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H528 • 2025

An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools

An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 528) of Tackey Chan relative to requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools.
  • Education.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-11 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 528) of Tackey Chan relative to requiring food allergen certification in vocational schools. Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.528

Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 14B the following new section:-

Section 14C. Each student of the culinary arts program shall be required to complete and receive the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s food allergen certification as part of the completion of said program. The state board shall establish rules and regulations consistent with the implementation of this program.

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