HOUSE BILL No. 4036

January 22, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Accavitti and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1271.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1271. (1) Not later than September 1, 2007, the

 

department shall promulgate rules providing for healthy eating in

 

schools. The rules shall include at least all of the following

 

restrictions on sales of foods or drinks, whether as part of the

 

school meal program or by vending machine or other food sales:

 

     (a) A prohibition on the sale of any of the following foods

 

and drinks in any public school:

 

     (i) Chewing gum or candy bars.

 

     (ii) A food or drink that consists of 35% or more sugar or

 


other sweetener.

 

     (iii) Juice that is less than 100% real fruit or vegetable

 

juice.

 

     (iv) A food or drink containing more than 8 grams of fat per

 

serving.

 

     (b) A prohibition on the sale of soft drinks in elementary or

 

middle schools.

 

     (c) An exemption from the application of the rules for a

 

contract for the sale of food or drinks that was in effect on

 

January 1, 2007, and for the sale of food or drinks under that

 

contract, until the expiration of the original terms of the

 

contract.

 

     (2) The requirements contained in the rules promulgated under

 

this section are in addition to the requirement under section 1272b

 

that school meal programs must meet federal nutritional standards.