| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
| Mar 13, 2023 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5702
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
2023-S5702 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9619
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §915-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S6786
2013-2014: S2994, S6271
2015-2016: S1768
2017-2018: S3429
2019-2020: S4544
2021-2022: S4753
2025-2026: S4143, A6413
2023-S5702 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5702
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the sale
of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings,
commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools
PURPOSE:
Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean
beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a.
Section 2: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become a law.
2023-S5702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5702
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 13, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 prohibiting the sale
of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings,
commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools
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. PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING
BONELESS LEAN BEEF TRIMMINGS. 1. NO FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINING
BONELESS LEAN BEEF TRIMMINGS SHALL BE SOLD IN ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN
THE STATE.
2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "BONELESS LEAN BEEF TRIM-
MINGS" SHALL MEAN AND REFER TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT COMMONLY REFERRED
TO AS "PINK SLIME" WHICH IS CREATED BY PASSING BONES THROUGH A CENTRI-
FUGE AFTER THE LIMITS OF MECHANICALLY TRIMMING SUCH BONES HAS BEEN
REACHED IN ORDER TO SALVAGE ANY MEATY MATERIALS REMAINING ON SUCH BONES,
AND THEN EXPOSING SUCH MEATY MATERIALS TO AMMONIA GAS AS A DISINFECTANT
TREATMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07425-01-3
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