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NY A00839
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karen McMahon
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AI Summary
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Allows school food authorities starting July 1, 2025 to count food purchases from New York state farmers, growers, producers, or processors made for school breakfast and snack programs toward the 30% threshold required for state subsidies
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Schools must purchase at least 30% of total food costs from New York state sources to qualify for additional state subsidies of $0.1901 per free/paid lunch and $0.0519 per reduced-price lunch
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Expands documentation requirements to include food purchases for breakfast, snack, and lunch programs when demonstrating compliance with the 30% New York sourcing requirement
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Requires annual applications through the Department of Agriculture and Markets with attestation from the school food authority's chief operating officer certifying compliance with sourcing requirements
Legislative Description
Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast, snack and lunch service programs.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026