Assembly Bill A9379

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products

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  • 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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2015-A9379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7525
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1446, S1239

2015-A9379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products; establishes rates of reimbursement dependent upon the percentage that New York farm products constitute a school's food purchases.

2015-A9379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9379

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  reimbursement of schools for purchasing New York farm products

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5-c to read as follows:
  5-C. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL  REIMBURSE  SCHOOL  NUTRITION
PROGRAMS  AT  AN  ADDITIONAL  RATE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE THAT NEW YORK
FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE OF EACH PROGRAM'S FOOD PURCHASES  IN  A  SCHOOL
YEAR.  SCHOOLS  FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT LEAST TEN
PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL  FIVE  CENTS
PER  MEAL;  SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT LEAST
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL  TEN
CENTS  PER  MEAL; SCHOOLS FOR WHICH NEW YORK FARM PRODUCTS CONSTITUTE AT
LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF FOOD PURCHASES WILL BE REIMBURSED AN  ADDITIONAL
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER MEAL.
  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH AN APPROVED VENDOR LIST.
SCHOOLS SHALL VERIFY AND  SUBMIT  THEIR  PERCENTAGE  OF  NEW  YORK  FARM
PURCHASES  TO  THE DEPARTMENT PER THE REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED
BY THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO REIMBURSEMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13910-01-6

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