NY State Senate Bill S19

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 23, 2023	advanced to third reading
Mar 22, 2023	2nd report cal.
Mar 21, 2023	1st report cal.530
Jan 04, 2023	referred to new york city education

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Mar 21, 2023 - New York City Education committee Vote

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New York City Education Committee Vote: Mar 21, 2023

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S19 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A894
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5900
2015-2016: S1032
2017-2018: S4414
2019-2020: S2838, A6335
2021-2022: S2860, A4842

S19 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools in any city with a population over one million that have at least 25% of students practicing a religious faith with specific dietary restrictions to offer food options which meet such dietary restrictions.

S19 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S19

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain
public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer
food options which meet dietary restrictions of certain students

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require public schools in a city with over million inhabitants to
offer lunch options that meet certain dietary restrictions

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends the Education Law by adding a new section
915-a to require any New York City public school that has twenty-five
percent or more of students practicing a religious faith with specific
dietary restrictions to offer food options that meet such dietary
restrictions.

Section two of the bill provides that 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 regu-
lations necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date is authorized to be made on or before such date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The City of New York is the only city in the State of New York that has
a population of over one million people. According to the Department of
Education, the City provides public education to about 1,135,334
students across its five boroughs. Within the City there are an esti-
mated 600,000 to 1,000,000 Muslim residents. According to a study
published by Columbia University, approximately ten percent of the New
York City public school children are Muslim.

Within the City of New York, there are also about 1.1 million Jewish
residents. According to the UJA-Federation of New York, about one third
of Jewish students attend public school in New York City, which trans-
lates to more than 100,000 Jewish public school students in the five
boroughs.

This means that more than 200,000 public school students in the City of
New York are subject to a financial burden that other students are not
liable for.

In order to truly fulfill the Mayor's Free Lunch for All program, legis-
lative action must be taken to equitably distribute meal opportunities
to students of all faiths, especially those that are commonly observed
in the City of New York's public schools.

This bill advocates for a fair lunch program provided' to the students
enrolled in the public school system of the City of New York. This bill
also recognizes the changes required to public school policy as a result
of an increasingly diverse New York City public school system.

 
EXISTING LAW:
Currently, there is no requirement to provide food options in New York
City schools.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S2860 - Referred to New York City Education

2021: S2860 - Referred to New York City Education

2020: S2838B - Referred to New York City Education

2019: S2838B - Reported to Education

2018: S4414 - Referred to Education

2017: S4414 - Referred to Education

2013: S5900A - Referred to Rules

2014: S5900A - Referred to Education

2015/2016: S1032- Referred to Education

2017/2018: S4414- Referred to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
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.

S19 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    19
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOUNARDES, COMRIE, LIU, PERSAUD, STAVISKY -- 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 requiring certain
   public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer
   food options which meet dietary restrictions of certain students
 
   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 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. FOOD OPTIONS. 1. IN ANY CITY HAVING OVER ONE MILLION INHABIT-
 ANTS, ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT HAS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF STUDENTS
 PRACTICING A RELIGIOUS FAITH WITH SPECIFIC  DIETARY  RESTRICTIONS  SHALL
 OFFER  FOOD  OPTIONS  WHICH  MEET SUCH DIETARY RESTRICTIONS AT EACH MEAL
 OFFERED.
   2. ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR
 MORE  WITH FEWER THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS PRACTICING A RELI-
 GIOUS FAITH WITH SPECIFIC DIETARY RESTRICTIONS SHALL OFFER FOOD  OPTIONS
 AT  EACH  MEAL  THAT  MEET  SUCH DIETARY RESTRICTIONS UPON ANY STUDENT'S
 REQUEST AND IN  SUFFICIENT  AMOUNTS  TO  MEET  THE  NEEDS  OF  ANY  SUCH
 STUDENTS,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  OTHERWISE  BE  REQUIRED  TO  OFFER SUCH FOOD
 OPTIONS.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD00657-01-3

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Mar 21, 2023 - New York City Education committee Vote

New York City Education Committee Vote: Mar 21, 2023

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Mar 21, 2023 - New York City Education committee Vote

New York City Education Committee Vote: Mar 21, 2023

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Leroy Comrie

John C. Liu

Roxanne J. Persaud

Toby Ann Stavisky

S19 (ACTIVE) - Details

S19 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S19 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S19 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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