Senate Bill S4763

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of nutrition and fitness

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S4763 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 24-A §§667 - 671, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2275
2011-2012: S1735
2013-2014: S3215
2015-2016: S2570
2017-2018: S2867
2019-2020: S4432
2023-2024: S5750

2021-S4763 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of nutrition and fitness.

2021-S4763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4763
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of
   nutrition and fitness
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 24-A
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 24-A
                      OFFICE OF NUTRITION AND FITNESS
 SECTION 667. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
         668. DEFINITIONS.
         669. OFFICE OF NUTRITION AND FITNESS; DIRECTOR.
         670. POWERS AND DUTIES.
         671. ACTIONS BY OTHER OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS
                OR AGENCIES.
   § 667. STATEMENT OF POLICY. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY REAFFIRMS ITS POLI-
 CY TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND NUTRITION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM  PREVENTA-
 BLE  DISEASES CAUSALLY RELATED TO OBESITY BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING
 A PLAN TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE  STATE;  AND
 RECOGNIZES  THAT  FURTHERANCE  OF  SUCH  POLICY REQUIRES CREATION IN THE
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF AN OFFICE OF NUTRITION AND  FITNESS  WITH  STAFF
 AND  SKILLS  REQUISITE  TO ACT AS THE GOVERNOR'S AGENT IN DEVELOPING AND
 IMPLEMENTING HEALTHY NUTRITION AND FITNESS PROGRAMS, TO ASSURE THE PROP-
 ER IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH PROGRAMS, AND TO ASSIST THE
 GOVERNOR AND DIRECT AND COORDINATE THE STATE'S EFFORTS  WITH  REGARD  TO
 OVERALL NUTRITION AND FITNESS AND THE PREVENTION OF OBESITY.
   § 668. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION AND FITNESS.
   2. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF NUTRITION AND FITNESS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09212-01-1
              

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