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Public Act 103-1076
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| SB0457 Enrolled | LRB103 02908 RJT 47914 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
2-3.204 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new) |
Sec. 2-3.204. Statewide master contract for prepackaged |
meals. |
(a) Throughout the State, students depend on schools to |
provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free school |
lunches each day. The General Assembly intends for school |
districts to provide lunch options that satisfy religious |
dietary requirements to the extent practicable. |
(b) In this Section, "religious dietary food option" means |
meals that meet specific foods and food preparation techniques |
that satisfy religious dietary requirements. |
(c) This Section is subject to appropriation, including |
funding for any administrative costs reasonably incurred by |
the State Board of Education in the administration of this |
Section. |
(d) Upon the execution of one or more statewide master |
contracts entered into under subsection (g) and annually |
thereafter, the State Board of Education shall notify school |
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districts of any prepackaged meal options, including, but not |
limited to, halal and kosher food options, available for |
purchase under a statewide master contract for the upcoming |
school year. A school district shall adopt procedures |
regarding ordering, preparing, and serving prepackaged meal |
options offered under a statewide master contract. |
A school district may not be charged more than the federal |
free rate of reimbursement for any meal offered under a |
statewide master contract. Any meal offered under a statewide |
master contract shall be eligible for and cost no more than the |
federal free rate of reimbursement. |
(e) All meal options available under a statewide master |
contract under subsection (g) must meet the federal |
nutritional standards set under the federal Richard B. Russell |
National School Lunch Act. Any meal offered under a statewide |
master contract under subsection (g) may not require a school |
district to purchase any special or additional kitchen |
preparation equipment or storage equipment and may not require |
either any specialized staff, other than those staff members |
who are currently available in a school, or any special |
certifications. |
(f) Any vendor offering halal food products to a school |
district under a statewide master contract under subsection |
(g) shall certify that the food or food product is halal and |
that the vendor is in compliance with the Halal Food Act. Any |
vendor offering kosher food products to a school district |
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under a statewide master contract under subsection (g) shall |
certify that the food or food product is kosher and that the |
vendor is in compliance with the Kosher Food Act. A school |
district and the State Board of Education may rely upon these |
certifications. |
(g) The State Board of Education shall enter into one or |
more statewide master contracts with a vendor or vendors for |
prepackaged meals that meet the requirements of this Section |
for the purpose of providing options to school districts |
statewide to purchase religious dietary food options under |
this Section. The State Board of Education may enter into as |
many contracts as needed in order to provide access for school |
districts statewide. |
Each statewide master contract must include packaged meal |
delivery directly to any requesting school in this State at a |
uniform delivery cost, regardless of the school's location. |
The State Board of Education shall notify all school |
districts of the award of a statewide master contract as |
required in subsection (c) of Section 10-20.21 of this Code. |
No later than 60 days after receiving notice, a school |
district may purchase prepackaged meals from the contracted |
vendor.
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Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is |
amended by adding Section 8j as follows:
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(110 ILCS 330/8j new) |
Sec. 8j. Religious dietary food options. |
(a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options" |
means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation |
techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements. |
(b) The University of Illinois Hospital shall offer, upon |
request provided with reasonable notice, at the University of |
Illinois Hospital, religious dietary food options that comply |
with federal and State nutritional guidelines. After an |
individual submits a request for a religious dietary food |
option, the University of Illinois Hospital shall make |
accommodations for the request as soon as the University of |
Illinois Hospital is able to provide the meals. |
(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon |
or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in |
effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act |
of the 103rd General Assembly.
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Section 15. The Halal Food Act is amended by adding |
Section 25 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 637/25 new) |
Sec. 25. State facility halal food products. |
(a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated |
facility" means either of the following: |
(1) A hospital that is organized under the University |
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of Illinois Hospital Act. |
(2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under |
Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or |
operated by the State. |
(b) Any halal food product offered by a State-owned or |
State-operated facility shall be purchased from a |
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 is |
subject to penalties under this Act. |
(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon |
or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in |
effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act |
of the 103rd General Assembly.
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Section 20. The Kosher Food Act is amended by adding |
Sections 0.05 and 1.5 and by changing Section 2 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 645/0.05 new) |
Sec. 0.05. Definition. In this Act, "kosher" means |
supervised, prepared under, and maintained in strict |
compliance with the laws and customs of the Jewish religion, |
including, but not limited to, the laws and customs of |
shechita requiring the slaughter of animals according to |
appropriate Jewish law, and in compliance with the strictest |
standards of Jewish law as expressed by reliable, recognized |
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Jewish entities and Jewish rabbis.
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(410 ILCS 645/1.5 new) |
Sec. 1.5. State facility kosher food products. |
(a) In this Section, "State-owned or State-operated |
facility" means either of the following: |
(1) A hospital that is organized under the University |
of Illinois Hospital Act. |
(2) A penal institution, as that term is defined under |
Section 2-14 of the Criminal Code of 2012, that is owned or |
operated by the State. |
(b) Any kosher food product offered by a State-owned or |
State-operated facility shall be purchased from a |
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 is |
subject to penalties under Section 2 of this Act. |
(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon |
or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in |
effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act |
of the 103rd General Assembly.
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(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 |
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shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. |
(Source: P.A. 77-2510.)
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Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
adding Section 3-7-9 as follows:
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(730 ILCS 5/3-7-9 new) |
Sec. 3-7-9. Religious dietary food options. |
(a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options" |
means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation |
techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements. |
(b) Any Department of Corrections facility that provides |
food services or cafeteria services for which food products |
are provided or offered for sale shall also offer, upon |
request provided with reasonable notice, religious dietary |
food options that comply with federal and State nutritional |
guidelines at the Department of Corrections facility. After an |
individual submits a request for a religious dietary food |
option, the Department of Corrections facility shall make |
accommodations for the request as soon as the Department of |
Corrections facility is able to provide the meals. |
(c) The provisions of this Section shall not infringe upon |
or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in |
effect on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act |
of the 103rd General Assembly. |
(d) Nothing in this Section is intended to expand any |