Bill Text: NY S04283 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires gluten cross-contamination safeguards in food establishments owned, operated or leased by any department or agency of the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S04283 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04283-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4283
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 19, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the public  health  law  and  the
         education  law,  in  relation  to requiring gluten cross contamination
         safeguards in food establishments owned, operated  or  leased  by  any
         department or agency of the state or the state university of New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    2  146-a to read as follows:
    3    S  146-A.  CONTRACTS FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.  NOTWITHSTANDING
    4  ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ALL NEW  CONTRACTS,  RENEWAL  CONTRACTS  OR
    5  CHANGE  ORDERS  FOR AN EXISTING CONTRACT MADE AND AWARDED BY ANY DEPART-
    6  MENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE
    7  OPERATION OF A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT,  SHALL  CONTAIN  A  PROVISION
    8  REQUIRING  THE  CONTRACTOR  OR  VENDOR OPERATING SUCH ESTABLISHMENT IN A
    9  STATE-OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BUILDING TO TAKE REASONABLE  PRECAUTIONS
   10  TO  AVERT  THE CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF GLUTEN-FREE FOODS PREPARED BY SUCH
   11  ESTABLISHMENT BY FOOD CONTAINING GLUTEN.
   12    S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
   13  subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   14    29.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
   15  TION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS SPECIFYING REASONABLE METH-
   16  ODS TO AVERT THE  CROSS-CONTAMINATION  OF  GLUTEN-FREE  FOODS  BY  FOODS
   17  CONTAINING  GLUTEN DURING THE PREPARATION OF SUCH FOOD IN CAFETERIAS AND
   18  RESTAURANTS OR ANY OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENT  OPERATED  BY  A  VENDOR  OR
   19  CONTRACTOR  ON PROPERTIES OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BY ANY DEPARTMENT OR
   20  AGENCY OF THE STATE OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   21    S 3. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  101-c  to
   22  read as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09895-01-3
       S. 4283                             2
    1    S 101-C. RULES AND REGULATIONS; GLUTEN CROSS-CONTAMINATION PREVENTION.
    2  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL
    3  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS SPECIFYING REASONABLE METHODS TO AVERT
    4  THE CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF GLUTEN-FREE FOODS BY FOODS CONTAINING  GLUTEN
    5  DURING THE PREPARATION OF SUCH FOOD IN CAFETERIAS AND RESTAURANTS OR ANY
    6  OTHER  FOOD  ESTABLISHMENT OPERATED BY A VENDOR OR CONTRACTOR ON PROPER-
    7  TIES OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
    8    S 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    9  have  become  a  law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
   10  addition, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation  necessary  for
   11  the  implementation  of this act on its effective date is authorized and
   12  directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.