Bill Text: NJ S1964 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Directs the Dept. of Agriculture to establish a clearinghouse website for farmers to offer produce and dairy products for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-23 - Substituted by A2644 (2R) [S1964 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S1964-Amended.html
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 1964
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED APRIL 28, 2014
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Directs the Dept. of Agriculture to establish a clearinghouse website for farmers to offer produce and dairy products for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Economic Growth Committee on May 5, 2014, with amendments.
An Act establishing a farmer clearinghouse website for use by school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks, and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the 1[Departments] Department1 of Education and 1the Department of1 Health, shall 1[develop and]1 establish 1and maintain1 , or partner with a nonprofit organization to 1[develop and]1 establish 1and maintain1 , a website to serve as a clearinghouse for farmers to provide produce and dairy products to school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, and food banks throughout the State. The website shall 1[provide a forum for farmers with produce and dairy products to connect with any school, school district, or food bank] include a list of schools, school districts, and food banks1 with a need for produce or dairy products 1[available for use by school breakfast or lunch programs or for donations by a food bank] , organized by county, with hyperlinks to each individual school, school district, or food bank website1 .
b. The Department of Agriculture may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act.
2. This act shall take effect 12 months after the date of enactment.
