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NY A09556
Bill
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Catalina Cruz
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AI Summary
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Requires the New York City Schools Chancellor to establish and maintain food pantries in high-need schools, prioritizing schools with the highest poverty and food insecurity levels
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School-based food pantries must operate on-site at least two days per week during the school year, at times accessible to families (before school, after school, or early evening)
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Pantries will be staffed primarily by volunteers including teachers, administrators, parents, and community members, with no requirement for uncompensated employee work
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Creates the "New York City School-Based Food Pantry Fund" funded by 25% of state sales tax revenue collected on hot and prepared foods sold at supermarkets and grocery stores
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Mandates annual reporting to state and city officials on the number of pantries operating, students and families served, and community partnerships established
Legislative Description
Establishes school-based food pantries in high-need schools in the city school district of the city of New York; provides for funding from state sales and compensating use taxes imposed on receipts from the retail sale of hot and prepared food sold by supermarkets and grocery stores within the state.
Last Action
referred to education
1/14/2026