Senate Bill S5659

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the chancellor of the NYC department of education to establish a pilot program for the purpose of providing frozen take-home meals to certain children located in the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2589, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6068
2023-2024: S7332

2021-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the chancellor of the NYC department of education to establish a pilot program for the purpose of providing frozen take-home meals to certain children located in the city of New York; requires the chancellor of the NYC department of education to select one NYC public school from each borough to participate in such pilot program.

2021-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5659
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  New  York  City
   Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the New
   York city school lunch leftover take-home meal pilot program

   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 2589
 to read as follows:
   § 2589. NEW YORK CITY LUNCH LEFTOVER TAKE-HOME MEAL PILOT PROGRAM.  1.
 THE CHANCELLOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FROZEN TAKE-HOME MEALS
 TO  CERTAIN  CHILDREN LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE CHANCELLOR OF
 THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL SELECT ONE NEW YORK CITY
 PUBLIC SCHOOL FROM EACH BOROUGH TO PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM.
 STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL
 HAVE  THE  OPTION  TO SIGN UP FOR SUCH PROGRAM AND THE PRINCIPALS OF THE
 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SHALL DETERMINE HOW MANY CHILDREN TO  ACCEPT  INTO
 THE  PILOT  PROGRAM.  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOLS  SHALL ADMINISTER THE PILOT
 PROGRAM WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, MAKING  FROZEN
 TAKE-HOME  MEALS FROM UNUSED AND UNOPENED LEFTOVER FOOD FROM PARTICIPAT-
 ING SCHOOLS. SUCH MEALS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN WHO  HAVE  BEEN
 ACCEPTED  INTO  SUCH  PILOT  PROGRAM. SUCH PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLE-
 MENTED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE FULL SCHOOL YEAR.
   2. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION  SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   3. THE PRINCIPAL OF EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO
 THE  CHANCELLOR  OF  THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETAILING
 ALL DATA COLLECTED BY SUCH PRINCIPAL RELATING TO THE PILOT  PROGRAM  FOR
 REVIEW  AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED NO MORE
 THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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