House File 2334 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY MASCHER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to minimum nutrition standards for school 2 district attendance centers and prohibiting the sale of foods 3 with minimal nutritional value in vending machines located in 4 school district attendance centers and providing an effective 5 date. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 6222HH 82 8 kh/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 39, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 39.ProvideDevelop minimum nutrition standards that meet 1 4 or exceed federal guidelines and regulations for foods and 1 5 beverages sold or served in school district attendance centers 1 6 during the normal instructional day. The nutrition standards 1 7 may include portion sizes, minimum nutrient values, and a 1 8 listing of contents. The director shall provide educational 1 9 resources and technical assistance to schools relating to the 1 10 implementation of the nutritional guidelines for food and 1 11 beverages sold on public school grounds or on the grounds of 1 12 nonpublic schools receiving funds under section 283A.10. 1 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 279.67 NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS. 1 14 1. Food and beverages sold from vending machines located 1 15 in school district elementary, middle school or junior high, 1 16 or secondary school attendance centers shall meet the 1 17 nutrition standards developed pursuant to section 256.9, 1 18 subsection 39. 1 19 2. Foods of minimal nutritional value as defined by the 1 20 United States department of agriculture food and nutrition 1 21 service under 7 C.F.R. pt. 210, appendix B, shall not be sold 1 22 from a vending machine during the normal instructional day in 1 23 any elementary, middle school or junior high, or secondary 1 24 school attendance center. 1 25 3. Contracts and renewal contracts for food or beverages 1 26 shall expressly prohibit the sale of sugared, carbonated 1 27 beverages and all other foods of minimal nutritional value as 1 28 defined by the United States department of agriculture food 1 29 and nutrition service under 7 C.F.R. pt. 210, appendix B, from 1 30 vending machines located in school district attendance 1 31 centers. 1 32 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of 1 33 the following: 1 34 a. Prohibit a school district from developing and adopting 1 35 nutrition standards that are more stringent than those 2 1 provided in this section. 2 2 b. Prohibit or limit the sale or distribution of any food 2 3 or beverage item through fund=raising activities of students, 2 4 teachers, or educational groups when the items are intended 2 5 for sale off the attendance center grounds. 2 6 c. Prohibit or limit the sale or distribution of any food 2 7 or beverage items to teachers, administrators, or other adults 2 8 in a faculty lounge or under other circumstances where the 2 9 sale or distribution is limited to teachers, administrators, 2 10 or other adults. 2 11 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 279.67, as enacted by 2 12 this Act, takes effect July 1, 2009. 2 13 EXPLANATION 2 14 This bill directs the director of the department of 2 15 education to develop minimum nutrition standards that meet or 2 16 exceed federal guidelines and regulations for foods and 2 17 beverages sold or served on the school grounds of elementary, 2 18 middle or junior high, or secondary schools during the normal 2 19 instructional day, and, effective July 1, 2009, requires that 2 20 food and beverages sold from vending machines located in 2 21 school attendance centers must meet these nutrition standards. 2 22 The bill prohibits, effective July 1, 2009, the sale of 2 23 foods of minimal nutritional value as defined by the United 2 24 States department of agriculture (USDA) food and nutrition 2 25 service under 7 C.F.R. pt. 210, appendix B, from a vending 2 26 machine during the normal instructional day in any school 2 27 attendance center. The USDA definition includes soda water, 2 28 water ices, chewing gum, and certain candies. 2 29 The bill provides that, effective July 1, 2009, contracts 2 30 for food or beverages shall expressly prohibit the sale of 2 31 sugared, carbonated beverages and all other foods of minimal 2 32 nutritional value as defined by the USDA from vending machines 2 33 located in school district attendance centers. 2 34 The bill also provides that nothing in the bill shall be 2 35 construed to prohibit a school district from developing and 3 1 adopting more stringent standards, prohibit or limit the sale 3 2 of food or beverage items through school fund=raising 3 3 activities when the items are intended for sale off the 3 4 attendance center grounds, or prohibit or limit the sale or 3 5 distribution of any food or beverage items to adults in a 3 6 faculty lounge or under other circumstances where the sale or 3 7 distribution is limited to adults. 3 8 LSB 6222HH 82 3 9 kh/nh/8