New York A 7816: Permits schools located within the state to provide or sell certain New York milk

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A07816 Summary:

BILL NOA07816 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06900

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SPONSORLupardo

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COSPNSRTague

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §915-a, Ed L; amd §254-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school; defines New York milk as raw milk produced by milking cows within the state, transported to a dairy processing center within the state, and processed as fluid milk into containers intended for distribution to consumers.

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BILL NOA07816 

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04/11/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7816

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the agriculture and markets law,
 in relation to permitting schools located within the state to purchase
 certain New York milk

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 915-a. New York milk in New York schools. 1. For purposes of this
 4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "New York milk" means raw milk produced by the milking of cows
 6 physically located within the geographic boundaries of this state,
 7 transported to a dairy processing facility located within the geographic
 8 boundaries of this state, and processed as fluid milk into containers
 9 intended for distribution to consumers. "New York milk" shall include,
 10 but not be limited to, whole milk and reduced fat milk, including milk
 11 that has been flavored.
 12 (b) "School" means any public school district, charter school, private
 13 or parochial school, or board of cooperative educational services.
 14 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, a
 15 school board or other governing entity of a school may utilize state or
 16 local funds to provide or sell New York milk at such school.
 17 3. The commissioner shall perform outreach to schools to ensure aware-
 18 ness of the provisions of this section. Such outreach shall utilize
 19 materials produced by the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in
 20 consultation with the milk marketing advisory council established pursu-
 21 ant to section two hundred fifty-four-a of the agriculture and markets
 22 law, including information regarding:
 23 (a) the nutritional benefits of New York milk, including whole milk
 24 and reduced fat milk; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11314-01-5

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 1 (b) local sourcing options for New York milk.
 2 4. If any federal law, rule, or regulation is enacted that prevents
 3 the provision or sale of New York milk in schools, the commissioner
 4 shall review and consider alternative methods to promote the availabili-
 5 ty of New York milk in schools and shall issue a report to the governor
 6 and the legislature regarding such alternative methods within one
 7 hundred eighty days of enactment of such federal law, rule, or regu-
 8 lation.
 9 5. New York milk provided or sold in schools shall be deemed to be in
 10 the stream of intrastate commerce.
 11 6. No later than one year after the effective date of this section,
 12 the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture
 13 and markets and the milk marketing advisory council established pursuant
 14 to section two hundred fifty-four-a of the agriculture and markets law,
 15 shall issue a report to the governor and the legislature regarding the
 16 implementation of this section. Such report shall include, but need not
 17 be limited to:
 18 (a) a list of all schools providing or selling New York milk pursuant
 19 to this section;
 20 (b) the approximate increase or decrease in the provision or sale of
 21 New York milk pursuant to this sect