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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
52-3.204 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.204. Statewide master contract for prepackaged
8meals.
9    (a) Throughout the State, students depend on schools to
10provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free school
11lunches each day. The General Assembly intends for school
12districts to provide lunch options that satisfy religious
13dietary requirements to the extent practicable.
14    (b) In this Section, "religious dietary food option" means
15meals that meet specific foods and food preparation techniques
16that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
17    (c) This Section is subject to appropriation, including
18funding for any administrative costs reasonably incurred by
19the State Board of Education in the administration of this
20Section.
21    (d) Upon the execution of one or more statewide master
22contracts entered into under subsection (g) and annually
23thereafter, the State Board of Education shall notify school

 

 

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1districts of any prepackaged meal options, including, but not
2limited to, halal and kosher food options, available for
3purchase under a statewide master contract for the upcoming
4school year. A school district shall adopt procedures
5regarding ordering, preparing, and serving prepackaged meal
6options offered under a statewide master contract.
7    A school district may not be charged more than the federal
8free rate of reimbursement for any meal offered under a
9statewide master contract. Any meal offered under a statewide
10master contract shall be eligible for and cost no more than the
11federal free rate of reimbursement.
12    (e) All meal options available under a statewide master
13contract under subsection (g) must meet the federal
14nutritional standards set under the federal Richard B. Russell
15National School Lunch Act. Any meal offered under a statewide
16master contract under subsection (g) may not require a school
17district to purchase any special or additional kitchen
18preparation equipment or storage equipment and may not require
19either any specialized staff, other than those staff members
20who are currently available in a school, or any special
21certifications.
22    (f) Any vendor offering halal food products to a school
23district under a statewide master contract under subsection
24(g) shall certify that the food or food product is halal and
25that the vendor is in compliance with the Halal Food Act. Any
26vendor offering kosher food products to a school district

 

 

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1under a statewide master contract under subsection (g) shall
2certify that the food or food product is kosher and that the
3vendor is in compliance with the Kosher Food Act. A school
4district and the State Board of Education may rely upon these
5certifications.
6    (g) The State Board of Education shall enter into one or
7more statewide master contracts with a vendor or vendors for
8prepackaged meals that meet the requirements of this Section
9for the purpose of providing options to school districts
10statewide to purchase religious dietary food options under
11this Section. The State Board of Education may enter into as
12many contracts as needed in order to provide access for school
13districts statewide.
14    Each statewide master contract must include packaged meal
15delivery directly to any requesting school in this State at a
16uniform delivery cost, regardless of the school's location.
17    The State Board of Education shall notify all school
18districts of the award of a statewide master contract as
19required in subsection (c) of Section 10-20.21 of this Code.
20No later than 60 days after receiving notice, a school
21district may purchase prepackaged meals from the contracted
22vendor.
 
23    Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
24amended by adding Section 8j as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 330/8j new)
2    Sec. 8j. Religious dietary food options.
3    (a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options"
4means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation
5techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
6    (b) The University of Illinois Hospital shall offer, upon
7request provided with reasonable notice, at the University of
8Illinois Hospital, religious dietary food options that comply
9with federal and State nutritional guidelines. After an
10individual submits a request for a religious dietary food
11option, the University of Illinois Hospital shall make
12accommodations for the request as soon as the University of
13Illinois Hospital is able to provide the meals.
14    (c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
15or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
16effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
17of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
18    Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding
19Section 25 as follows:
 
20    (410 ILCS 637/25 new)
21    Sec. 25. State facility halal food products.
22    (a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
23facility" means either of the following:
24        (1) A hospital that is organized under the University

 

 

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1    of Illinois Hospital Act.
2        (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
3    Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
4    operated by the State.
5    (b) Any halal food product offered by a State-owned or
6State-operated facility shall be purchased from a
7halal-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor
8falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or
9falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor is
10subject to penalties under this Act.
11    (c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
12or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
13effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
14of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
15    Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding
16Sections 0.05 and 1.5 and by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
17    (410 ILCS 645/0.05 new)
18    Sec. 0.05. Definition. In this Act, "kosher" means
19supervised, prepared under, and maintained in strict
20compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish religion,
21including, but not limited to, the laws and customs of
22shechita requiring the slaughter of animals according to
23appropriate Jewish law, and in compliance with the strictest
24standards of Jewish law as expressed by reliable, recognized

 

 

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1Jewish entities and Jewish rabbis.
 
2    (410 ILCS 645/1.5 new)
3    Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food products.
4    (a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated
5facility" means either of the following:
6        (1) A hospital that is organized under the University
7    of Illinois Hospital Act.
8        (2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under
9    Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or
10    operated by the State.
11    (b) Any kosher food product offered by a State-owned or
12State-operated facility shall be purchased from a
13kosher-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor
14falsely representing a food product it provides as kosher or
15falsely representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor is
16subject to penalties under Section 2 of this Act.
17    (c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
18or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
19effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
20of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
21    (410 ILCS 645/2)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2)
22    Sec. 2. Any person convicted of violating Section 1 or 1.5
23of this Act, shall for the first offense, be guilty of a Class
24C misdemeanor and for the second and each subsequent offense

 

 

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1shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
2(Source: P.A. 77-2510.)
 
3    Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
4adding Section 3-7-9 as follows:
 
5    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-9 new)
6    Sec. 3-7-9. Religious dietary food options.
7    (a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options"
8means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation
9techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements.
10    (b) Any Department of Corrections facility that provides
11food services or cafeteria services for which food products
12are provided or offered for sale shall also offer, upon
13request provided with reasonable notice, religious dietary
14food options that comply with federal and State nutritional
15guidelines at the Department of Corrections facility. After an
16individual submits a request for a religious dietary food
17option, the Department of Corrections facility shall make
18accommodations for the request as soon as the Department of
19Corrections facility is able to provide the meals.
20    (c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon
21or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in
22effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 103rd General Assembly.
24    (d) Nothing in this Section is intended to expand any

 

 

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1Department of Corrections facility's obligations beyond that
2required under federal law.
 
3    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
4severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
62024.