Assembly Bill A2409

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to establish guidelines providing for donation of excess, unused, edible food from school meals to food assistance programs

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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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2017-A2409 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6453
2011-2012: A6330
2013-2014: A5218
2015-2016: A4833

2017-A2409 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, to establish voluntary guidelines to provide for the donation of excess, unused, edible food from school, university or other educational institutions' meal programs to voluntary food assistance programs.

2017-A2409 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2409
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, COOK, GALEF, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.   CAHILL, FARRELL, LUPARDO,  MAGEE  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law,
   in relation to authorizing school districts and institutions of higher
   education to donate excess food to  local  voluntary  food  assistance
   programs
 
   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. COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
 VISION THIRTY-TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, TO
 DEVELOP  GUIDELINES FOR THE VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
 SECTION TWO OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  OF  PROGRAMS  WHICH  ENCOURAGE  THE
 DONATION OF EXCESS, UNUSED, EDIBLE FOOD FROM MEALS SERVED AT SUCH EDUCA-
 TIONAL FACILITIES TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, SHALL DEVELOP VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO
 ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE ABILITY  OF  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND  INSTI-
 TUTIONS  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION TO DONATE EXCESS, UNUSED, EDIBLE FOOD FROM
 MEALS SERVED AT SUCH EDUCATIONAL  FACILITIES  TO  LOCAL  VOLUNTARY  FOOD
 ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  COMMUNITY FOOD
 PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGAN-
 IZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED.
   SUCH GUIDELINES MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07734-01-7

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2017-A2409A - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6453
2011-2012: A6330
2013-2014: A5218
2015-2016: A4833

2017-A2409A - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, to establish voluntary guidelines to provide for the donation of excess, unused, edible food from school, university or other educational institutions' meal programs to voluntary food assistance programs.

2017-A2409A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2409--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, COOK, GALEF, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.   CAHILL, FARRELL, LUPARDO,  MAGEE  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law,
   in relation to authorizing school districts and institutions of higher
   education to donate excess food to  local  voluntary  food  assistance
   programs
 
   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. COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
 VISION THIRTY-TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, TO
 DEVELOP  GUIDELINES FOR THE VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
 SECTION TWO OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  OF  PROGRAMS  WHICH  ENCOURAGE  THE
 DONATION OF EXCESS, UNUSED, EDIBLE FOOD FROM MEALS SERVED AT SUCH EDUCA-
 TIONAL FACILITIES TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, MAY DEVELOP VOLUNTARY  GUIDELINES  TO
 ENCOURAGE  AND  FACILITATE  THE  ABILITY  OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INSTI-
 TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO DONATE EXCESS, UNUSED, EDIBLE  FOOD  FROM
 MEALS  SERVED  AT  SUCH  EDUCATIONAL  FACILITIES TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY FOOD
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  COMMUNITY  FOOD
 PANTRIES,  SOUP  KITCHENS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN-
 IZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED. SUCH GUIDE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07734-03-7

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2017-A2409B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6453
2011-2012: A6330
2013-2014: A5218
2015-2016: A4833

2017-A2409B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, to establish voluntary guidelines to provide for the donation of excess, unused, edible food from school, university or other educational institutions' meal programs to voluntary food assistance programs.

2017-A2409B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2409--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, COOK, GALEF, ROSENTHAL, HARRIS -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, FARRELL, LUPARDO, MAGEE -- read  once
   and  referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee  --  again  reported  from  said  committee with amendments,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the  education  law,
   in relation to authorizing school districts and institutions of higher
   education  to  donate  excess  food to local voluntary food assistance
   programs
 
   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.  COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION FIFTY-SIX OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW,  TO
 DEVELOP  GUIDELINES FOR THE VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF  PROGRAMS  WHICH  ENCOURAGE  THE
 DONATION OF EXCESS, UNUSED, EDIBLE FOOD FROM MEALS SERVED AT SUCH EDUCA-
 TIONAL FACILITIES TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
   §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, MAY DEVELOP GUIDELINES  TO  ENCOURAGE
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO DONATE EXCESS,
 UNUSED, EDIBLE FOOD FROM MEALS SERVED AT SUCH EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES  TO
 LOCAL  VOLUNTARY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED.
 SUCH GUIDELINES DEVELOPED CONCERNING DONATED FOOD SHALL COMPLY WITH  ALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07734-04-7

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