New York A 2304: Require boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials

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A02304 Summary:

BILL NOA02304 

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRSimon, Seawright, Burdick, Epstein, Hevesi, Kelles, Rosenthal, Gonzalez-Rojas, Steck, Shimsky,
 Raga, Colton, Weprin, Anderson

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Add Art 2 Title 4-A §§252 - 254, Pub Health L

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Directs the department of health to develop state food guidelines for foods purchased, served, and sold by state agencies, programs, and institutions and on state property.

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BILL NOA02304 

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01/16/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2304

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, BURDICK, EPSTEIN,
 HEVESI, KELLES, ROSENTHAL, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, STECK, SHIMSKY, RAGA,
 COLTON, WEPRIN, ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to guidelines for
 food and beverages purchased or sold by state agencies

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 4-A to read as follows:
 3 TITLE IV-A
 4 STATE FOOD GUIDELINES
 5 Section 252. Development of state food guidelines.
 6 253. Applicability of state food guidelines.
 7 254. Implementation of state food guidelines.
 8 § 252. Development of state food guidelines. 1. Within six months
 9 following the effective date of this section, the department, in consul-
 10 tation with the office of general services, shall begin an assessment of
 11 the food and beverage purchasing, service, and sales of each state agen-
 12 cy. The department shall develop and finalize state food guidelines
 13 considering the findings of such assessment no later than eighteen
 14 months following the effective date of this section, for foods
 15 purchased, served, and sold by state agencies, programs, and insti-
 16 tutions and on state property. The department shall report such guide-
 17 lines to the governor, temporary president of the senate, and speaker of
 18 the assembly, and disseminate them to the heads of all state agencies
 19 that purchase, prepare, or serve food and beverages.
 20 2. The state food guidelines developed under this section shall:
 21 (a) be consistent with or exceed the recommendations in the most
 22 recent edition of the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, includ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05511-01-5

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 1 ing as to sodium, whole grains, added sugars, saturated fat, cholester-
 2 ol, and fiber;
 3 (b) include recommendations for the use of sustainably and locally
 4 grown New York state food products to the greatest extent possible;
 5 (c) ensure the availability of safe, clean tap water when feasible
 6 whenever foods and beverages are sold or served; and
 7 (d) encourage state agencies to offer foods and beverages that reflect
 8 the health risks, allergens, traditions, and preferences of the demo-
 9 graphics served.
 10 3. The state food guidelines shall be reviewed and updated by the
 11 department as necessary, but no less often than every five years, to
 12 ensure that the guidelines remain current and science-based.
 13 4. In developing the state food guidelines, the department shall
 14 consider the following:
 15 (a) recommendations for nutrition standards for foods, beverages, or
 16 meals made by authoritative scientific organizations, including but not
 17 limited to, the guidelines for purchased food recommended by the New
 18 York State Food Policy Council, the American Heart Association Workplace
 19 Food and Beverage Toolkit, the Food Service Guidelines for Federal
 20 Facilities, the USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast
 21 Program standards, the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program guide-
 22 lines, the American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet