A 3742 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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.*

This bill establishes a Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to help school districts increase their sourcing of local foods for students. It appropriates $6,500,000 from the General Fund, with $5.5 million dedicated to grants and $1 million for administrative costs. Eligible school districts (those serving students eligible for subsidized meals) can apply for annual grants based on size: small districts (under 5,000 students) receive $10,000-$50,000, medium districts (5,000-10,000 students) get $20,000-$125,000, and large districts (10,000+ students) receive $44,000-$250,000. At least 80% of grant funds must reimburse costs for sourcing additional local foods, while up to 20% can cover equipment or staff training, with priority given to districts in food deserts or those sourcing from small/mid-sized farms.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Oct 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Oct 20, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025

How they voted

752
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 78
Jun 30, 2025
D Democratic50
50 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 2 Nay 1
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-2-1)
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
3 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors