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Senate Bill S6788

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an Oneida county school milk pilot program

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2025-S6788 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7828

2025-S6788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an Oneida county school milk pilot program allowing public schools in Oneida county to be reimbursed by the state for certain milk purchases.

2025-S6788 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6788
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an Oneida
   county school milk pilot program; 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. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. ONEIDA COUNTY SCHOOL MILK PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  A  SCHOOL  MILK  PILOT PROGRAM IN ONEIDA COUNTY. ALL PUBLIC
 SECONDARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ONEIDA COUNTY  MAY  PURCHASE  AND
 SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED  BY  THE STATE FOR ANY PURCHASE OF SELF-SERVE MILK
 DISPENSERS, BULK MILK ORDERS, AND MILK IN  SHELF-STABLE  ASEPTIC  CARTON
 PACKAGING.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PERFORM A STUDY TO ANALYZE HOW THE ONEIDA
 COUNTY SCHOOL MILK PILOT PROGRAM IMPACTS THE MILK CARTON SHORTAGE IN THE
 STATE.
   3. ON OR BEFORE THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION
 OF THE ONEIDA COUNTY SCHOOL MILK PILOT PROGRAM, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 COMPLETE THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 AND SHALL THEREAFTER DELIVER A COPY OF THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY AND ANY
 LEGISLATIVE  RECOMMENDATIONS  SUCH  COMMISSIONER  DEEMS NECESSARY TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire one year after  such  effective  date
 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09272-01-5

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