Bill Text: NY A00484 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer Halal food options during lunch to students with dietary restrictions free of charge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to education [A00484 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A00484-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           484
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on 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
          provide Halal food 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 a new section 915-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 915-a. Halal food restrictions.  In any city having a population  of
     4  one  million or more, each public school shall provide Halal food to any
     5  student who has such a dietary restriction or requirement at no cost  to
     6  such student.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     8  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
     9  ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  imple-
    10  mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
    11  or before such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02712-01-7