STATE OF NEW YORK
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446
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, STECK, BURDICK, CLARK, MAGNARELLI,
KELLES, SIMON, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, GIBBS -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to authorize and direct the commissioner of education to conduct
a study on food insecurity at public and private higher education
institutions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized and
2 directed to conduct a study on reducing and eliminating food insecurity
3 at public and private higher education institutions. Such study shall
4 include, but not be limited to:
5 (a) evaluating sustainable solutions to address basic food needs;
6 (b) increasing awareness of services currently offered which address
7 basic food needs; and
8 (c) partnering with businesses or farms which could provide excess
9 food.
10 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commissioner
11 of education shall post a report on the department of education's
12 website and deliver such report to the governor, the temporary president
13 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
14 senate and the minority leader of the assembly. The report shall include
15 recommendations for legislation and administrative actions that can be
16 undertaken to reduce and eliminate food insecurity at public and private
17 higher education institutions.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02479-01-3
