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Senate Bill S1471
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S1471 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §915-a, Ed L; amd §103, Gen Muni L
2009-S1471 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1471 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating the children's healthy access to meals program (CHAMP); and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to certain school district contracts PURPOSE : To educate and encourage students to make healthier food choices and develop healthy habits both in and outside of school. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 states the legislative intent of the Children's Healthy Access to Meals Program (CHAMP). Subdivision 2 states that "school districts" include school districts and private schools that participate in programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act, boards of cooperative educational services, and charter schools. Subdivision 3 sets forth the nutrition standards for food and beverage items sold in school vending machines, canteens, school stores, and a la carte cafeteria sales, and additionally, provides exemptions to such nutrition standards.
2009-S1471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1471 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAND -- 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 creating the chil- dren's healthy access to meals program (CHAMP); and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to certain school district contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a to read as follows: S 915-A. CHILDREN'S HEALTHY ACCESS TO MEALS PROGRAM (CHAMP). 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE STATE WHEREVER PRACTICAL TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO MAKE HEAL- THIER FOOD CHOICES AND DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE SCHOOL. TO THIS END, THE CHAMP IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST SCHOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS FOR ALL FOOD AND BEVERAGES THAT ARE SOLD WITHIN SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. 2. THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE FOLLOWING, COLLECTIVELY REFERENCED AS "SCHOOL DISTRICTS" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN ANY PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966, BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, AND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE EACH FROM THE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DIREC- TORS; SCHOOL BOARDS; SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS; THE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL COMMU- NITY; AND THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, SHALL DEVELOP BY DECEMBER THIRTY- FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, STATEWIDE NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR ALL FOOD AND BEVERAGES THAT ARE SOLD TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, EXCLUSIVE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07291-01-9
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