New York S 6493: Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a program to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need

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S06493 Summary:

BILL NOS06493 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04952

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

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Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance, to establish a grant program to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need.

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BILL NOS06493 

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03/14/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6493

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to direct-
 ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a program
 to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared
 meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
 3 53. Develop, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of
 4 temporary and disability assistance, a grant program, within funding
 5 made available for such program, to provide awards to emergency food
 6 providers to purchase prepared meals from eligible New York restaurants
 7 and deliver them to families in need. The commissioner shall promulgate
 8 criteria for a restaurant to participate in such program, which shall
 9 include but not be limited to, passing all health inspections, compli-
 10 ance with all licensing requirements applicable to such restaurant, and
 11 creation of meals aligning with current MyPlate standards issued by the
 12 United States department of agriculture. Such program shall also encour-
 13 age participating restaurants to utilize New York ingredients where
 14 possible. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations
 15 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09043-01-5

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