Assembly Bill A5320

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to eliminate trans fats in foods prepared by public schools

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  • 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

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2013-A5320 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9714

2013-A5320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to eliminate trans fats in foods prepared by public schools, develop an informational campaign and to report on the success of such program by December 31, 2014.

2013-A5320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5320

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT to authorize the commissioner of education to develop a plan for
  elimination in the use of trans fat in schools

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Trans  fat  elimination  program.  1. The commissioner of
education, in consultation with the  department  of  health,  is  hereby
authorized  and directed to develop a trans fat elimination program. For
purposes of this act, "trans fat" means a specific type  of  fat  formed
when  liquid  fats  are made into solid fats by the addition of hydrogen
atoms, in a process known as hydrogenation. Such program  shall  consist
of two main components: a public information campaign and a protocol for
eliminating  the  use of trans fats in foods prepared by any institution
under the jurisdiction of the department of education including, but not
limited to, public schools.
  2. The public information campaign shall be developed, in consultation
with the department of health, to provide public service  announcements,
website sources and educational brochures about the health risks associ-
ated with trans fat in foods.
  3. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commission-
er  of  health,  shall  include  in the department of education's annual
report not later than December 31, 2014, a report assessing the  success
of the trans fat elimination program.  Such report shall be submitted to
the  governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the
assembly, and any appropriate committees of  the  legislature  concerned
with nutritional standards, education and health in New York state.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect immediately. The commissioner of
education is authorized and directed to promulgate any and all rules and
regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this  act
on its effective date on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04309-01-3

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