| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education |
| Apr 15, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5195
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2019-S5195 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3811
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§915-a & 915-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
A5417
2015-2016: A8474
2017-2018: A4750
2021-2022: S828
2023-2024: S6338, A10651
2025-2026: S1094
2019-S5195 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5195
SPONSOR: RAMOS
TITLE OF BILL: 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
PURPOSE:
This bill requires public schools with five hundred or more students
practicing Halal and the Jewish law requirements known as Kosher , to
offer Halal and Kosher food options during lunch.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a, which
requires any public school that has five hundred or more students prac-
ticing Halal shall offer Halal food options during lunch. The education
law is amended by adding a new section 915-b, which requires any public
school that has five hundred or more students practicing Kosher shall
offer Kosher food options during lunch.
2019-S5195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5195
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 15, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 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.
LBD08248-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.