{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-465-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Social Services Law § 465-b","heading":"Responsibilities of the commissioner","body":"§ 465-b. Responsibilities of the commissioner. The commissioner shall\ndirectly or through contract administer a program of nutrition outreach\nthat shall include but not be limited to:\n  1. statewide coordination;\n  2. provision of information as to the availability of, eligibility\ncriteria for, and application procedure for food assistance programs;\n  3. coordination of efforts among state agencies including, but not\nlimited to, the department of health, the office for the aging, and the\neducation department and community agencies involved in food assistance\nprograms;\n  4. compilation of statistical data from state and local agencies and\ndissemination to community organizations; and\n  5. nutrition education.","path":["Social Services Law","Article 8-A. Nutrition Outreach and Public Education Program"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SOS/465-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"05cb19bfdbcbb2fb3c9550d231b8859399dd6a67109fb11d384e60c9f85459a4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-465-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-465-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}