senate Bill S5195

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to education
Apr 15, 2019 referred to education

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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

S5195 (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.

S5195 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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

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