Bill Text: NY S06810 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish a program to purchase fresh produce from farms located in the state and distribute such fresh produce to correctional facilities in the state to be utilized in the provision of wholesome and nutritious food to incarcerated individuals.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6854 [S06810 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S06810-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6810 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a program to purchase fresh produce from farms in the state for incar- cerated individuals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 137 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-a. The commissioner shall establish a program to purchase fresh 4 produce from farms located in the state and distribute such fresh 5 produce to correctional facilities in the state to be utilized in the 6 provision of wholesome and nutritious food to incarcerated individuals 7 pursuant to the provisions of this section. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10756-01-3
