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- Referred to finance
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BILL NUMBER:S1735
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of nutrition and fitness
Purpose or general idea of bill
To create an office of nutrition and fitness in order to address the issue of obesity in children and adults.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 - This bill would amend the executive law by adding a new article 24-A, which would create the office of nutrition and fitness and its directors, powers and duties.
Justification
The New York State Department of Health has determined that the percentage of New York State adults who are overweight or obese increased from 42% in 1997 to 57% in 2002. Obesity among children and adolescents has tripled over the past three decades. Obesity-related illnesses cost New York state more than $6 billion. These staggering figures need to be addressed with a new office of nutrition and fitness that will target obesity in New York. This office could have the potential to decrease cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cancer and osteoarthritis.
Prior legislative history
2010: S.2275 Referred to Finance A.3095 Referred to Governmental Operations 2008: S.6192 Referred to Finance A.9122 Referred to Governmental Operations
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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