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1		AN ACT concerning education.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5		2-3.204 as follows:
6		(105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new)
7		Sec. 2-3.204. Statewide master contract for prepackaged
8		meals.
9		(a) Throughout the State, students depend on schools to
10		provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free school
11		lunches each day. The General Assembly intends for school
12		districts to provide lunch options that satisfy religious
13		dietary requirements to the extent practicable.
14		(b) In this Section, "religious dietary food option" means
15		meals that meet specific foods and food preparation techniques
16		that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
17		(c) This Section is subject to appropriation, including
18		funding for any administrative costs reasonably incurred by
19		the State Board of Education in the administration of this
20		Section.
21		(d) Upon the execution of one or more statewide master
22		contracts entered into under subsection (g) and annually
23		thereafter, the State Board of Education shall notify school

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1		districts of any prepackaged meal options, including, but not
2		limited to, halal and kosher food options, available for
3		purchase under a statewide master contract for the upcoming
4		school year. A school district shall adopt procedures
5		regarding ordering, preparing, and serving prepackaged meal
6		options offered under a statewide master contract.
7		A school district may not be charged more than the federal
8		free rate of reimbursement for any meal offered under a
9		statewide master contract. Any meal offered under a statewide
10		master contract shall be eligible for and cost no more than the
11		federal free rate of reimbursement.
12		(e) All meal options available under a statewide master
13		contract under subsection (g) must meet the federal
14		nutritional standards set under the federal Richard B. Russell
15		National School Lunch Act. Any meal offered under a statewide
16		master contract under subsection (g) may not require a school
17		district to purchase any special or additional kitchen
18		preparation equipment or storage equipment and may not require
19		either any specialized staff, other than those staff members
20		who are currently available in a school, or any special
21		certifications.
22		(f) Any vendor offering halal food products to a school
23		district under a statewide master contract under subsection
24		(g) shall certify that the food or food product is halal and
25		that the vendor is in compliance with the Halal Food Act. Any
26		vendor offering kosher food products to a school district

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1		under a statewide master contract under subsection (g) shall
2		certify that the food or food product is kosher and that the
3		vendor is in compliance with the Kosher Food Act. A school
4		district and the State Board of Education may rely upon these
5		certifications.
6		(g) The State Board of Education shall enter into one or
7		more statewide master contracts with a vendor or vendors for
8		prepackaged meals that meet the requirements of this Section
9		for the purpose of providing options to school districts
10		statewide to purchase religious dietary food options under
11		this Section. The State Board of Education may enter into as
12		many contracts as needed in order to provide access for school
13		districts statewide.
14		Each statewide master contract must include packaged meal
15		delivery directly to any requesting school in this State at a
16		uniform delivery cost, regardless of the school's location.
17		The State Board of Education shall notify all school
18		districts of the award of a statewide master contract as
19		required in subsection (c) of Section 10-20.21 of this Code.
20		No later than 60 days after receiving notice, a school
21		district may purchase prepackaged meals from the contracted
22		vendor.
23		Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
24		amended by adding Section 8j as follows:

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1		(110 ILCS 330/8j new)
2		Sec. 8j. Religious dietary food options.
3		(a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options"
4		means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation
5		techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
6		(b) The University of Illinois Hospital shall offer, upon
7		request provided with reasonable notice, at the University of
8		Illinois Hospital, religious dietary food options that comply
9		with federal and State nutritional guidelines. After an
10		individual submits a request for a religious dietary food
11		option, the University of Illinois Hospital shall make
12		accommodations for the request as soon as the University of
13		Illinois Hospital is able to provide the meals.
14		(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
15		or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
16		effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
17		of the 103rd General Assembly.
18		Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding
19		Section 25 as follows:
20		(410 ILCS 637/25 new)
21		Sec. 25. State facility halal food products.
22		(a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
23		facility" means either of the following:
24		(1) A hospital that is organized under the University

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1		of Illinois Hospital Act.
2		(2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
3		Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
4		operated by the State.
5		(b) Any halal food product offered by a State-owned or
6		State-operated facility shall be purchased from a
7		halal-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor
8		falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or
9		falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor is
10		subject to penalties under this Act.
11		(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
12		or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
13		effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
14		of the 103rd General Assembly.
15		Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding
16		Sections 0.05 and 1.5 and by changing Section 2 as follows:
17		(410 ILCS 645/0.05 new)
18		Sec. 0.05. Definition. In this Act, "kosher" means
19		supervised, prepared under, and maintained in strict
20		compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish religion,
21		including, but not limited to, the laws and customs of
22		shechita requiring the slaughter of animals according to
23		appropriate Jewish law, and in compliance with the strictest
24		standards of Jewish law as expressed by reliable, recognized

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1		Jewish entities and Jewish rabbis.
2		(410 ILCS 645/1.5 new)
3		Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food products.
4		(a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
5		facility" means either of the following:
6		(1) A hospital that is organized under the University
7		of Illinois Hospital Act.
8		(2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
9		Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
10		operated by the State.
11		(b) Any kosher food product offered by a State-owned or
12		State-operated facility shall be purchased from a
13		kosher-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor
14		falsely representing a food product it provides as kosher or
15		falsely representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor is
16		subject to penalties under Section 2 of this Act.
17		(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
18		or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
19		effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
20		of the 103rd General Assembly.
21		(410 ILCS 645/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2)
22		Sec. 2. Any person convicted of violating Section 1 or 1.5
23		of this Act, shall for the first offense, be guilty of a Class
24		C misdemeanor and for the second and each subsequent offense

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1		shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
2		(Source: P.A. 77-2510.)
3		Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
4		adding Section 3-7-9 as follows:
5		(730 ILCS 5/3-7-9 new)
6		Sec. 3-7-9. Religious dietary food options.
7		(a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options"
8		means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation
9		techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
10		(b) Any Department of Corrections facility that provides
11		food services or cafeteria services for which food products
12		are provided or offered for sale shall also offer, upon
13		request provided with reasonable notice, religious dietary
14		food options that comply with federal and State nutritional
15		guidelines at the Department of Corrections facility. After an
16		individual submits a request for a religious dietary food
17		option, the Department of Corrections facility shall make
18		accommodations for the request as soon as the Department of
19		Corrections facility is able to provide the meals.
20		(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
21		or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
22		effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
23		of the 103rd General Assembly.
24		(d) Nothing in this Section is intended to expand any

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1		Department of Corrections facility's obligations beyond that
2		required under federal law.
3		Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
4		severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.