BILL NUMBER:A10821
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
prohibiting the sale of food items containing artificial trans fat in
public schools
PURPOSE: The proposed legislation will prohibit public schools from
selling or providing foods with artificial trans fat to students.
SUMMARY: OF SPECIFIC PROVISION:. For the purposes of this section, a
food or a food item shall be deemed to contain trans fat if it has a
partially hydrogenated substance as an ingredient, or is labeled as
containing more than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving. From one-half
hour prior to the beginning of the school day until one-half hour after
the conclusion of the school day, no food or food item containing arti-
ficial trans fat shall be sold or provided to any pupil of a public
school in this state
Section 5 states the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: Children who eat foods that contain trans fat are partic-
ipating in an unhealthy diet. This act prohibits the serving of trans
fat food or food item s in public schools,-in an attempt to improve the
health and diet of public school children.
PRIOR LEGISLATION HISTORY: This is a new bill.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10821
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 23, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, J. RIVERA, GALEF, CASTRO, BARRON --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, JEFFRIES, MAYERSOHN -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the sale
of food items containing artificial trans fat in public schools
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
to read as follows:
S 915-A. PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FOODS WITH ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. 1.
FROM ONE-HALF HOUR PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY UNTIL
ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SCHOOL DAY, NO FOOD OR FOOD
ITEM CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT SHALL BE SOLD OR PROVIDED TO ANY
PUPIL OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS STATE WHILE UPON THE PREMISES OF SUCH
SCHOOL.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD OR FOOD ITEM SHALL BE
DEEMED TO CONTAIN TRANS FAT IF IT (A) HAS A PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED
SUBSTANCE AS AN INGREDIENT, OR (B) IS LABELED AS CONTAINING MORE THAN
0.5 GRAMS OF TRANS FAT PER SERVING.
3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
(A) ANY FOOD OR FOOD ITEM PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A UNITED STATES DEPART-
MENT OF AGRICULTURE MEAL PROGRAM; OR
(B) ANY FOOD OR FOOD ITEMS SOLD BY A SCHOOL SPONSORED FUND-RAISING
ACTIVITY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16552-01-0
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