Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes food rescue hotline.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act establishing a food rescue hotline and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Food Security Advocate shall establish and maintain in the Office of the Food Security Advocate a toll-free food rescue telephone hotline. The hotline shall receive and respond to calls from individuals or organizations seeking to donate large quantities of food and shall direct callers to an appropriate food bank and other community resources and organizations to facilitate the delivery of food to an appropriate location.
b. The Food Security Advocate shall engage in a public awareness campaign, using all available media, including television, radio, print, the Internet, and social media, to inform the public about the availability and purpose of the food rescue hotline.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Food Security Advocate to establish and maintain in the Office of the Food Security Advocate a toll-free food rescue telephone hotline. The hotline will receive and respond to calls from individuals or organizations seeking to donate large quantities of food and will direct callers to an appropriate food bank and other community resources and organizations to facilitate the delivery of food to an appropriate location.
The bill requires the Food Security Advocate to engage in a public awareness campaign, using all available media, including television, radio, print, the Internet, and social media, to inform the public about the availability and purpose of the food rescue hotline.