KOSHER & HALAL FOODS House SponsorsRep. Abdelnasser Rashid-Janet Yang Rohr-Nabeela Syed-Bob Morgan and Emanuel "Chris" Welch 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new410 ILCS 637/25 new410 ILCS 645/1.5 new410 ILCS 645/2from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 288.2 Amends the School Code. Requires each school board to provide for a program by which both halal and kosher food options are offered in public school cafeterias by request. Provides further requirements concerning the provision of halal and kosher food in public schools. Amends the Halal Food Act. Defines "State-owned or State-operated facility". Provides that 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 at the State-owned or State-operated facility. Provides that any halal food product offered shall be certified as halal by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified vendor. Provides that 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 the Act. Provides for the adoption of rules. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not infringe upon or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in effect on or before the amendatory Act's effective date. Amends the Kosher Food Act. Makes substantially similar changes as to kosher food options at State facilities, defines "kosher", and provides that a violation of the provisions concerning State facility kosher food services is a Class C misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for the second and each subsequent offense. Effective June 1, 2025. 2/17/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid 2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools 3/2/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 3/2/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 3/2/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan 3/8/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 3/10/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die