New York K 723: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Culinary Arts Month in the State of New York
Status: ADOPTED (as of 2025-06-09)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: K 723
Sponsors: Joe DeStefano
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Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. - This bill is not active in this session. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript K00723 Summary: BILL NOK00723   SAME ASNo Same As   SPONSORDeStefano   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSRAngelino, Blankenbush, Bologna, Brabenec, Brown E, Brown K, Buttenschon, Carroll P, Chang, Durso, Gallahan, Gray, Hyndman, Jensen, Jones, Lupardo, Maher, Manktelow, McDonald, Miller, Morinello, Novakhov, Palmesano, Ra, Rozic, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Simpson, Smith, Smullen, Stern, Tague     Go to top K00723 Actions: BILL NOK00723   06/06/2025referred to calendar 06/09/2025adopted Go to topK00723 Committee Votes: Go to topK00723 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topK00723 Text: Assembly Resolution No. 723 BY: M. of A. DeStefano MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Culinary Arts Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official months that are set aside to recognize the professional cooks and chefs who bring innovative cuisine from their kitchens to our tables every day; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Culinary Arts Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Culinary Arts Month; and WHEREAS, National Culinary Arts Month has been observed since at least 2002; culinary arts, in which culinary means "related to cooking", are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals; and WHEREAS, Around the country, culinary schools, restaurants, and kitchens will be honoring chefs for their inventive recipes and creative dishes; the month-long celebration spotlights the best in the industry, the latest trends and what is exciting in the culinary world; and WHEREAS, From delicate pastries to the freshest seafood dishes and spice combinations, chefs and cooks hone their skills daily to stay on the edge of culinary perfection; and WHEREAS, In an effort to equip and prepare students for their future careers and post-secondary education in a globally competitive 21st Century environment, the William Floyd Hospitality Services Academy within the William Floyd School District, located in the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island, continues to add new and exciting academic opportunities for students with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) academy programs; and WHEREAS, The goal of the CTE program, along with the already thriving Business Education Department, is to give students a variety of options to explore their interests and get a head start on their secondary education or careers; and WHEREAS, This offers a two-year course in culinary arts; the course of study includes classroom instruction and practical experience in the skills and theory needed to be employed in a variety of food service professions; and WHEREAS, Students will learn in a fully-equipped kitchen, which is equivalent to those found in restaurants around the world; and WHEREAS, Successful completion of the program provides students with an opportunity to earn up to seven advanced college credits through Suffolk County Community College's Beacon Program; these credits may be applied to the following SCCC programs of study: Culinary, Baking or Hotel Management; and WHEREAS, Events which celebrate the culinary arts and the professionals who create and inspire them should be recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Culinary Arts Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Culinary Arts Month; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York; and the William Floyd Hospitality Services Academy. Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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