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.

Summary

The bill directs the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture to set up a Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program. Eligible districts that submit an attestation of expanded local‑food purchasing plans can be reimbursed for documented costs of acquiring 100% New Jersey‑grown produce, meat, seafood, legumes or grain (fluid milk is excluded). The program is funded with $4.5 million to help increase the amount and variety of local foods served to students.

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