NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3804

Senate Bill S3804

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 02, 2020	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 27, 2020	advanced to third reading
Jan 23, 2020	2nd report cal.
Jan 22, 2020	1st report cal.248
Jan 08, 2020	referred to finance returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 13, 2019	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
May 30, 2019	ordered to third reading cal.1006 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 17, 2019	print number 3804a
May 17, 2019	amend and recommit to finance
Feb 14, 2019	referred to finance

Votes

- Mar 2, 2020 - Floor Vote
  S3804
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 2, 2020
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      excused (1)
      
      Boyle
  Jan 22, 2020 - Finance Committee Vote
  S3804
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Jan 22, 2020
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Thomas

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2019-S3804 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §97-ff, St Fin L; add §625-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3804

2019-S3804 - 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.

2019-S3804 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3804

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

To create the New York Farm to School and School Garden Fund.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the state finance law by adding a new section creat-
ing the "New York Farm to School and School Garden Fund," for the
purpose of establishing school gardens and purchasing equipment and
educational materials to promote students' consumption of local
products.

Section two amends the tax law by adding a new section creating the

"Gift for the New York farm to school and school garden fund," enabling
an individual, in any taxable year, to contribute to the New York Farm
to School and School Garden fund to help establish school gardens and
purchase equipment and educational material to promote students'
consumption of local products.

Section three provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

From improving nutrition to supporting our state's agriculture industry,
the benefits of eating locally grown foods are many. As such, it's
important to instill in New York's young people the importance of eating
healthy fruits and vegetables, as well as the significance of supporting
the hard work done by farmers.

Through the establishment of the "New York Farm to School and School
Garden Fund"-which would be funded through voluntary contributions made
via personal income tax returns-schools across the state would be
provided with the resources necessary to build school gardens, purchase
gardening equipment and educational materials to promote students'
consumption of local products.

By giving students hands on experience in growing their own healthy
fruits and vegetables, we're not only improving their nutrition, we're
also helping them to learn more about farming and helping them to become
interested in the possibility of one day pursuing a career in agricul-
ture.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2016: A.10479 (Hunter)
2017-18: A.1081 (Hunter)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninetieth day after becoming law.

2019-S3804 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3804
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, 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:
   §  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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04048-01-9

 S. 3804                             2
 
   § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 625-a to  read  as
 follows:
   §  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
 YORK  FARM  TO  SCHOOL  AND  SCHOOL GARDEN FUND TO HELP ESTABLISH SCHOOL
 GARDENS AND PURCHASE EQUIPMENT  AND  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  TO  PROMOTE
 STUDENTS'  CONSUMPTION  OF  LOCAL PRODUCTS. THE CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN
 ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF  STATE  TAX
 OWED  BY  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE
 PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIB-
 UTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK FARM TO
 SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMER-
 ATED IN SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-FF OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §97-ff, St Fin L; add §625-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3804

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3804A

SPONSOR: MAY
 
PURPOSE::

The purpose of this bill is to create the New York Farm to School and
School Garden Fund.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The bill amends the state finance law by adding a new section creating
the "New York Farm to School and School Garden Fund," for the purpose of
establishing school gardens and purchasing equipment and educational
materials to promote students' consumption of local products

The bill amends the tax law by adding a new section creating the "Gift
for the New York farm to school and school garden fund," enabling an
individual, in any taxable year, to contribute to the New York Farm to
School and School Garden fund to help establish school gardens and
purchase equipment and educational material to promote students'
consumption of local products.

**The amendments to the bill provide for the annual issuance of a report
to the legislature to include the following:

- Money spent from the fund and process for disbursement;

- Recipients of the fund and amounts awarded;

- Purpose for each award granted; and

- Financial accounting of the previous year and plan for future year.

 
JUSTIFICATION::

From improving nutrition to supporting our state's agriculture industry,
the benefits of eating locally grown foods are many. As such, it is
important to instill in New York's young people the importance of eating
healthy fruits and vegetables, as well as the significance of supporting
the hard work done by farmers.

Through the establishment of the "New York Farm to School and School
Garden Fund"-which would be funded through voluntary contributions made
via personal income tax returns-schools across the state would be
provided with the resources necessary to build school gardens, purchase
gardening equipment and educational materials to promote students'
consumption of local products.

By giving students hands on experience in growing their own healthy
fruits and vegetables, we not only improve their nutrition, we also help
them to learn more about fanning and helping them to become interested
in the possibility of one day pursuing a career in agriculture.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::

2017-18: S. 2768 REF TO FINANCE; A.1081 Ref to education
2016: S7706 REF TO FINANCE; A.10479 Ref to education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
Minimal

 
EFFECTIVE DATE::

90 days after enactment

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3804--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04048-02-9

 S. 3804--A                          2
 
 MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN THE NEW YORK FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN  FUND
 SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
   4.  ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE
 COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIRS OF THE
 SENATE COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE, CHAIRS OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 AGRICULTURE  AND  EDUCATION  COMMITTEES,  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE  HOW  THE  MONIES  OF  THE  FUND  WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISPERSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (B) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (E) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
 YEAR.
   §  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 625-a to read as
 follows:
   § 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
 YORK FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN  FUND  TO  HELP  ESTABLISH  SCHOOL
 GARDENS  AND  PURCHASE  EQUIPMENT  AND  EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO PROMOTE
 STUDENTS' CONSUMPTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTS. THE CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN
 ANY  WHOLE  DOLLAR  AMOUNT  AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX
 OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE  ON  THE
 PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIB-
 UTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED  TO  THE  NEW  YORK  FARM  TO
 SCHOOL  AND  SCHOOL GARDEN FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMER-
 ATED IN SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-FF OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Rachel May

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Patty Ritchie

2019-S3804 - Details

2019-S3804 - Summary

2019-S3804 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3804 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Patty Ritchie

Pete Harckham

Daphne Jordan

Monica R. Martinez

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3804A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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