Bill Text: NY A03997 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the establishment of a uniform letter grading system to classify inspection results for food places

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to health [A03997 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03997-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3997
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         BRENNAN, PHEFFER, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee
         on Health
       AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
         establishment  of  a  uniform  letter  grading  system   to   classify
         inspection results for food places
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1350 of the public health law is amended by  adding
    2  a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT, AFTER INVESTIGATION
    4  AND  PUBLIC  HEARING,  AN  OFFICIAL  AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF STANDARDS FOR
    5  GRADING AND CLASSIFYING INSPECTION RESULTS FOR ANY PLACE ENGAGED IN  THE
    6  PREPARATION,  SALE  OR  SERVICE OF FOOD FOR AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN
    7  THIS STATE. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL USE LETTERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT SUCH
    8  GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION.
    9    A. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH STANDARDS AND SYSTEM, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
   10  TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE, THE PROVISIONS OF THE
   11  SANITARY CODE AND PROVISIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS.
   12    B. UPON ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH SYSTEM,  THE  COMMIS-
   13  SIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  ANY  PLACE  ENGAGED  IN THE PREPARATION, SALE OR
   14  SERVICE OF FOOD FOR AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THIS STATE  TO  DISPLAY
   15  ANY  LETTER  GRADE  OR CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED BY SUCH PLACE PURSUANT TO
   16  THIS SUBDIVISION, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION AND  NEAR  THE  ENTRANCE  OF
   17  SUCH PLACE, WITH LETTERING THAT IS LEGIBLE AND THAT SHALL BE IN AT LEAST
   18  THREE-QUARTERS  OF AN INCH BOLDFACE TYPE. SUCH REQUIRED DISPLAY SHALL BE
   19  IN A FORM APPROVED BY AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
   20  PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   21    C.  IN  ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM OF STANDARDS PURSUANT
   22  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH REPRESENTATIVES
   23  OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02911-01-9
       A. 3997                             2
    1    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    2  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately  the  commissioner  of
    3  health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and
    4  take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective
    5  date.