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NJ S4031
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
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AI Summary
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Requires school food authorities, food service management companies, and third-party vendors receiving federal or state funding for local food programs to prioritize purchasing foods grown or produced within 100 miles of the destination school
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Mandates additional preference for foods produced by New Jersey farmers and food producers within that 100-mile radius over out-of-state producers
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Requires contracts between school food authorities and food service vendors to include provisions enforcing these geographic preference requirements and ensuring ongoing compliance
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Obligates school food authorities and contracted vendors to maintain records and regularly submit documentation to the Department of Agriculture demonstrating compliance with geographic preference requirements
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Applies to procurement under the federal Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and similar state or federal programs designed to facilitate local food purchasing for school meals
Legislative Description
Requires school meal service providers, when procuring local and regional foods for students, to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-State farmers and other food producers located within 100 miles of destination school.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
1/14/2025