Bill Text: NY A10544 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10544 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets to conduct a "women in farming" study.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-04 - referred to agriculture [A10544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A10544-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10544
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 4, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture
        AN ACT to authorize and  direct  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  and
          markets to conduct a "women in farming" study
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The commissioner  of  agriculture  and  markets  is  hereby
     2  authorized  and  directed to conduct a "women in farming" study on women
     3  who are farm operators in New York  state.  Special  attention  in  such
     4  study  shall be given to: the impediments and barriers to growing exist-
     5  ing women-operated farm businesses, the impediments for women seeking to
     6  pursue farming careers, the factors contributing to a growing number  of
     7  women  choosing  to  become  farm  operators and any recommendations for
     8  legislation and administrative programs to support and  encourage  women
     9  farmers.
    10    § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act the commission-
    11  er of agriculture and markets shall deliver a report of his or her find-
    12  ings  and  recommendations, including proposed legislation to the gover-
    13  nor, the temporary president of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the
    14  assembly. The report shall describe with particularity how any recommen-
    15  dations  for  legislation  and  administrative  programs  to support and
    16  encourage women farmers made by the study can be implemented in New York
    17  state.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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