New York A 282: Relates to establishing a procedure for the governor's annual message to the legislature regarding the state of the state

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A00282 Summary:

BILL NOA00282 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00594

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRRamos, Woerner, Rivera, Lunsford, Maher, McDonough, Gallagher, Torres, Barrett, Conrad, Zaccaro,
 Levenberg, Rozic, Shimsky, Clark, Alvarez, Epstein, Eichenstein, Anderson, Shrestha, Davila, Simon,
 Kelles, De Los Santos, Cook, Jackson, DeStefano, Brown K, Brabenec, Jensen, Weprin, Buttenschon,
 Simone, Bores, Jones, Bichotte Hermelyn, Tague, Otis, Tapia, Jacobson, Santabarbara, Lee, Walker,
 Simpson, Slater, Smith, Lupardo, Seawright, Gallahan, Bendett, Eachus, Burdick, Chang, Beephan,
 Berger, Blumencranz, Bronson, Angelino, Cruz, Cunningham, Dais, Carroll R, Dinowitz, Durso,
 Forrest, Gandolfo, Gibbs, Glick, Hevesi, Kim, Lavine, Mamdani, Manktelow, McMahon, Meeks, Mikulin,
 Mitaynes, Novakhov, Pheffer Amato, Raga, Sayegh, Steck, Stirpe, Taylor, Stern, Reyes, Palmesano,
 Miller, Rosenthal, Colton, Lasher, Kay, Romero, Chludzinski, Carroll P, Molitor, Walsh, Burroughs,
 Griffin, Kassay, McDonald

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §915-a, Ed L

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Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

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BILL NOA00282 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 282

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAMOS, WOERNER, RIVERA, LUNSFORD,
 MAHER, McDONOUGH, GALLAGHER, TORRES, BARRETT, CONRAD, ZACCARO, LEVEN-
 BERG, ROZIC, SHIMSKY, CLARK, ALVAREZ, EPSTEIN, EICHENSTEIN, ANDERSON,
 SHRESTHA, DAVILA, SIMON, KELLES, DE LOS SANTOS, COOK, JACKSON, DeSTE-
 FANO, K. BROWN, BRABENEC, JENSEN, WEPRIN, BUTTENSCHON, SIMONE, BORES,
 JONES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, TAGUE, OTIS, TAPIA, JACOBSON, SANTABARBARA,
 LEE, WALKER, SIMPSON, SLATER, SMITH, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, GALLAHAN,
 BENDETT, EACHUS, BURDICK, CHANG, BEEPHAN, BERGER, BLUMENCRANZ, BRON-
 SON, ANGELINO, CRUZ, CUNNINGHAM, DAIS, R. CARROLL, DINOWITZ, DURSO,
 FORREST, GANDOLFO, GIBBS, GLICK, HEVESI, KIM, LAVINE, MAMDANI, MANKTE-
 LOW, McMAHON, MEEKS, MIKULIN, MITAYNES, NOVAKHOV, PHEFFER AMATO, RAGA,
 SAYEGH, STECK, STIRPE, TAYLOR, STERN, REYES, PALMESANO, MILLER, ROSEN-
 THAL, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing universal
 school meals to students

 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. Universal school meals. 1. The department shall require all
 4 public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the
 5 state that participate in the national school lunch program or school
 6 breakfast program as provided in the Richard B. Russell National School
 7 Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, as amended, to serve breakfast
 8 and lunch at no cost to the student. Public school districts, charter
 9 schools and non-public schools shall maximize federal reimbursement for
 10 school breakfast and lunch programs by adopting Provision 2, the federal
 11 Community Eligibility Provision, or any other provision under such act,
 12 the National School Lunch Act or the National Child Nutrition Act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00977-01-5

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 1 2. The department shall reimburse the difference between the amount
 2 paid by the United States Department of Agriculture and the free rate as
 3 set annually by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under 42
 4 U.S.C. 1759a for each school.
 5 3. The department in consultation with the office of temporary and
 6 disability assistance shall promulgate any rule or regulation needed for
 7 public school districts, charter schools and