S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2874--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 5, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to
the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to establish a task force on food, nutrition and physical educa-
tion to investigate and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans
and physical education standards for New York city schools; making an
appropriation therefor 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. The commissioner of education is hereby directed to create
2 a task force on food, nutrition and physical education to investigate
3 and establish appropriate and healthy meal plans and physical education
4 standards for New York city schools.
5 S 2. The task force shall consist of 15 members and shall be chaired
6 by the commissioner of education or his designee. Five members shall be
7 appointed by the commissioner of education; two members shall be
8 appointed upon the recommendation of the chancellor of the city school
9 district of New York; three members shall be appointed upon the recom-
10 mendation of the governor; two members shall be appointed upon the
11 recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; and two members shall be
12 appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary president of the
13 senate. The commissioner of education may invite appropriate ad hoc
14 representatives from other state and/or local agencies to serve on the
15 task force. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled in the manner
16 provided for original appointments.
17 S 3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
18 mendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate and the
19 speaker of the assembly by September 1, 2011.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 S 4. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or so much
2 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
3 education from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
4 the credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropriated, for
5 its expenses in carrying out the provisions of this act.
6 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full
7 force and effect until September 1, 2011 when upon such date the
8 provisions of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed.