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NY S00854
Bill
Status
3/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Klein
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to cooperate with the Commissioner of Education in developing voluntary guidelines for school districts and higher education institutions to donate excess food to local food assistance programs.
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Amends Education Law to direct the Commissioner of Education to develop voluntary guidelines encouraging schools and colleges to donate unused, edible food from meals to community food pantries, soup kitchens, and other not-for-profit organizations serving low-income populations.
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Guidelines may include information dissemination methodology, directories of nearby food assistance programs and educational institutions, notification of donation options, and technical assistance on safe food donation practices.
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Requires coordination of implementation with the Farm-to-School program and the New York Harvest for New York Kids Week program.
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Effective 180 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Directs 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.
Last Action
referred to education
3/28/2016