Sen. Ram Villivalam

Filed: 3/27/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 167

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 167 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.85. Halal and kosher lunch options
8    (a) As part of a school lunch program, each school board
9shall provide halal and kosher food options that comply with
10federal and State nutritional guidelines to those students who
11submit a request for a halal and kosher food options. A request
12shall be submitted at the time of school registration. After a
13student or the student's parent or guardian submits a request
14for a halal or kosher option, the school board shall make
15accommodations for the request as soon as the vendor
16determined by the State Board of Education pursuant to

 

 

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1subsection (c), the school district itself, or a vendor
2selected by the school district is able to provide the meals.
3    (b) Any vendor offering halal or kosher food products to a
4school district shall certify that the food or food product is
5halal or kosher and that the vendor is in compliance with the
6Halal Food Act or the Kosher Food Act. A school district may
7rely upon such certification.
8    (c) The State Board of Education shall enter into a
9statewide education master contract as defined in Article 28A
10of this Code with a halal-certified and kosher-certified
11vendor for packaged meals that meet both the federal and State
12nutritional guidelines for school lunch programs and school
13breakfast programs as defined in the School Breakfast and
14Lunch Program Act for the purpose of providing a statewide
15option for school districts to purchase halal and kosher
16meals. The State Board may enter into as many contracts needed
17in order to provide access for schools districts statewide.
18The contract must specify packaged meal delivery directly to
19any requesting school in the state at a uniform delivery cost,
20regardless of the school's location The State Board of
21Education shall notify all school districts of the award of
22contract as required in subsection (c) of Section 10-20.21 of
23this Code. Upon notice, each school district may purchase
24halal and kosher packaged meals from the contracted vendor as
25needed in order to fulfill subsection (a) of this Section.
26    (d) Halal-certified and kosher-certified meals shall be

 

 

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1reimbursable by the State Board of Education. The amount of
2the State reimbursement provided through the program to each
3participating school board for each budget year shall be equal
4to the federal free reimbursement rate multiplied by the total
5number of eligible meals that the participating schools serve
6during the applicable budget year, minus the total amount of
7reimbursement for eligible meals served during the applicable
8budget year that the school board receives pursuant to the
9National School Breakfast Program and the National School
10Lunch Program. The State Board of Education shall develop
11procedures to allocate and disburse the money appropriated as
12reimbursements pursuant to this Section among participating
13school boards each budget year in an equitable manner and in
14compliance with the requirements of the National School
15Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program.
16    (e) A school district shall only be responsible for
17providing a lunch program by which halal or kosher food
18options are offered under subsection (a) if the State Board is
19able to secure a statewide education master contract and
20provide a halal and kosher food option to the school district
21pursuant to subsection (c) for halal or kosher meals that meet
22all of the requirements of this Section.
23    (f) A school district is not subject to the Halal Food Act
24or the Kosher Food Act if it uses a vendor to provide halal or
25kosher food products pursuant to this Section.
26    (g) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon

 

 

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1or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
2effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
5    Sec. 34-18.82. Halal and kosher lunch options.
6    (a) As part of a school lunch program, each school board
7shall provide halal and kosher food options that comply with
8federal and State nutritional guidelines to those students who
9submit a request for a halal and kosher food options. A request
10shall be submitted at the time of school registration. After a
11student or the student's parent or guardian submits a request
12for a halal or kosher option, the school board shall make
13accommodations for the request as soon as the vendor
14determined by the State Board of Education pursuant to
15subsection (c), the school district itself, or a vendor
16selected by the school district is able to provide the meals.
17    (b) Any vendor offering halal or kosher food products to a
18school district shall certify that the food or food product is
19halal or kosher and that the vendor is in compliance with the
20Halal Food Act or the Kosher Food Act. A school district may
21rely upon such certification.
22    (c) The State Board of Education shall enter into a
23statewide education master contract as defined in Article 28A
24of this Code with a halal-certified and kosher-certified
25vendor for packaged meals that meet both the federal and State

 

 

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1nutritional guidelines for school lunch programs and school
2breakfast programs as defined in the School Breakfast and
3Lunch Program Act for the purpose of providing a statewide
4option for school districts to purchase halal and kosher
5meals. The State Board may enter into as many contracts needed
6in order to provide access for schools districts statewide.
7The contract must specify packaged meal delivery directly to
8any requesting school in the state at a uniform delivery cost,
9regardless of the school's location The State Board of
10Education shall notify all school districts of the award of
11contract as required in subsection (c) of Section 10-20.21 of
12this Code. Upon notice, each school district may purchase
13halal and kosher packaged meals from the contracted vendor as
14needed in order to fulfill subsection (a) of this Section.
15    (d) Halal-certified and kosher-certified meals shall be
16reimbursable by the State Board of Education. The amount of
17the State reimbursement provided through the program to each
18participating school board for each budget year shall be equal
19to the federal free reimbursement rate multiplied by the total
20number of eligible meals that the participating schools serve
21during the applicable budget year, minus the total amount of
22reimbursement for eligible meals served during the applicable
23budget year that the school board receives pursuant to the
24National School Breakfast Program and the National School
25Lunch Program. The State Board of Education shall develop
26procedures to allocate and disburse the money appropriated as

 

 

