NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8691

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May 10, 2018	referred to health

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 2 Title 7 §268, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S2178
2021-2022: S3340
2023-2024: S1096

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a healthy savings pilot program within three cities where those in the program can receive discounts on healthier food choices at grocery stores and supermarkets.

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8691

SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
healthy savings pilot program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Americans and New Yorkers are not consuming the minimum amount of fruits
and vegetables recommended by the USDA, due to a variety of issues. The
Healthy Savings programs seeks to incentivize consumption of these vital
elements to a healthy life.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends article 2 of the public health law by adding a new
title 7 to create the Healthy Savings Program.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the CDC only 12 percent of Americans eat the minimum amount
of fruit recommended - a cup and a half to two cups a day, the and only
9 percent get the two to three cups of vegetables a day that are recom-
mended. Healthy Savings was developed by Solutran, a Minneapolis-based
technology company, which offers the program in several Midwest cities
through partnerships with health insurance programs and employers. The
program has been expanding in recent months.

The program ran a small pilot program in the Bronx recently, and the New
York City's Office of Food Policy has jumped on board to expand the
pilot program across the city. This program uses the partnership with
technology to offer consumers discounts on healthy food items, this
includes fresh fruits and vegetables, by using a discount card, or an
app that gets loaded with the discounts weekly. This bill seeks to run a
statewide pilot program.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8691
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   healthy savings pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a
 new title 7 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VII
                       HEALTHY SAVINGS PILOT PROGRAM
 SECTION 268. HEALTHY SAVINGS PILOT PROGRAM.
   § 268. HEALTHY SAVINGS PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN
 THE  DEPARTMENT,  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, A HEALTHY SAVINGS PILOT PROGRAM
 DESIGNED TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTH INEQUITY THROUGH  THE  USE
 OF  DISCOUNTS  ON HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES AT GROCERY STORES AND SUPERMAR-
 KETS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, THROUGH ITS OWN MEANS OR BY PARTNERING WITH A
 COMPANY WHICH IMPLEMENTS HEALTHY SAVINGS  INITIATIVES,  CREATE  A  PILOT
 PROGRAM WHICH MEETS THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS:
   (A)  AT  LEAST  ONE  MILLION  PEOPLE  SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM
 ACROSS THE PROGRAM;
   (B) THE PROGRAM SHALL HAVE A COMPANION PHONE APPLICATION  AND  WEBSITE
 FOR  SHOWING WHICH HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AT A DISCOUNT AT
 THAT TIME AND WHERE THEY CAN BE PURCHASED;
   (C) DISCOUNT CARDS SHALL BE ISSUED TO THOSE WHO APPLY FOR THE  PROGRAM
 WHICH FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS AT A DISCOUNT;
   (D)  DISCOUNTS  IN PARTICIPATING GROCERY STORES AND SUPERMARKETS SHALL
 BE ON AT LEAST THE HEALTHIEST QUARTER OF ITEMS SOLD IN SUCH LOCATION  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (E) THE PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SECTIONS OF THREE CITIES WHERE
 FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTH INEQUITY ARE A HEALTH ISSUE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL PURSUE AVAILABLE FUNDING AND COST REDUCTION
 OPTIONS AND MAKE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP  WITH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15761-01-8

 S. 8691                             2
 
 GROCERY  STORES,  SUPERMARKETS,  AND  ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY
 FOOD CHOICES.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY,
 APPROPRIATENESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM AND SHALL REPORT TO THE
 LEGISLATURE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  AND
 EACH  YEAR  ON  JANUARY  FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, ON THE PROGRAM'S
 EFFECTIVENESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jamaal T. Bailey

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8691 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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