assembly Bill A4750A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires certain public schools to offer Halal food options and Kosher food options during lunch

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 11, 2018 print number 4750a
May 11, 2018 amend (t) and recommit to education
Jan 03, 2018 referred to education
Feb 03, 2017 referred to education

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A4750 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5417
2015-2016: A8474
2019-2020: A3811

A4750 - Summary

Requires public schools that have 500 or more students practicing Halal and/or Kosher to offer Halal food options and/or Kosher food options during lunch.

A4750 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  4750

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, M. G. MILLER, WEPRIN, COLTON, SIMOTAS,
  DAVILA, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
  public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer
  Halal food options during lunch

  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:
  §  915-A.  HALAL  FOOD  OPTIONS.  IN  ANY CITY HAVING OVER ONE MILLION
INHABITANTS, ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR  MORE  OF
STUDENTS PRACTICING HALAL SHALL OFFER HALAL FOOD OPTIONS DURING LUNCH.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  imple-
mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
or before such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08963-01-7

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A4750A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5417
2015-2016: A8474
2019-2020: A3811

A4750A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools that have 500 or more students practicing Halal and/or Kosher to offer Halal food options and/or Kosher food options during lunch.

A4750A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 4750--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, M. G. MILLER, WEPRIN, COLTON, SIMOTAS,
  DAVILA, RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Education
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assem-
  bly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
  public  schools  to  offer  Halal food options and Kosher food options
  during lunch

  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 two new sections
915-a and 915-b to read as follows:
  § 915-A. HALAL FOOD OPTIONS.  ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS FIVE  HUNDRED
OR  MORE STUDENTS PRACTICING HALAL SHALL OFFER HALAL FOOD OPTIONS DURING
LUNCH.
  § 915-B. KOSHER FOOD OPTIONS. ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS FIVE  HUNDRED
OR  MORE  STUDENTS  PRACTICING  KOSHER  SHALL  OFFER KOSHER FOOD OPTIONS
DURING LUNCH.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment  and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08963-03-8