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S 6788: Establishes an Oneida county school milk pilot program allowing public schools in Oneida county to be reimbursed by the state for certain milk purchases.
What S 6788 does, verified March 20, 2026
The bill aims to establish a school milk pilot program in Oneida County. All public secondary, middle, and high schools in the county can purchase and be reimbursed for self-serve milk dispensers, bulk milk orders, and milk in shelf-stable aseptic carton packaging. The state will reimburse schools for these purchases. The commissioner will conduct a study to analyze the impact of the program on the milk carton shortage in the state. The study's findings and legislative recommendations will be delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within 365 days of the program's implementation. The provisions of the act will take effect on the 90th day after the bill becomes a law and will expire one year later.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6788
- What is the current status of S 6788?
- As of March 20, 2026, S 6788 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 6788 pass?
- Not yet. S 6788 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6788, and where is it now?
- S 6788 was authored by Sen. Joseph Griffo. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 336 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6788 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an Oneida county school milk pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 915-a. Oneida county school milk pilot program. 1. There is hereby 4 established a school milk pilot program in Oneida county. All public 5 secondary, middle, and high schools in Oneida county may purchase and 6 shall be reimbursed by the state for any purchase of self-serve milk 7 dispensers, bulk milk orders, and milk in shelf-stable aseptic carton 8 packaging. 9 2. The commissioner shall perform a study to analyze how the Oneida 10 county school milk pilot program impacts the milk carton shortage in the 11 state. 12 3. On or before three hundred sixty-five days after the implementation 13 of the Oneida county school milk pilot program, the commissioner shall 14 complete the study conducted pursuant to subdivision two of this section 15 and shall thereafter deliver a copy of the findings of the study and any 16 legislative recommendations such commissioner deems necessary to the 17 governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the 18 assembly. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 20 have become a law and shall expire one year after such effective date 21 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09272-01-5
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