New York A 1078: Enacts the Drink Up Act

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A01078 Summary:

BILL NOA01078 

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SPONSORJackson

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Enacts the "Drink Up Act"; requires every public school to offer water in a sealed bottled container as an additional drink option to any student during lunch at no cost to such student.

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BILL NOA01078 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1078

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the Drink Up
 Act requiring public schools to provide water during lunch

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Drink Up Act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 916-c to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 916-c. Water during lunch; requirement. Every public school shall
 6 offer water in a sealed bottled container as an additional drink option
 7 to any student during lunch at no cost to such student.
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 10 ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
 11 mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on
 12 or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02372-01-5

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