Senate Bill S4173A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the department of education of the city of New York to provide information to the public relating to inspections of school kitchens and cafeterias

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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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2017-S4173 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7684
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §23-702, NYC Ad Cd

2017-S4173 - Summary

Directs the department of education of the city of New York to provide information to the public relating to inspections of school kitchens and cafeterias.

2017-S4173 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4173 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4173
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  creating  a  public  school cafeteria and school kitchen
   grading system

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 23-702 to read as follows:
   § 23-702 SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN INSPECTION DATA. A. FOR SO  LONG
 AS  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HYGIENE  OPERATES SANITARY
 INSPECTIONS, AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS  14-1.190,  14-1.191,  14-1.194  OF
 TITLE 10 OF THE NEW YORK STATE CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND SECTION
 81.05  OF THE CITY HEALTH CODE, SUCH DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUE
 A LETTER GRADE OF EITHER "A", "B" OR "C" TO EACH CAFETERIA  AND  KITCHEN
 WITHIN  A  SCHOOL  OPERATED  BY  THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THAT CYCLE
 AFTER ANY HEARING OR DISPUTE REGARDING SUCH SCORING  IS  RESOLVED.  SUCH
 INSPECTION  DATA  IS ONLY VALID IF THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISOR IS PRESENT
 THROUGHOUT THE INSPECTION. INSPECTION SCORES  PROVIDED  TO  SUCH  SCHOOL
 CAFETERIAS  AND  KITCHENS SHALL BE CONVERTED TO LETTER GRADES AND POSTED
 CONSPICUOUSLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISIONS (A)  AND  (B)  OF  SECTION
 81.51 OF THE CITY HEALTH CODE. SUCH LETTER GRADES SHALL BE POSTED IN THE
 APPROPRIATE  SCHOOL,  AS WELL AS NOTICE PROVIDED TO INTERESTED COMMUNITY
 MEMBERS, SUCH AS PARENTS, ON  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  WEBSITES,  SCHOOL  QUALITY
 REPORTS  AND/OR  THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE. SUCH LETTER
 GRADE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN PROMOTION OR DISCIPLINE PROCEEDINGS FOR
 ANY CAFETERIA OR KITCHEN EMPLOYEE.
   B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE LETTER GRADES TO EACH  SCHOOL  CAFETERIA
 AND KITCHEN SUBSEQUENT TO ANY INSPECTION CYCLE AS FOLLOWS:
   (I)  A  LETTER  GRADE OF "A" SHALL BE GIVEN TO ANY SCHOOL CAFETERIA OR
 KITCHEN THAT RECEIVES FEWER THAN 14 POINTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-S4173A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7684
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §23-702, NYC Ad Cd

2017-S4173A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of education of the city of New York to provide information to the public relating to inspections of school kitchens and cafeterias.

2017-S4173A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4173A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4173--A
     Cal. No. 396
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Cities -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to public school cafeteria and school kitchen inspection data
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 23-702 to read as follows:
   § 23-702 SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN INSPECTION DATA. A. WHENEVER ANY
 CAFETERIA  OR  KITCHEN  IN  A  SCHOOL  OF  THE  CITY  SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
 INSPECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HYGIENE,  THE  CITY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL POST THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE:
   1. THE DATE OF THE INSPECTION OR REINSPECTION;
   2. THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE INSPECTED CAFETERIA OR
 KITCHEN IS LOCATED;
   3.  THE  FACTS  ESTABLISHED  OBSERVED  VIOLATIONS, IF ANY, DURING SUCH
 INSPECTION AND THE SEVERITY LEVEL OF SUCH VIOLATIONS;
   4. CITATIONS TO THE LAWS, REGULATIONS  OR  RULES  FOR  ANY  VIOLATIONS
 OBSERVED DURING SUCH INSPECTION; AND
   5. ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO SUCH INSPECTION.
   B. INSPECTION RESULTS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE SEARCHABLE BY THE SCHOOL
 NAME AND ADDRESS.
   C. AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SCHOOL YEAR, THE PRINCIPAL OF EVERY  SCHOOL  OF
 THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE STUDENTS USE A CAFETERIA OR KITCHEN SHALL
 INFORM  THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF EACH STUDENT OF SUCH SCHOOL THAT
 THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE  OF
 THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE PRINCIPAL SHALL INFORM SUCH PARENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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