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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-207.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-207.4. Nutritional guidelines for competitive foods.
A. For purposes of this section, "competitive food" means any food, excluding beverages, sold to students on school grounds during regular school hours that is not part of the school breakfast or school lunch program.
B. The Board, in cooperation with the Department of
Health, shall promulgate regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all
competitive foods sold to students during regular school hours.
B. C. The Board, with assistance from the
Department of Health, shall periodically review the nutritional guidelines for
competitive foods to ensure that they remain current and science-based and
shall also review the nutritional guidelines upon changes to federal law or
regulations for competitive foods.
C. D. The regulations promulgated pursuant to
this section shall include but not be limited to: calorie, fat, sugar, and
sodium content.
For purposes of this section, "competitive food"
means any food, excluding beverages, sold to students on school grounds during
regular school hours that is not part of the school breakfast or school lunch
program.
E. The regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall permit each public school to conduct on school grounds during regular school hours no more than 30 school-sponsored fundraisers per school year, during which food that does not meet the nutrition guidelines for competitive foods may be sold to students.