S06338 Summary:

BILL NOS06338A
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRAMOS
 
COSPNSRADDABBO, PARKER
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §§915-a & 915-b, Ed L
 
Requires schools that have a Muslim or Jewish population greater than or equal to ten percent of the student body to offer Halal food options and/or Kosher food options during lunch.
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S06338 Actions:

BILL NOS06338A
 
04/17/2023REFERRED TO EDUCATION
01/03/2024REFERRED TO EDUCATION
03/25/2024AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
03/25/2024PRINT NUMBER 6338A
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S06338 Committee Votes:

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S06338 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S06338 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6338--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
          to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
          --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
          and recommitted to said committee

        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:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  education  law is amended by adding two new sections
     2  915-a and 915-b to read as follows:
     3    § 915-a. Halal food options. Any school or school district  where  the
     4  board  of  education  or  trustees  determine that such school or school
     5  district has a Muslim population greater than or equal to ten percent of
     6  the student body or where Halal food options are otherwise requested  by
     7  relevant  individuals  or entities shall offer Halal food options during
     8  lunch.
     9    § 915-b. Kosher food options. Any school or school district where  the
    10  board  of  education  or  trustees  determine that such school or school
    11  district has a Jewish population greater than or equal to two percent of
    12  the student body or where Kosher food options are otherwise requested by
    13  relevant individuals or entities shall offer Kosher food options  during
    14  lunch.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    16  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    17  ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  imple-
    18  mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
    19  or before such date.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06318-02-4
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