NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5195

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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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) - 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.

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.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In a city with ethnic diversity such as New York City, the population of
residents and children under Islamic and Jewish faith is rising. Over
the last 10-20 years, we have seen higher increases of both Muslim and
Jewish faiths in the suburbs and rural areas in New York State. Because
of their religious dietary requirements, these students, who are attend-
ing public schools in New York City, are restricted in what they can eat
during lunch at school. In certain cases, students have to throw out
non-halal and kosher lunches or often do not eat at all causing
disruption in the learning process.  Offering students options of Halal
and Kosher food during lunch not only accommodate their dietary
restriction but also enhances students' awareness and respect for diver-
sity in cultures, religions, and ethnicities.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017/18: A.4750-A Referred to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Unknown

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred-twentieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the implementa-
tion of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date

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

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Jessica Ramos