NY A02236 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-25 - held for consideration in agriculture
Pending: Assembly Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-25 - held for consideration in agriculture
Pending: Assembly Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2014"; directs the board of regents and the education department to investigate and study undergraduate agricultural programs with the goal of identifying programs which encourage entry into agricultural production; establishes agriculture producer scholarships for students who agree to be agriculture producers in the state for a certain period of time after graduation; establishes the producer's loan foregiveness program; directs the board of regents and the education department to establish and implement an outreach program to encourage elementary and secondary school students to enter the agricultural field; directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to report to the governor and the legislature on reducing taxation on land used in agricultural production; appropriates funds therefor.
Title
Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2014"; directs the board of regents and the education department to investigate and study undergraduate agricultural programs with the goal of identifying programs which encourage entry into agricultural production; establishes agriculture producer scholarships for students who agree to be agriculture producers in the state for a certain period of time after graduation; establishes the producer's loan foregiveness program; directs the board of regents and the education department to establish and implement an outreach program to encourage elementary and secondary school students to enter the agricultural field; directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to report to the governor and the legislature on reducing taxation on land used in agricultural production; appropriates funds therefor.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-25 | Assembly | held for consideration in agriculture |
| 2014-01-08 | Assembly | referred to agriculture |
| 2013-12-11 | Assembly | print number 2236a |
| 2013-12-11 | Assembly | amend (t) and recommit to agriculture |
| 2013-01-09 | Assembly | referred to agriculture |
Same As/Similar To
S02791 (Same As) 2013-06-17 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
