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2015 SESSION
15100833DPatrons-- Bell, Richard P., DeSteph, Fariss, Farrell, Head, Hodges, Howell, Hugo, Kilgore, Landes, Morefield, Pogge, Poindexter, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Stolle, Taylor and Wilt
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 12 school-sponsored fundraisers per school year, each of which shall not exceed five consecutive school days in duration, during which food other than competitive food may be sold to students.