assembly Bill A3811

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
Jan 31, 2019 referred to education

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A3811 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5195
Current Committee:
Assembly 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

A3811 (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.

A3811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3811

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 31, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, M. G. MILLER, WEPRIN, COLTON, SIMOTAS,
  DAVILA, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN --  read  once
  and referred 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