Bill Text: NY S06463 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires public schools in any city with a population over one million that have at least 25% of students practicing Halal to offer Halal food options during lunch.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-27 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06463 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S06463-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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 offer
Halal food options 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 S 915-A. HALAL FOOD OPTIONS. IN ANY CITY HAVING OVER ONE MILLION
4 INHABITANTS, EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL OFFER HALAL FOOD OPTIONS DURING
5 LUNCH.
6 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
7 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
8 ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
9 mentation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on
10 or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11998-01-3
