HF 2200 (LSB 5319YH (5) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2200

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the testing of food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  283A.12  Testing of food for glyphosate.
   1.  Each school year beginning with the school year commencing July 1, 2021, the department of education shall test food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate in accordance with this section.
   2.  The department shall carry out testing for the presence of glyphosate each school year in each school district in this state. Testing shall consist of a minimum of ten samples over the course of a school year of food routinely served to students. 
   3.  The state hygienic laboratory or any other state entity shall assist the department in carrying out testing pursuant to this section upon request. If adequate state resources are not available to carry out the testing, the department may enter into a contract with a private entity to carry out the testing. 
   4.  The department shall post the results of testing pursuant to this section on the department’s internet site and shall provide for the transmission of the results to the parents or guardians of each student in the school district and, upon request, to other interested parties. The results shall include the following disclaimer:
Industrial residues and other contaminants accumulate in the food chain and present a toxicological concern to children. A growing body of scientific research suggests high concentrations of glyphosate may be connected to behavioral and psychiatric disorders. Additional science is needed, especially pertaining to the relationship of various environmental contaminants that are common in the industrialized world to the presence of glysophate in the physiology of children.

   5.  The board of education shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section, including but not limited to rules providing for glyphosate testing procedures and the scheduling of testing. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of education to test food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate each school year beginning with the school year commencing July 1, 2021.
   The bill requires the department to carry out testing for the presence of glyphosate each school year in each school district in Iowa, which shall consist of a minimum of 10 samples over the course of a school year of food routinely served to students.
   The bill requires the state hygienic laboratory or any other state entity to assist the department in carrying out the testing upon request. The bill authorizes the department to enter into a contract with a private entity to carry out the testing if adequate state resources are not available to carry out the testing.
   The bill requires the department to post the results of the testing on the department’s internet site and provide for the transmission of the results to the parents or guardians of each student in the school district and, upon request, to other interested parties. The results shall include a disclaimer as provided in the bill.