Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Mar 02, 2011 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5889
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CYMBROWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Audrey Pheffer
2011-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement a uniform letter grading system to classify health inspection results for any place engaged in the preparation, sale or service of food for and to the general public in cities with a population of one million or more; directs the commissioner, upon establishment and implementation of such system, to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system.
2011-A5889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5889 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BRENNAN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the establishment of a letter grading system to classify inspection results for certain public food service establishments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1352-d to read as follows: S 1352-D. PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT GRADING SYSTEM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLE- MENT A SYSTEM FOR GRADING AND CLASSIFYING INSPECTION RESULTS FOR PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESTAURANTS, DINING ROOMS, DELIS, BAKERIES OR ANY OTHER PLACE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED, SOLD OR SERVED FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL USE LETTERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT SUCH GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH SYSTEM OF STANDARDS AND GRADES, THE COMMISSIONER OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER OF A CITY HAVING A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE, THE PROVISIONS OF THE SANITARY CODE AND PROVISIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH A GRADING SYSTEM THAT REFLECTS THE SAFETY AND SANITATION OF THE PREMISES AND FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH LAWS. 2. SUCH PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO SUCH ESTABLISHMENT THE LETTER GRADE IDENTIFYING AND REPRESENTING THE RESULT OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT'S MOST RECENT GRADED INSPECTION. SUCH POSTING SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN A CITY HAVING A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SUCH LETTER GRADES SHALL BE POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER. S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health may promulgate rules and regulations to implement this act prior to such date.
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