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- Referred to education
- Referred to education
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Requires school lunch periods to be scheduled between two and one-half hours and four hours after the start of the school day
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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BILL NUMBER:S239
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to scheduling school lunch periods
Purpose of bill
This bill would require school lunch periods to be scheduled between two and one-half hours and four hours after the start of the school day.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 813 of the education law, as added by chapter 296 of the laws of 1994, is amended to provide that school lunch periods would be scheduled for at least two and one-half hours but not more than four hours after the start of the school day for those attending full day pre-kindergarten through grade twelve
Justification
The current law requires that lunch be served at a "reasonable" time, but does not define what is reasonable. As school districts deal with overcrowding issues, many schools schedule lunch at an unreasonably early or late time. This bill will specify the reasonable hours within which schools can serve lunch.
Prior legislative history
2009-10: S.5285 (Squadron) - Education, A.7439 (Kavanagh) - Education 2011: REFERRED TO EDUCATION 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Fiscal impact on the state
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:: This act shall take effect on the first of August occurring in the year two years after which this act becomes a law.
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