Requires school meal service providers, when procuring local and regional foods for students, to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-State farmers and other food producers located within 100 miles of destination school.

S 1083 requires New Jersey school meal providers (including food service companies and school districts) to give purchasing preference to foods produced by in-state farmers or other food producers located within 100 miles of the school when procuring local and regional foods for students. This applies to all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program that buy local foods. The law amends existing procurement rules (Chapter 33 of Title 18A) to establish this geographic preference requirement. It directly supports regional agricultural producers while changing how schools source food for student meals.