H.F. 2093 Section 1. IOWA HOT LUNCH CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN —— LEGISLATIVE 1 FINDINGS. The general assembly finds all of the following 2 information demonstrates the need for the Iowa hot lunch 3 challenge campaign created by this Act: 4 1. In order to become the healthiest state in the nation 5 and provide a world-class education for our children, Iowa must 6 improve the way it feeds its future. 7 2. Nearly thirty percent of Iowa’s school-age children are 8 eligible for free or reduced lunch. 9 3. One in five Iowa children do not get enough food at home. 10 4. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in 11 the United States have tripled. 12 5. Currently, almost one in every three children in this 13 nation is overweight or obese. 14 6. In September 2009, the federal centers for disease 15 control and prevention reported there were no states meeting 16 national goals for the amount of fruits and vegetables that 17 should be eaten. 18 7. One-third of all children born in 2000 or later will 19 suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others 20 will face chronic obesity-related health problems such as heart 21 disease, high blood pressure, cancer, or asthma. 22 8. Iowa, often referred to as the world’s breadbasket and 23 home to many of the nation’s leading food and nutrition experts 24 and the world food prize, is well positioned to be a leader 25 in solving the issues of childhood obesity and hunger in the 26 United States. 27 9. All Iowans can play a role in preventing childhood 28 hunger and obesity, including parents, elected officials from 29 all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, 30 faith-based and community-based organizations, and private 31 sector companies. 32 10. Iowa must reduce childhood hunger and obesity in order 33 to ensure Iowa’s children do not grow up less healthy than 34 their parents. 35 -1- LSB 5589YH (5) 84 je/nh 1/ 5

H.F. 2093 11. Because the state’s schools provide a key community 1 access point for children and families, the Iowa hot lunch 2 challenge campaign created by this Act is intended to empower 3 students, teachers, schools, and communities to begin working 4 together to make this state a national leader in solving the 5 problems of childhood obesity and hunger. 6 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 256.24 Iowa hot lunch challenge 7 campaign. 8 1. The department shall initiate an Iowa hot lunch challenge 9 campaign utilizing social media and an internet site. The 10 campaign shall be designed to empower students, parents, 11 schools, health professionals, community organizations, 12 businesses, the faith community, and media by providing food 13 and nutrition information that encourages their efforts to work 14 toward all of the following goals: 15 a. Reducing childhood obesity and childhood hunger in this 16 state by promoting healthy eating and improving access to 17 healthy foods. 18 b. Making the hot lunch and other school nutrition programs 19 in this state the best in the nation in taste, nutritional 20 content, and community outreach. 21 c. Leveraging federal resources and food assistance programs 22 to improve access to healthy food and beverage options for 23 children during the school year and beyond. 24 d. Improving school nutrition and the educational 25 environment by increasing consumption of fruits, vegetables, 26 whole grains, and other healthy food and beverage items through 27 all of the following: 28 (1) Ensuring the school breakfast, lunch, and snack program 29 choices enhance consumption of healthy items. 30 (2) Shifting vending machine selections toward healthy 31 items. 32 (3) Promoting school fundraising and a la carte programs 33 and policies that minimize the competitive sale of foods and 34 beverages and that maximize healthy food and beverage options. 35 -2- LSB 5589YH (5) 84 je/nh 2/ 5

