Assembly Actions -
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Jan 21, 2016 |
print number 3248a |
Jan 21, 2016 |
amend and recommit to local government |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to local government |
Feb 03, 2015 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S3248A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2015-S3248 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §103, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S4924
2013-2014: S1427
2017-2018: S4486
2015-S3248 - Summary
Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state; allows waiver if price of such local food products is not reasonably competitive; allows waiver if such food products are not available in sufficient quantity.
2015-S3248 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3248 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the purchase of local food products by school districts PURPOSE: The purpose is to promote and support the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State by requiring that school districts give preference to products grown, produced, or harvested in New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Subdivision 9 of section 103 of the general municipal law to require that school districts, when purchasing food products, give preference to products grown, produced or harvested in New York State. It further requires that preference be given to foods processed in facilities located in New York. The purchasing requirement shall be waived if the cost of the food product is not reasonably competitive or does not exceed a cost premium of ten percent above the cost of comparable out of-state products. An exception to the purchasing requirement is also given if food products are not available in sufficient quantity for purchasing.
2015-S3248 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3248 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the purchase of local food products by school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 103 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 9. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section to the contrary, a board of education [may] SHALL, on behalf of its school district, [separately purchase eggs, livestock, fish, dairy products (excluding milk), juice, grains, and species of fresh fruit and vegeta- bles directly from New York State producers or growers, or associations of producers and growers] REQUIRE THAT ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF ALL FOOD PRODUCTS PURCHASED ARE GROWN, PRODUCED OR HARVESTED IN NEW YORK STATE OR THAT ANY PROCESSING OF SUCH FOOD PRODUCTS TAKE PLACE IN FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, provided that: (a) [such] AN association of producers or growers THAT PRODUCES OR GROWS EGGS, LIVESTOCK, FISH, DAIRY PRODUCTS (EXCLUDING MILK), JUICE, GRAINS, AND SPECIES OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, is comprised of ten or fewer owners of farms who also operate such farms and who have combined to fill the order of a school district as herein authorized, provided however, that a school district may apply to the commissioner of education for permission to purchase from an association of more than ten owners of such farms when no other producers or growers have offered to sell to such school; (b) [the amount that may be expended by a school district in any fiscal year for such purchases shall not exceed an amount equal to twen- ty cents multiplied by the total number of days in the school year multiplied by the total enrollment of such school district; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03035-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2015-S3248A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §103, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S4924
2013-2014: S1427
2017-2018: S4486
2015-S3248A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state; allows waiver if price of such local food products is not reasonably competitive; allows waiver if such food products are not available in sufficient quantity.
2015-S3248A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3248A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the purchase of local food products by school districts PURPOSE : The purpose is to promote and support the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State by requiring that school districts give preference to products grown, produced, or harvested in New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends Subdivision 9 of section 103 of the general municipal law to require that school districts, when purchasing food products, give preference to products grown, produced or harvested in New York State. It further requires that preference be given to foods processed in facilities located in New York. The purchasing requirement shall be waived if the cost of the food product is not reasonably competitive or does not exceed a cost premium of ten percent above the cost of comparable out of-state products. An exception to the purchasing requirement is also given if
2015-S3248A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3248--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the purchase of local food products by school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 103 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 269 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 9. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section to the contrary, a board of education [may] SHALL, on behalf of its school district, [separately purchase eggs, livestock, fish, dairy products (excluding milk), juice, grains, and species of fresh fruit and vegeta- bles directly from New York State producers or growers, or associations of producers and growers] REQUIRE THAT ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF ALL FOOD PRODUCTS PURCHASED ARE GROWN, PRODUCED OR HARVESTED IN NEW YORK STATE OR THAT ANY PROCESSING OF SUCH FOOD PRODUCTS TAKE PLACE IN FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, provided that: (a) [such] AN association of producers or growers THAT PRODUCES OR GROWS EGGS, LIVESTOCK, FISH, DAIRY PRODUCTS (EXCLUDING MILK), JUICE, GRAINS, AND SPECIES OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, is comprised of ten or fewer owners of farms who also operate such farms and who have combined to fill the order of a school district as herein authorized, provided however, that a school district may apply to the commissioner of education for permission to purchase from an association of more than ten owners of such farms when no other producers or growers have offered to sell to such school; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03035-02-6
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