HB1574ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Filed: 4/8/2022

10200HB1574ham001 LRB102 03605 NLB 38858 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1574

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1574 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 10-20.84 and 34-18.79 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.84 new)

Sec. 10-20.84. Halal and kosher food services. Each school board shall provide for a program by which both halal and kosher food options that comply with federal and State nutritional guidelines are offered in public school cafeterias by request. Any halal or kosher food product offered under this Section shall be certified as halal or kosher by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified or kosher-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the Halal Food Act. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as kosher or falsely representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the Kosher Food Act. As used in this Section, "halal" has the same meaning as provided under Section 5 of the Halal Food Act. As used in this Section, "kosher" has the meaning provided under orthodox Jewish law.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.79 new)

Sec. 34-18.79. Halal and kosher food services. The board shall provide for a program by which halal and kosher food options that comply with federal and State nutritional guidelines are offered in school cafeterias by request. Any halal or kosher food product offered under this Section shall be certified as halal or kosher by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified or kosher-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the Halal Food Act. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as kosher or falsely representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be subject to penalty under the Kosher Food Act. As used in this Section, "halal" has the same meaning as provided under Section 5 of the Halal Food Act. As used in this Section, "kosher" has the meaning provided under orthodox Jewish law.

Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(410 ILCS 637/25 new)

Sec. 25. State facility halal food services.

(a) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that provides food services or cafeteria services for which food products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer, upon request provided with reasonable notice, halal food options that comply with federal and State nutritional guidelines at such facility.

(b) Any halal food product offered under this Section shall be certified as halal by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under Section 10 or 15 of this Act.

(c) The Department of Central Management Services and all other relevant State agencies shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this Section.

Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding Section 1.5 and by changing Section 2 as follows:

(410 ILCS 645/1.5 new)

Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food services.

(a) As used in this Section, "kosher" has the meaning provided under orthodox Jewish law.

(b) Any State-owned or State-operated facility that provides food services or cafeteria services for which food products are provided or offered for sale also shall offer, upon request provided with reasonable notice, kosher food options that comply with federal and State nutritional guidelines at such facility.

(c) Any kosher food product offered under this Section shall be certified as kosher by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved kosher-certified vendor. Any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as kosher or falsely representing itself as a kosher-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under Section 2 of this Act.

(d) The Department of Central Management Services and all other relevant State agencies shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this Section.

(410 ILCS 645/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2)

Sec. 2. Any person convicted of violating Section 1 or 1.5 of this Act, shall for the first offense, be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and for the second and each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 77-2510.)".