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Assembly Bill A3640

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires public schools to provide at least one flavored milk option at scheduled meal periods

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2025-A3640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6751
2023-2024: A3143

2025-A3640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public schools to provide at least one flavored milk option at scheduled meal periods.

2025-A3640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3640
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TAGUE, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY, MANKTELOW,
   DURSO, MILLER, GALLAHAN, PALMESANO, DAVILA -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring public
   schools to provide a flavored milk option at scheduled meal periods

   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. MILK OPTIONS. EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE SHALL OFFER  AT
 LEAST ONE FLAVORED MILK OPTION DURING SCHEDULED MEAL PERIODS.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date upon which it shall have become a law and shall  apply  to  all
 school years commencing on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04653-01-5

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