NY State Senate Bill 2021-S828

Senate Bill S828

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to education
Jan 06, 2021	referred to education

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2021-S828 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§915-a & 915-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5195
2023-2024: S6338
2025-2026: S1094

2021-S828 (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.

2021-S828 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S828

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.

2021-S828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    828
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  ADDABBO,  KAPLAN, MYRIE -- 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.
                                                            LBD05024-01-1

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