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CA SB1080
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires schools to offer halal or kosher meal options commencing with the 2025–26 school year if 5% or more of pupils at a schoolsite prefer these options for breakfast and lunch.
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Authorizes schools to collect information from pupils to determine whether the 5% preference threshold is met and permits schools to offer halal and kosher options voluntarily even if the threshold is not reached.
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Defines "halal" as food prepared in accordance with Islamic law and "kosher" as defined in Penal Code Section 383b.
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Constitutes a state-mandated local program requiring reimbursement through the statutory procedures in Government Code Part 7 (Section 17500 et seq.) if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are mandated by the state.
Legislative Description
Pupil nutrition: school meals: halal and kosher food options.
Last Action
May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
5/16/2024