New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A839: Relates to eligible purchases by school breakfast and lunch service programs receiving additional state subsidies
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast, snack and lunch service programs.
What the bill says
An act to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible pupils in certain school districts, in relation to purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors.
From the amended text, February 18, 2025:
AN ACT to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible pupils in certain school districts, in relation to purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions b and c of section 5 of chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible pupils in certain school districts, subdivision b as amended by section 32-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024 and subdivision c as amended by section 22-b of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows: b. Notwithstanding any monetary limitations with respect to school lunch programs contained in any law or regulation, for school lunch meals served in the school year commencing July 1, 2022 and each July 1 thereafter, a school food authority shall be eligible for a State subsidy equal to $0.1901 per free and paid school lunch meal, and $0.0519 per reduced-price lunch meal, for any school lunch meal served by such school food authority; provided that the school food authority certifies to the Department of Agriculture and …
Sponsors
- Karen McMahon (D, 146) · primary sponsor
- Marianne Buttenschon (D, 119)
- Donna Lupardo (D, 123)
- Chantel Jackson (D, 79)
- Billy Jones (D, 115)
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Albert Stirpe (D, 127)
- William Magnarelli (D, 129)
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Harry Bronson (D, 138)
- Sarah Clark (D, 136)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 839A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is A839?
- A839 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to eligible purchases by school breakfast and lunch service programs receiving additional state subsidies.
- What does A839 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible pupils in certain school districts, in relation to purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors.
- What is the status of A839?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored A839?
- Karen McMahon (D, 146), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A839?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A839
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