H.F. 2093 (4) Shifting the food and beverage items provided by parents 1 and other volunteers, staff, and students for class events 2 toward healthy items. 3 (5) Shifting concession sales to healthy items. 4 2. The Iowa hot lunch challenge campaign shall make 5 all of the following information available for each school 6 district or community, when such information is available, to 7 provide a statewide resource for student-led and community-led 8 initiatives: 9 a. A regular point-in-time description of the initiatives 10 utilized by school districts in the campaign and the strategies 11 used to increase consumption of healthy food. 12 b. Current and historical data on the number of students 13 participating in the school breakfast, lunch, and snack 14 programs. 15 c. Data on school a la carte menus, revenue generated 16 thereby, and any regulation thereof. 17 d. Current and historical participation data on the child 18 care food program. 19 e. Data on school meal production costs and charges. 20 f. Participation data on summer food service programs in the 21 state that are directed to children. 22 g. Participation data on this state’s usage of the United 23 States department of agriculture’s fruit and vegetable program. 24 h. Data on the United States department of agriculture 25 commodities delivered to schools. 26 i. Data on farm-to-school programs. 27 j. Information on the economic impact of federal child 28 nutrition programs. 29 3. The department shall develop criteria to issue awards 30 annually to schools and communities participating in the 31 campaign and shall implement initiatives designed to meet the 32 goals of the campaign. 33 4. The department may seek and accept gifts, grants, 34 or donations, including in-kind donations, from private or 35 -3- LSB 5589YH (5) 84 je/nh 3/ 5

H.F. 2093 public sources for the purposes of the campaign. However, the 1 department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation that 2 is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with the goals 3 of the campaign or law. The department may accept in-kind 4 donations of personnel from private sources to staff the 5 campaign or use private funding to support interns and other 6 resources needed to implement the campaign. 7 5. Representatives from the departments of agriculture and 8 land stewardship, human services, and public health and from 9 the economic development authority shall assist by providing 10 the department of education with information relevant to the 11 campaign. 12 6. The general assembly’s standing committees on education 13 shall annually review the campaign’s progress. 14 EXPLANATION 15 This bill directs the department of education to initiate an 16 Iowa hot lunch challenge campaign utilizing social media and 17 an internet site. The campaign is to be designed to empower 18 students, parents, schools, health professionals, community 19 organizations, businesses, the faith community, and media by 20 providing food and nutrition information that encourages their 21 efforts to work toward the goals of reducing childhood obesity 22 and childhood hunger in this state by promoting healthy eating 23 and improving access to healthy foods; making the hot lunch 24 and other school nutrition programs in this state the best in 25 the nation; leveraging federal resources and food assistance 26 programs to improve access to healthy food and beverage 27 options for children; and improving school nutrition and the 28 educational environment by increasing consumption of healthy 29 food and beverage items through various means. 30 The campaign is to make certain information available for 31 each school district or community, when such information is 32 available, to provide a statewide resource for student-led 33 and community-led initiatives. The information includes 34 a regular description of initiatives utilized by school 35 -4- LSB 5589YH (5) 84 je/nh 4/ 5

H.F. 2093 districts in the campaign and the strategies used to increase 1 consumption of healthy food; current and historical data on 2 the number of students participating in the school breakfast, 3 lunch, and snack programs; data on school a la carte menus, 4 revenue generated thereby, and any regulation thereof; data on 5 school meal production costs and charges; and various other 6 information. 7 The department of education is directed to develop 8 criteria to issue awards annually to schools and communities 9 participating in the campaign and to implement initiatives 10 designed to meet the goals of the campaign. The bill provides 11 that the department may seek and accept gifts, grants, or 12 donations, including in-kind donations, from private or public 13 sources for the purposes of the campaign, but the department 14 cannot accept a gift, grant, or donation subject to conditions 15 inconsistent with the goals of the campaign or law. The bill 16 provides that the department may accept in-kind donations of 17 personnel from private sources to staff the campaign or use 18 private funding to support interns and other resources needed 19 to implement the campaign. 20 The bill directs representatives from the departments of 21 agriculture and land stewardship, human services, and public 22 health and from the economic development authority to assist by 23 providing the department of education with information relevant 24 to the campaign. 25 The bill directs the general assembly’s standing committees 26 on education to annually review the campaign’s progress. 27 The bill includes legislative findings supporting the 28 creation of the campaign. 29 -5- LSB 5589YH (5) 84 je/nh 5/ 5