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Assembly Bill A9510A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts for school food services

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2023-A9510 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8781
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2576, S3336

2023-A9510 - Summary

Provides that a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall have the authority to award contracts for school food services on the basis of certain scoring criteria.

2023-A9510 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9510
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to contracts for
   school food services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  103  of  the general municipal law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,  IN  THE  CASE  OF
 CONTRACTS  FOR  GOODS,  SERVICES,  OR  MANAGEMENT  IN THE OPERATION OF A
 SCHOOL'S FOOD SERVICE, A BOARD OF EDUCATION, ON  BEHALF  OF  ITS  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SHALL HAVE THE
 AUTHORITY TO AWARD SUCH CONTRACTS ON THE BASIS OF CERTAIN SCORING CRITE-
 RIA  SPECIFICALLY  SET FORTH IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS DETERMINED BY
 THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE OR SCHOOL BOARD TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE  PROVISION
 OF  A  SAFE  AND  NUTRITIOUS  FOOD  SERVICE PROGRAM WITH PRICE BEING THE
 PRIMARY FACTOR AND MOST  HEAVILY  WEIGHTED  BUT  NOT  THE  DETERMINATIVE
 FACTOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14838-01-4

2023-A9510A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8781
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2576, S3336

2023-A9510A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall have the authority to award contracts for school food services on the basis of certain scoring criteria.

2023-A9510A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9510--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to contracts  for
   school  food services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  103  of  the general municipal law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,  IN  THE  CASE  OF
 CONTRACTS  FOR  GOODS,  SERVICES,  OR  MANAGEMENT  IN THE OPERATION OF A
 SCHOOL'S FOOD SERVICE, A BOARD OF EDUCATION, ON  BEHALF  OF  ITS  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SHALL HAVE THE
 AUTHORITY TO AWARD SUCH CONTRACTS ON THE BASIS OF CERTAIN SCORING CRITE-
 RIA  SPECIFICALLY  SET FORTH IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS DETERMINED BY
 THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE OR SCHOOL BOARD TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE  PROVISION
 OF  A  SAFE  AND  NUTRITIOUS  FOOD  SERVICE PROGRAM WITH PRICE BEING THE
 PRIMARY FACTOR AND MOST  HEAVILY  WEIGHTED  BUT  NOT  THE  DETERMINATIVE
 FACTOR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed five years after such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14838-03-4

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