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The bill requires New York school districts to provide nutritional facts and ingredient lists for all student meals in advance.
Why it matters
Empowers parents and guardians to make informed decisions. about their children's meals by providing detailed nutritional and ingredient information ahead of time, which is particularly important for families managing allergies, dietary restrictions, or specific health conditions.
Increases transparency and accountability for school districts. , requiring them to proactively communicate any changes in meal offerings and promptly update families about new ingredients or nutritional facts, reducing the risk of unexpected exposures to allergens or unwanted ingredients.
May encourage higher nutritional standards and ingredient quality. in school meals, as public access to this information can drive demand for healthier, more clearly labeled options and allow for greater scrutiny of menu choices.
Facilitates easier meal planning for students and families. , especially for those who need to coordinate school lunches with medical, cultural, or religious dietary requirements.
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In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Jim Gaughran
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10384
IN ASSEMBLY
May 4, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school meal nutritional facts and ingredient lists be provided
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 918-a to read as follows:
§ 918-a. School meal nutritional facts and ingredient list. When a district or the district's nutrition advisory committee, if applicable, determines a prospective meal schedule for students in grades kindergarten through twelve, the district shall include on such prospective meal schedule or on the district website the nutritional facts for such meals and an itemized list of the ingredients used in each meal. The information required pursuant to this section shall be distributed or made available prior to the meal being served. If a district shall make any changes to the meal schedule for the students, then the district must notify the parents and guardians of the change, the new nutritional facts, and the itemized list of ingredients prior to the meal being served. The notification of change may be made electronically, on the district website or in any other manner as determined by the school district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14066-03-0
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