assembly Bill A6335A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to education
May 09, 2019 print number 6335a
May 09, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to education
Mar 06, 2019 referred to education

A6335 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2838
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5900
2015-2016: S1032
2017-2018: S4414
2021-2022: A4842, S2860
2023-2024: A894, S19

A6335 - Summary

Requires public schools in any city with a population over one million that have at least 25% of students practicing a religious faith with specific dietary restrictions to offer food options which meet such dietary restrictions.

A6335 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6335

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- 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
  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. FOOD OPTIONS. IN ANY CITY HAVING OVER  ONE  MILLION  INHABIT-
ANTS, ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF STUDENTS
PRACTICING  A  RELIGIOUS  FAITH WITH SPECIFIC DIETARY RESTRICTIONS SHALL
OFFER FOOD OPTIONS WHICH MEET SUCH DIETARY RESTRICTIONS.
  § 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 is 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.
                                                           LBD07698-01-9

A6335A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2838
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5900
2015-2016: S1032
2017-2018: S4414
2021-2022: A4842, S2860
2023-2024: A894, S19

A6335A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools in any city with a population over one million that have at least 25% of students practicing a religious faith with specific dietary restrictions to offer food options which meet such dietary restrictions.

A6335A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 6335--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Education -- 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 in any city with a population over one million to offer
  food options which meet dietary restrictions of certain students

  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. FOOD OPTIONS. 1. IN ANY CITY HAVING OVER ONE MILLION INHABIT-
ANTS, ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF STUDENTS
PRACTICING  A  RELIGIOUS  FAITH WITH SPECIFIC DIETARY RESTRICTIONS SHALL
OFFER FOOD OPTIONS WHICH MEET SUCH DIETARY  RESTRICTIONS  AT  EACH  MEAL
OFFERED.
  2.  ANY  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
MORE WITH FEWER THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS PRACTICING A  RELI-
GIOUS  FAITH WITH SPECIFIC DIETARY RESTRICTIONS SHALL OFFER FOOD OPTIONS
AT EACH MEAL THAT MEET SUCH  DIETARY  RESTRICTIONS  UPON  ANY  STUDENT'S
REQUEST  AND  IN  SUFFICIENT  AMOUNTS  TO  MEET  THE  NEEDS  OF ANY SUCH
STUDENTS, BUT SHALL  NOT  OTHERWISE  BE  REQUIRED  TO  OFFER  SUCH  FOOD
OPTIONS.
  § 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.
                                                           LBD07698-05-9