Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $4,500,000.*
New Jersey's S 1637 creates a $4.5 million Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program. It requires the Agriculture Secretary to reimburse eligible school districts for costs incurred when they expand local food sourcing beyond existing baseline levels - such as adding new local produce to meals or serving it during more meal periods. The program excludes fluid dairy milk and costs for ordinary procurement at current baseline levels, focusing only on new initiatives. This directly affects school districts serving subsidized meals that implement expanded local food policies through submitted plans, with reimbursement limited to documented new expenses.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
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Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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State
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P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
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