NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3930

Senate Bill S3930

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force on food, nutrition and physical education for New York state schools; appropriation

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Mar 10, 2011	referred to finance

2011-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6256
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2874, A2998
2013-2014: S1439, A691
2015-2016: A3306

2011-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force on food, nutrition and physical education to investigate and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans and physical education standards for New York state schools; appropriates funds therefor.

2011-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3930

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to establish a task force on food, nutrition and physical education to
investigate and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans and
physical education standards for New York state schools;
making an appropriation therefor and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To establish a task force on food, nutrition and physical education to
investigate and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans and
physical education standards for New York city schools; making an
appropriation therefore and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The primary duties of the task force will be to investigate and
establish appropriate and healthy meal plans and physical education
standards for New York City Schools.

The task force shall consist of 15 members as follows: Chaired by
Commissioner of Education or designee

* (5) members appointed by the commissioner of education;

* (2) members shall be appointed upon recommendation of the Chancellor
of City school district of New York;

* (3) members shall be appointed upon recommendation of the Governor;

* (3) members appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the
Assembly;

* (2) members appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary
president of the Senate; and

* Commissioner of Education may invite appropriate ad hoc
representatives from other state and/or local agencies to serve on
the task force.

The task force shall report its findings, conclusions and
recommendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate
and the speaker of the assembly by September 1, 2013.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will help to establish a healthy meal plan for our
school children and ensure that they are receiving proper nutrition.
This healthy meal plan is to include that of children with specific
dietary needs also. In addition, the physical education portion is to
investigate and ensure that the children receive an adequate physical
endurance test once a year.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.2874A Held in Finance


FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown at present time.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and remain in full force and effect until September 1,
2013 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall expire
and be deemed repealed.

2011-S3930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3930

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to establish a task force on food, nutrition and physical  educa-
  tion  to  investigate and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans
  and physical education standards for New York state schools; making an
  appropriation therefor and providing for the repeal of such provisions
  upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The commissioner of health is hereby directed to create a
task force on food, nutrition and physical education to investigate  and
establish  appropriate  and  healthy  meal  plans and physical education
standards for New York state schools.
  S 2. The task force shall consist of 15 members and shall  be  chaired
by  the  commissioner  of  health or his designee. Five members shall be
appointed by the commissioner of health; two members shall be  appointed
upon  the recommendation of the commissioner of education; three members
shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the governor; two  members
shall  be appointed upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assem-
bly; and two members shall be appointed upon the recommendation  of  the
temporary president of the senate. The commissioner of health may invite
appropriate  ad  hoc representatives from other state and/or local agen-
cies to serve on the task force. Vacancies on the task  force  shall  be
filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
  S  3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
mendations to the governor, temporary president of the  senate  and  the
speaker of the assembly by September 1, 2013.
  S  4.  The  sum  of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
health from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00250-01-1

S. 3930                             2

credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropriated, for its
expenses in carrying out the provisions of this act.
  S  5.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full
force and effect until  September  1,  2013  when  upon  such  date  the
provisions of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed.

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