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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20.85. Halal and kosher food services. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Each school board shall provide for a program by which | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | both halal and kosher food options that comply with federal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | and State nutritional guidelines are offered in
public school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | cafeterias by request. Any halal or kosher food product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | offered under this Section shall be certified as halal or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | kosher by a State-approved organization or purchased from a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | State-approved halal-certified or kosher-certified vendor. Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Halal Food Act. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | representing a food product it provides as kosher or falsely | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | subject to penalty under the Kosher Food Act. As used in this | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Section, "halal" has the same meaning as provided under | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Section 5 of the Halal Food Act. As used in this Section, |
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1 | "kosher" means supervised, prepared under, and maintained in | ||||||
2 | strict compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish | ||||||
3 | religion, including, but not limited to, (i) the laws and | ||||||
4 | customs of shechita requiring the slaughter of animals | ||||||
5 | according to appropriate Jewish law and (ii) as expressed by | ||||||
6 | reliable, recognized Orthodox Jewish entities and Orthodox | ||||||
7 | Jewish rabbis. | ||||||
8 | (b) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon | ||||||
9 | or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in | ||||||
10 | effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
11 | of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
12 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 34-18.82. Halal and kosher food services. | ||||||
14 | (a) The board shall provide for a program by which both | ||||||
15 | halal and kosher food options that comply with federal and | ||||||
16 | State nutritional guidelines are offered in
school cafeterias | ||||||
17 | by request. Any halal or kosher food product offered under | ||||||
18 | this Section shall be certified as halal or kosher by a | ||||||
19 | State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved | ||||||
20 | halal-certified or kosher-certified vendor. Any person, | ||||||
21 | organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it | ||||||
22 | provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a | ||||||
23 | halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the | ||||||
24 | Halal Food Act. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely | ||||||
25 | representing a food product it provides as kosher or falsely |
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1 | representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be | ||||||
2 | subject to penalty under the Kosher Food Act. As used in this | ||||||
3 | Section, "halal" has the same meaning as provided under | ||||||
4 | Section 5 of the Halal Food Act. As used in this Section, | ||||||
5 | "kosher" means supervised, prepared under, and maintained in | ||||||
6 | strict compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish | ||||||
7 | religion, including, but not limited to, (i) the laws and | ||||||
8 | customs of shechita requiring the slaughter of animals | ||||||
9 | according to appropriate Jewish law and (ii) as expressed by | ||||||
10 | reliable, recognized Orthodox Jewish entities and Orthodox | ||||||
11 | Jewish rabbis. | ||||||
12 | (b) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon | ||||||
13 | or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in | ||||||
14 | effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
15 | of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
16 | Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding | ||||||
17 | Section 25 as follows: | ||||||
18 | (410 ILCS 637/25 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 25. State facility halal food services. | ||||||
20 | (a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated | ||||||
21 | facility" means either of the following: | ||||||
22 | (1) A hospital that is organized under the University | ||||||
23 | of Illinois Hospital Act. | ||||||
24 | (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under |
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1 | Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or | ||||||
2 | operated by the State. | ||||||
3 | (b) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that | ||||||
4 | provides food services or cafeteria services for which food | ||||||
5 | products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer, | ||||||
6 | upon request provided with reasonable notice, halal food | ||||||
7 | options that comply with federal and State nutritional | ||||||
8 | guidelines at the State-owned or State-operated facility. | ||||||
9 | (c) Any halal food product offered under this Section | ||||||
10 | shall be certified as halal by a State-approved organization | ||||||
11 | or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified vendor. Any | ||||||
12 | person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food | ||||||
13 | product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as | ||||||
14 | a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under | ||||||
15 | Section 10 or 15 of this Act. | ||||||
16 | (d) The Department of Central Management Services and all | ||||||
17 | other relevant State agencies shall adopt all rules necessary | ||||||
18 | for the implementation of this Section. | ||||||
19 | (e) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon | ||||||
20 | or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in | ||||||
21 | effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
22 | of the 103rd General Assembly.
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23 | Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding | ||||||
24 | Section 1.5 and by changing Section 2 as follows: |
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1 | (410 ILCS 645/1.5 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food services. | ||||||
3 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
4 | "Kosher" means supervised, prepared under, and maintained | ||||||
5 | in strict compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish | ||||||
6 | religion, including, but not limited to, (i) the laws and | ||||||
7 | customs of shechita requiring the slaughter of animals | ||||||
8 | according to appropriate Jewish law and (ii) as expressed by | ||||||
9 | reliable, recognized Orthodox Jewish entities and Orthodox | ||||||
10 | Jewish rabbis. | ||||||
11 | "State-owned or State-operated facility" means either of | ||||||
12 | the following: | ||||||
13 | (1) A hospital that is organized under the University | ||||||
14 | of Illinois Hospital Act. | ||||||
15 | (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under | ||||||
16 | Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or | ||||||
17 | operated by the State. | ||||||
18 | (b) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that | ||||||
19 | provides food services or cafeteria services for which food | ||||||
20 | products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer, | ||||||
21 | upon request provided with reasonable notice, kosher food | ||||||
22 | options that comply with federal and State nutritional | ||||||
23 | guidelines at the State-owned or State-operated facility. | ||||||
24 | (c) Any kosher food product offered under this Section | ||||||
25 | shall be certified as kosher by a State-approved organization | ||||||
26 | or purchased from a State-approved kosher-certified vendor. |
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1 | Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a | ||||||
2 | food product it provides as kosher or falsely representing | ||||||
3 | itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be subject to | ||||||
4 | penalties under Section 2 of this Act. | ||||||
5 | (d) The Department of Central Management Services and all | ||||||
6 | other relevant State agencies shall adopt all rules necessary | ||||||
7 | for the implementation of this Section. | ||||||
8 | (e) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon | ||||||
9 | or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in | ||||||
10 | effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
11 | of the 103rd General Assembly.
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12 | (410 ILCS 645/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2)
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13 | Sec. 2.
Any person convicted of violating Section 1 or 1.5 | ||||||
14 | of this Act, shall for the
first offense, be guilty of a Class | ||||||
15 | C misdemeanor and for the second and
each subsequent offense | ||||||
16 | shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 77-2510 .)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | ||||||
19 | 2025. |