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NY S08781
Bill
Status
5/23/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Cooney
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law Section 103 to allow boards of education and boards of cooperative educational services to award school food service contracts based on multiple scoring criteria rather than price alone.
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Requires price to be the primary and most heavily weighted factor in contract awards, but allows other criteria specified in solicitation documents to influence final selection.
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Permits procurement offices and school boards to establish scoring criteria they determine essential to providing safe and nutritious food service programs.
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Takes effect immediately and expires five years after enactment, with automatic repeal unless extended by the legislature.
Legislative Description
Provides that a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall have the authority to award contracts for school food services on the basis of certain scoring criteria.
Last Action
referred to education
5/23/2024