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1reimbursements pursuant to this Section among participating
2school boards each budget year in an equitable manner and in
3compliance with the requirements of the National School
4Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program.
5    (e) A school district shall only be responsible for
6providing a lunch program by which halal or kosher food
7options are offered under subsection (a) if the State Board is
8able to secure a statewide education master contract and
9provide a halal and kosher food option to the school district
10pursuant to subsection (c) for halal or kosher meals that meet
11all of the requirements of this Section.
12    (f) A school district is not subject to the Halal Food Act
13or the Kosher Food Act if it uses a vendor to provide halal or
14kosher food products pursuant to this Section.
15    (g) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
16or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
17effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
18of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
19    Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding
20Section 25 as follows:
 
21    (410 ILCS 637/25 new)
22    Sec. 25. State facility halal food services.
23    (a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
24facility" means either of the following:

 

 

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1        (1) A hospital that is organized under the University
2    of Illinois Hospital Act.
3        (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
4    Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
5    operated by the State.
6    (b) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that
7provides food services or cafeteria services for which food
8products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer,
9upon request provided with reasonable notice, halal food
10options that comply with federal and State nutritional
11guidelines at the State-owned or State-operated facility.
12After an individual submits a request for a halal option, the
13state-owned or state-operated facility shall make
14accommodations for the request as soon as the state-owned or
15state-operated facility is able to provide the meals
16    (c) Any halal food product offered under this Section
17purchased from a halal-certified vendor. Any person,
18organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it
19provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a
20halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under
21Section 2 of this Act.
22    (d) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
23or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
24effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
25of the 103rd General Assembly.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding
2Section 1.5 and by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
 
3    (410 ILCS 645/1)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.1)
4    Sec. 1. (a) Every person, who, with intent to defraud,
5sells, or exposes for sale any meat or meat preparations and
6falsely represents the same to be kosher, whether such meat or
7meat preparations be raw or prepared for human consumption, or
8as having been prepared under and of a product or products
9sanctioned by the certifying organization or the supervising
10rabbi; or falsely represents any food product or the contents
11of any food package or container to be so constituted and
12prepared, by having or permitting to be inscribed thereon the
13word "kosher" in any language; or in any sign, display or
14advertisement characterizes his place of business as a
15"kosher" establishment if non-kosher food products are sold or
16offered for sale in such place of business; or who, while
17dealing or purporting to deal in kosher meat or meat
18preparations, prepares or handles or sells, or causes to be
19prepared or handled or sold, any food products which, when so
20prepared or handled or sold together with kosher meat or meat
21preparations, constitute a violation of the requirements of
22the certifying organization or the supervising rabbi, and
23thereby render such kosher meat or meat preparations, so
24handled or sold in conjunction therewith, non-kosher, or who
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1kosher meat or meat preparations fails to comply with such
2religious requirements and dietary laws necessary to
3constitute such meat or meat preparations kosher, or who,
4without complying with such religious or dietary laws, issues
5or maintains any sign or advertisement in any language
6purporting to represent that he sells or deals in kosher meat
7or meat preparations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
8and subject to the penalty provided for in Section 2 of this
9Act.
10    (b) It shall be unlawful to label or designate food or food
11products with the words parve or pareve knowing that such food
12or food products contain milk, meat or poultry products
13rendering such food products impermissible to be used or eaten
14according to the certifying organization or the supervising
15rabbi.
16    (c) Any food commodity in package form which is marked as
17being certified by an organization, identified on the package
18by any symbol or is marked as being Kosher shall not be offered
19for sale by the producer or distributor of such food commodity
20until 30 days after such producer or distributor shall have
21registered the name, current address and telephone numbers of
22the certifying organization or the supervising rabbi with the
23Illinois Department of Agriculture.
24    In this Act, "kosher" means supervised, prepared under,
25and maintained in strict compliance with the laws and customs
26of the Jewish religion, including, but not limited to, (i) the

 

 

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1laws and customs of shechita requiring the slaughter of
2animals according to appropriate Jewish law and (ii) as
3expressed by reliable, recognized Orthodox Jewish entities and
4Orthodox Jewish rabbis.
5(Source: P.A. 93-134, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 645/1.5 new)
7    Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food services.
8    (a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
9facility" means either of the following:
10        (1) A hospital that is organized under the University
11    of Illinois Hospital Act.
12        (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
13    Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
14    operated by the State.
15    (b) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that
16provides food services or cafeteria services for which food
17products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer,
18upon request provided with reasonable notice, kosher food
19options that comply with federal and State nutritional
20guidelines at the State-owned or State-operated facility.
21After an individual submits a request for a kosher option, the
22state-owned or state-operated facility shall make
23accommodations for the request as soon as the state-owned or
24state-operated facility is able to provide the meals
25    (c) Any kosher food product offered under this Section

 

 

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1purchased from a kosher-certified vendor. Any person,
2organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it
3provides as kosher or falsely representing itself as a
4kosher-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under
5Section 2 of this Act.
6    (d) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
7or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
8effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
9of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
10    (410 ILCS 645/2)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2)
11    Sec. 2. Any person convicted of violating Section 1 or 1.5
12of this Act, shall for the first offense, be guilty of a Class
13C misdemeanor and for the second and each subsequent offense
14shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
15(Source: P.A. 77-2510.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
172024.".