HF 2350 (LSB 5527YH (5) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2350

BY  HANSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to certain public cafeterias concerning local purchasing preferences and dietary guidelines. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  PUBLIC CAFETERIAS —— PURCHASING PREFERENCES AND DIETARY GUIDELINES.
   1.  The department of administrative services, in collaboration with the department of public health and the department of agriculture and land stewardship, shall convene a task force to propose a procurement policy and implementation timeline for the policy requiring all cafeterias at the capitol complex and at all state agency buildings in this state to conform to the United States department of health and human services’ health and sustainability guidelines for federal concessions and vending operations, and to establish purchasing preferences for local producers of food and local beverage providers.
   2.  The state board of regents and the department of education, in collaboration with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, shall also convene a task force to propose a procurement policy and implementation timeline for the policy requiring public collegiate campus cafeterias to conform to the United States department of health and human services’ health and sustainability guidelines for federal concessions and vending operations, and to establish purchasing preferences for local producers of food and local beverage providers. Campus cafeterias addressed in the policy shall include cafeterias located at the university of northern Iowa, Iowa state university, the university of Iowa, and all community colleges.
   3.  The task forces shall submit their procurement policies and implementation timelines to the general assembly by January 2, 2015.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  8A.319  Purchasing preferences and dietary guidelines for state cafeterias.
   1.  The department of administrative services, along with the state board of regents and the department of education, shall adopt a procurement policy requiring the affected cafeterias to conform to the United States department of health and human services’ health and sustainability guidelines for federal concessions and vending operations by January 1, 2016.
   2.  The department of administrative services, in collaboration with the department of public health, shall review and update relevant nutrition standards every five years, starting in 2019, to reflect advancements in nutrition science, dietary data, and food product availability.
   3.  Any affected cafeteria’s new or renewal food service contract entered into during calendar year 2015 shall also conform to the appropriate procurement policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
    Sec. 3.  Section 135.11, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  32.  Review and update relevant nutrition standards for affected cafeterias, pursuant to section 8A.319, subsection 2.
    Sec. 4.  Section 256.9, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  65.  Adopt and implement a food procurement policy for affected cafeterias, pursuant to section 8A.319.
    Sec. 5.  Section 262.9, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  38.  Adopt and implement a food procurement policy for affected cafeterias, pursuant to section 8A.319.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the adoption of dietary guidelines. The United States department of health and human services’ health and sustainability guidelines for federal concessions and vending operations are adopted for public cafeterias at the capitol complex, at all state agency buildings, and at public collegiate institutions in this state. The bill also requires public cafeterias at the capitol complex, at all state agency buildings, and at public collegiate institutions in this state to establish purchasing preferences for local producers of food and local beverage providers.
   The bill requires the department of administrative services, in collaboration with the department of public health and the department of agriculture and land stewardship, to convene a task force that will propose a procurement policy and implementation timeline requiring the specified cafeterias controlled by the department of administrative services to conform to the specified dietary guidelines, and to establish purchasing preferences for local producers of food and local beverage providers. 
   The bill also requires the state board of regents and the department of education, in collaboration with the department of agriculture and land stewardship, to convene a task force that will propose a procurement policy and implementation timeline requiring all cafeterias at the campuses of the university of northern Iowa, Iowa state university, the university of Iowa, and all community colleges to conform to specified dietary guidelines, and to establish purchasing preferences for local producers of food and local beverage providers.
   The bill requires the task forces to submit their procurement policies and implementation timelines to the general assembly by January 2, 2015.
   The department of administrative services, state board of regents, and department of education shall each adopt a plan requiring cafeteria conformity to the dietary guidelines and purchasing preferences for local producers by January 1, 2016.
   Every five years, beginning in 2019, the department of administrative services and the department of public health shall review and update the dietary guidelines to reflect advancements in nutrition science, dietary data, and food product availability.