Senate Bill S1723A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a youth development agriculture technology challenge

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Current Bill Status Via A1528 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S1723 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1528
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7014, A8788
2021-2022: S1744, A1363

2023-S1723 - Summary

Establishes a youth development agriculture technology challenge.

2023-S1723 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1723 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1723
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to establish a youth development agriculture technology challenge
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.   There is hereby established a youth development agricul-
 ture technology challenge  competition  ("challenge")  for  students  in
 elementary,  secondary,  and  higher  education. Such challenge shall be
 coordinated by the department of agriculture and markets  ("department")
 as part of the state fair in conjunction with Cornell cooperative exten-
 sion  and  other  interested  partners,  including,  but not limited to,
 institutions of higher education, school districts and boards of cooper-
 ative education services,  youth  agricultural  organizations  promoting
 leadership  and  career success in agriculture, and other science, tech-
 nology,  engineering  and  mathematics   and/or   robotics   competition
 programs. The department is authorized to utilize funds appropriated for
 the  state fair and received pursuant to section 31-c of the agriculture
 and markets law and to receive, accept and use gifts and  donations  for
 the  purpose  of  this  act which may be offered notwithstanding section
 eleven of the state finance law or any other provision of law. All money
 received as gifts or donations shall be  deposited  in  a  special  fund
 pursuant  to  section  31-c  of  the  agriculture  and  markets  law and
 disbursed for the purposes of this act or paid to  the  commissioner  of
 taxation  and finance, who together with the state comptroller is hereby
 constituted and appointed the joint custodian thereof and shall  consti-
 tute a special fund to be used under the direction of the department for
 the  purposes of this act. The department, Cornell cooperative extension
 and other participating partners shall work together  to  establish  the
 challenge to engage students to develop solutions to relevant technolog-
 ical  problems and issues faced by farmers and food producers including,
 but not limited to, increasing food production, increasing energy  effi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04637-01-3
              

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2023-S1723A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1528
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7014, A8788
2021-2022: S1744, A1363

2023-S1723A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a youth development agriculture technology challenge.

2023-S1723A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1723A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1723--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  --
   reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to establish a youth development agriculture technology challenge
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   There is hereby established a youth development agricul-
 ture technology challenge  competition  ("challenge")  for  students  in
 elementary,  secondary,  and  higher  education. Such challenge shall be
 coordinated by the department of agriculture and markets  ("department")
 as part of the state fair in conjunction with Cornell cooperative exten-
 sion  and  other  interested  partners,  including,  but not limited to,
 institutions of higher education, school districts and boards of cooper-
 ative education services,  youth  agricultural  organizations  promoting
 leadership  and  career success in agriculture, and other science, tech-
 nology,  engineering  and  mathematics   and/or   robotics   competition
 programs. The department is authorized to utilize funds appropriated for
 the  state fair and received pursuant to section 31-c of the agriculture
 and markets law and to receive, accept and use gifts and  donations  for
 the     purpose     of    this    act.    All    money    received    as
 gifts or donations shall be deposited in  a  special  fund  pursuant  to
 section  31-c  of  the agriculture and markets law and disbursed for the
 purposes of this act  or  paid  to  the  commissioner  of  taxation  and
 finance,  who  together with the state comptroller is hereby constituted
 and appointed the joint custodian thereof and shall constitute a special
 fund to be used under the direction of the department for  the  purposes
 of  this  act.  The  department, Cornell cooperative extension and other
 participating partners shall work together to establish the challenge to
 engage students to develop solutions to relevant technological  problems
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04637-03-3
              

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