Senate File 10

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the department of education to study the sale of
  2    carbonated beverages in schools.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1350SS 80
  5 kh/sh/8

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  CARBONATED BEVERAGE SALES IN SCHOOLS == STUDY.
  1  2 The department of education shall conduct a study concerning
  1  3 the sale of carbonated beverages to students in schools during
  1  4 the 2002=2003 school year.  The department shall require
  1  5 school boards, or persons under the supervision of school
  1  6 boards, to provide information to the department in records or
  1  7 reports required by section 283A.5 with respect to school
  1  8 breakfast and lunch programs.  The information to be provided
  1  9 shall include the number of elementary, middle, and high
  1 10 schools within each school district that sell carbonated
  1 11 beverages to students, the method by which the carbonated
  1 12 beverages are sold, the number of locations within each school
  1 13 where the sales are made, the amount of carbonated beverages
  1 14 sold on a per=pupil basis, and the gross sales amount of such
  1 15 carbonated beverages.  The information shall not include sales
  1 16 of carbonated beverages at extracurricular events.
  1 17    On or before January 15, 2004, the department of education
  1 18 shall file a report with the general assembly that contains
  1 19 its findings and recommendations, including any proposals to
  1 20 change or limit the sale of carbonated beverages in schools.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill requires the department of education to conduct a
  1 23 study concerning the sale of carbonated beverages to students
  1 24 in schools during the 2002=2003 school year.  The department
  1 25 shall require school boards to submit to it information about
  1 26 the type and number of schools in each district that sell
  1 27 carbonated beverages, the method by which the beverages are
  1 28 sold, the number of locations within each school where the
  1 29 sales are made to students, the amount of such beverages sold
  1 30 on a per=pupil basis, and the gross sales amount of such
  1 31 beverages in each school district.  The bill also requires the
  1 32 department to file its findings and recommendations in a
  1 33 report to the general assembly on or before January 15, 2004.
  1 34 LSB 1350SS 80
  1 35 kh/sh/8