Bill Text: NY A06289 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a pilot program related to making the gluten content of food available at certain state owned, operated, or leased cafeterias.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-06 - enacting clause stricken [A06289 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06289-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6289
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 4, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to establish a pilot program related to making the gluten content
          of  food available at certain state owned, operated, or leased cafete-
          rias; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expiration
          thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  the commissioner of the office of general services shall  identify  four
     3  state owned buildings, facilities, or complexes where food and beverages
     4  are  offered for sale to the general public or government employees in a
     5  cafeteria setting which are operated or leased by the state, for  inclu-
     6  sion in a gluten content pilot program. One state owned building, facil-
     7  ity,  or  complex for such pilot program shall be located in each of the
     8  following cities: Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse,  and  New  York  City.  The
     9  commissioner shall ensure that the cafeterias contained within the iden-
    10  tified  buildings,  facilities,  or complexes have an employee available
    11  during the hours of operation that can accurately identify upon  request
    12  whether a food or beverage item offered is gluten-free. For the purposes
    13  of  this  section, the term "gluten-free" shall include food or beverage
    14  that is consistent with the Food and Drug Administration's final rule to
    15  define the term "gluten-free" for voluntary use in the labeling of food.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    17  it shall have become a law, and shall  expire  and  be  deemed  repealed
    18  three years after such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10201-01-9