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Senate Bill S8781A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts for school food services

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2023-S8781 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9510
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S3336, A2576

2023-S8781 - 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-S8781 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8781 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8781
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 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

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2023-S8781A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9510
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S3336, A2576

2023-S8781A (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-S8781A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8781A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8781--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and  Contracts
   --  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.
                                                            LBD14838-02-4

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