Assembly Bill A870A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to eligible purchases by school breakfast and lunch service programs receiving additional state subsidies

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A870 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S423
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Chap 537 of 1976
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10320, S7847
2021-2022: A4820, S4315

2023-A870 - Summary

Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast and lunch service programs.

2023-A870 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    870
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, BUTTENSCHON, LUPARDO, JACKSON, SILLITTI,
   JONES,  L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, STIRPE, WALLACE, MAGNAREL-
   LI, WOERNER, BRONSON, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid,  free
   and  reduced  price  breakfast  for  eligible pupils in certain school
   districts, in relation to purchases of food  products  from  New  York
   state farmers, growers, producers or processors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions b and c of section 5 of  chapter  537  of  the
 laws  of  1976,  relating  to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for
 eligible pupils in certain school districts, as amended by section  22-b
 of  part  A  of  chapter  56 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
 follows:
   b. Notwithstanding any monetary limitations  with  respect  to  school
 lunch  programs  contained  in  any  law or regulation, for school lunch
 meals served in the school year commencing July 1, 2022 and each July  1
 thereafter,  a  school food authority shall be eligible for a lunch meal
 State subsidy of twenty-five cents, which shall include any annual State
 subsidy received by such school food authority under any other provision
 of State law, for any school lunch  meal  served  by  such  school  food
 authority;  provided  that  the  school  food authority certifies to the
 Department of Agriculture and Markets through the application  submitted
 pursuant  to  subdivision c of this section that such food authority has
 purchased at least thirty percent of its total cost of food products for
 its school lunch service program from New York state  farmers,  growers,
 producers or processors in the preceding school year. COMMENCING JULY 1,
 2023,  AND  EACH  JULY  1  THEREAFTER,  A SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SHALL BE
 ALLOWED TO ATTRIBUTE MONEYS SPENT ON PURCHASES OF FOOD PRODUCTS FROM NEW
 YORK STATE FARMERS, GROWERS, PRODUCERS OR PROCESSORS MADE FOR ITS SCHOOL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01355-01-3

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2023-A870A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S423
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Chap 537 of 1976
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10320, S7847
2021-2022: A4820, S4315

2023-A870A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast and lunch service programs.

2023-A870A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  870--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, BUTTENSCHON, LUPARDO, JACKSON, SILLITTI,
   JONES,  L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, STIRPE, WALLACE, MAGNAREL-
   LI, WOERNER, BRONSON, CLARK,  DICKENS,  McDONALD,  BENDETT,  ANGELINO,
   BARRETT  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Education --
   recommitted to the Committee on Education 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 chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid,  free
   and  reduced  price  breakfast  for  eligible pupils in certain school
   districts, in relation to purchases of food  products  from  New  York
   state farmers, growers, producers or processors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions b and c of section 5 of  chapter  537  of  the
 laws  of  1976,  relating  to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for
 eligible pupils in certain school districts, as amended by section  22-b
 of  part  A  of  chapter  56 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
 follows:
   b. Notwithstanding any monetary limitations  with  respect  to  school
 lunch  programs  contained  in  any  law or regulation, for school lunch
 meals served in the school year commencing July 1, 2022 and each July  1
 thereafter,  a  school food authority shall be eligible for a lunch meal
 State subsidy of twenty-five cents, which shall include any annual State
 subsidy received by such school food authority under any other provision
 of State law, for any school lunch  meal  served  by  such  school  food
 authority;  provided  that  the  school  food authority certifies to the
 Department of Agriculture and Markets through the application  submitted
 pursuant  to  subdivision c of this section that such food authority has
 purchased at least thirty percent of its total cost of food products for
 its school lunch service program from New York state  farmers,  growers,
 producers or processors in the preceding school year. COMMENCING JULY 1,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01355-02-4

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