| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 02, 2017 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4078
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2017-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4078
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to
scheduling school lunch periods
PURPOSE OF BILL :
This bill would require school lunch periods to be scheduled between
two and one-half hours and four hours after the start of the school
day.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends section 813 of the education law by requiring that
school lunch periods would be scheduled for at least two and one-half
hours but not more than four hours after the start of the school day
for those attending full day pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.
Section 2 provides for the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
The current law requires that lunch be served at a "reasonable" time,
but does not define what is reasonable. As school districts deal with
overcrowding issues, many schools schedule lunch at an unreasonably
early or late time. This bill will specify the reasonable hours within
2017-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4078
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 2, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to scheduling school
lunch periods
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 813 of the education law, as added by chapter 296
of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
§ 813. School lunch period; scheduling. Each school shall schedule [a
reasonable time] TIMES FOR STUDENTS TO CONSUME LUNCH THAT BEGIN NO
EARLIER THAN TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS AND NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS AFTER
THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY for each full day pupil attending pre-kin-
dergarten through grade twelve [to consume lunch].
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of August occurring in
the year two years after which this act becomes a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00855-01-7
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