Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 10, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to education |
Mar 08, 2010 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7028
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S7028 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8250
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2599, Pub Health L; amd §915, Ed L; add §28, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S3376, A4824
2013-2014: S3224
2009-S7028 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7028 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, the education law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing nutritional standards for certain foods and beverages sold in schools SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: The act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York State Healthy Kids Act". Section two would amend the Public Law 2599-c by requiring the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education as well as the Commissioner of Agriculture develop recommendations for nutritional and dietary standards for food and beverages sold in school consistent with section nine hundred fifteen of the Education Law. The recommendations shall be provided in writing to the Commissioner of Education no later than August thirty-first two thousand and ten, and revised recommendations shall be provided as deemed necessary by the Commissioner. Section three would amend the Education Law 915 to define the term "School Meals" as meals that meet the nutritional requirements of, and are reimbursable under any program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act of 1966.
2009-S7028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7028 I N S E N A T E March 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPADA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the agri- culture and markets law, in relation to establishing nutritional stan- dards for certain foods and beverages sold in schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York state healthy kids act". S 2. Section 2599-c of the public health law, as amended by section 88 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: S 2599-c. School-based childhood obesity prevention and physical activity programs. 1. The commissioner shall encourage the establishment of school-based childhood obesity prevention and physical activity programs that promote: [1.] (A) A healthy school environment, including physical and aesthet- ic surroundings and culture designed to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of obesity; and [2.] (B) Parent/community involvement, including an integrated school, parent, and community approach for enhancing the health and well-being of students. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NUTRITIONAL AND DIETARY STANDARDS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES SOLD IN SCHOOLS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW. IN DEVELOPING SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COMMIS- SIONER AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS SHALL REVIEW EXISTING SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO EXAMINE AND EVALUATE THE USE OF FOOD COLORING, CHEMICAL ADDITIVES AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS IN FOODS AND BEVERAGES, AND MAKE SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09207-03-0
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.