senate Bill S477A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system in certain cities to classify results of inspections of entertainment venue food service establishments

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to health
Feb 02, 2017 print number 477a
Feb 02, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to health
Jan 04, 2017 referred to health

S477 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5978
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8458
2011-2012: S4840
2013-2014: S39
2015-2016: S1350
2019-2020: S850, A2375
2021-2022: S608, A3091

S477 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system to classify the result of an inspection of an entertainment food service establishment; directs such commissioner and local health officers to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system; requires reinspection of establishment receiving a grade of less than "A".

S477 - Sponsor Memo

S477 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                   477

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  establishment
  of  a  letter grading system to classify inspection results for enter-
  tainment venue food service establishments

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1352-f to read as follows:
  § 1352-F. ENTERTAINMENT VENUE FOOD SERVICE GRADING  SYSTEM.  1.    THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM FOR GRADING INSPECTION RESULTS FOR
FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS,  TEMPORARY  FOOD  SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS,
MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUSHCARTS AS DEFINED IN THE STATE
SANITARY CODE, THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN OR OTHERWISE OWNED,  OPERATED  OR
CONTROLLED  BY  A  PLACE  OF  ENTERTAINMENT,  INCLUDING ANY PRIVATELY OR
PUBLICLY OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITY SUCH AS A THEATRE, STADIUM,  ARENA,
RACETRACK,  MUSEUM,  AMUSEMENT  PARK  OR OTHER PLACE WHERE PERFORMANCES,
CONCERTS, EXHIBITS, ATHLETIC GAMES OR CONTESTS  ARE  HELD  FOR  WHICH  A
DONATION IS RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED, OR AN ENTRY FEE IS CHARGED.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM FOR GRADING INSPECTION
RESULTS FOR PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS.  SUCH
SYSTEM  SHALL  USE  AND POST LETTERS A, B OR C TO IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT
SUCH GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION WITH ALL OTHER LOWER GRADES BEING DEEMED
TO BE FAILING GRADES.  IN  ESTABLISHING  SUCH  SYSTEM  OF  GRADING,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  TAKE  INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE AND
THE PROVISIONS OF THE SANITARY CODE TO ESTABLISH A GRADING  SYSTEM  THAT
REFLECTS  THE  SAFETY  AND  SANITATION OF THE PREMISES AND FOOD HANDLING
PRACTICES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH LAWS.
  3. SUCH  PLACE  OF  ENTERTAINMENT  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT  SHALL
CONSPICUOUSLY  POST  NEAR  THE ENTRANCE TO SUCH ESTABLISHMENT, OR AT THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

S477A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5978
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8458
2011-2012: S4840
2013-2014: S39
2015-2016: S1350
2019-2020: S850, A2375
2021-2022: S608, A3091

S477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system to classify the result of an inspection of an entertainment food service establishment; directs such commissioner and local health officers to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system; requires reinspection of establishment receiving a grade of less than "A".

S477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 477--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment
  in cities having a population of one million or more of a letter grad-
  ing system to classify inspection results for entertainment venue food
  service establishments

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1352-f to read as follows:
  § 1352-F. ENTERTAINMENT VENUE FOOD SERVICE GRADING  SYSTEM.  1.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH,  FOR  CITIES  HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION OR MORE, A  SYSTEM  FOR  GRADING  INSPECTION  RESULTS  FOR  FOOD
SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS,  TEMPORARY  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUSHCARTS AS DEFINED IN THE STATE  SANI-
TARY  CODE,  THAT  ARE  LOCATED  WITHIN  OR OTHERWISE OWNED, OPERATED OR
CONTROLLED BY A PLACE  OF  ENTERTAINMENT,  INCLUDING  ANY  PRIVATELY  OR
PUBLICLY  OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITY SUCH AS A THEATRE, STADIUM, ARENA,
RACETRACK, MUSEUM, AMUSEMENT PARK OR  OTHER  PLACE  WHERE  PERFORMANCES,
CONCERTS,  EXHIBITS,  ATHLETIC  GAMES  OR  CONTESTS ARE HELD FOR WHICH A
DONATION IS RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED, OR AN ENTRY FEE IS CHARGED.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH, FOR CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE, A SYSTEM FOR GRADING INSPECTION RESULTS  FOR  PLACE
OF  ENTERTAINMENT FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL USE AND
POST LETTERS A, B OR C TO IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT SUCH GRADING AND  CLAS-
SIFICATION  WITH  ALL  OTHER  LOWER  GRADES  BEING  DEEMED TO BE FAILING
GRADES. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH SYSTEM OF GRADING, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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