  operators and any recommendations for
 legislation and administrative programs to support and  encourage  women
 farmers.
   § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act the commission-
 er of agriculture and markets shall deliver a report of his or her find-
 ings  and  recommendations, including proposed legislation to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the
 assembly. The report shall describe with particularity how any recommen-
 dations  for  legislation  and  administrative  programs  to support and
 encourage women farmers made by the study can be implemented in New York
 state.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14847-01-8



              

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