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SB 721 Foods in public schools; Board & Department of Health update regulations for nutrition.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Competitive foods in public schools; report. Requires the Board, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate and periodically update regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all competitive foods sold during the school day. Also requires (i) the Board to adopt the Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Scorecard's nutritional guidelines as the statewide standard for competitive foods; (ii) the Board to report to the General Assembly on the final regulations by December 1, 2010; and (iii) local school boards to report to the Department of Education on their plan to implement the final regulations by 30 days prior to the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 088863201 pdf
- 02/11/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 088863201-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 088863201
- 01/17/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/23/08 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/07/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/08 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/11/08 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB721E
- 02/11/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 088863201-E
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 03/03/08 House: Passed by in Education with letter by voice vote