Bill Text: NY S06016 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of education to eliminate trans fats in foods prepared by public schools, develop an informational campaign and to report on the success of such program by December 31, 2013.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06016 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06016-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6016
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 4, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to authorize the commissioner of education to develop a plan  for
         elimination in the use of trans fat in schools
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Trans fat  elimination  program.  1.  The  commissioner  of
    2  education,  in  consultation  with  the  department of health, is hereby
    3  authorized and directed to develop a trans fat elimination program.  For
    4  purposes  of  this  act, "trans fat" means a specific type of fat formed
    5  when liquid fats are made into solid fats by the  addition  of  hydrogen
    6  atoms,  in  a process known as hydrogenation. Such program shall consist
    7  of two main components: a public information campaign and a protocol for
    8  eliminating the use of trans fats in foods prepared by  any  institution
    9  under the jurisdiction of the department of education including, but not
   10  limited to, public schools.
   11    2. The public information campaign shall be developed, in consultation
   12  with  the department of health, to provide public service announcements,
   13  website sources and educational brochures about the health risks associ-
   14  ated with trans fat in foods.
   15    3. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commission-
   16  er of health, shall include in  the  department  of  education's  annual
   17  report  not later than December 31, 2013, a report assessing the success
   18  of the trans fat elimination program.  Such report shall be submitted to
   19  the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of  the
   20  assembly,  and  any  appropriate committees of the legislature concerned
   21  with nutritional standards, education and health in New York state.
   22    S 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately.  The  commissioner  of
   23  education is authorized and directed to promulgate any and all rules and
   24  regulations  and take any other measures necessary to implement this act
   25  on its effective date on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13656-01-1