Bill Text: NY S02375 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the department of health to post inspection results of public food service establishments on the department's website for the most recent three years; includes exemptions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-12-18 - SIGNED CHAP.529 [S02375 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02375-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2375--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 16, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  public
         food  service  establishment  inspection  results  to be posted on the
         department of health's website
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
    2  1352-d to read as follows:
    3    S 1352-D. PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT  INSPECTION  RESULTS.  1.
    4  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE AND PROMINENTLY POST ON ITS
    5  WEBSITE ALL PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION RESULTS FOR THE
    6  MOST RECENT THREE YEARS FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
    7  THE DETERMINATION CONCERNING ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE.
    8    (B) AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  "ITS  WEBSITE"  MEANS  A  WEBSITE  OR  A
    9  PORTION  OF  A  WEBSITE  MAINTAINED  BY AN ENTITY OF STATE GOVERNMENT ON
   10  WHICH THE DEPARTMENT REGULARLY POSTS DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION.
   11    (C) IF A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR LOCAL BOARD  OF  HEALTH  MAIN-
   12  TAINS  A WEBSITE, IT SHALL POST A LINK TO THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WHERE
   13  THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE.
   14    2. A CITY WITH A POPULATION OVER ONE MILLION SHALL  BE  EXEMPTED  FROM
   15  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   16    S  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
   17  law. Provided, however, that effective immediately, any rules and  regu-
   18  lations  necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec-
   19  tive date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before  such
   20  date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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