February 19, 2009, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled
"The state school aid act of 1979,"
(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1772) by adding section 164f.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 164f. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),
a district or intermediate district shall not do any of the
following:
(a) Sell, offer for sale, or otherwise offer or provide soft
drinks to pupils at school at any time.
(b) Maintain, or allow to be maintained, a vending machine
that is located at a school or on school grounds, that sells soft
drinks, and that is accessible to pupils.
(2) This section does not prohibit any of the following:
(a) Selling, offering for sale, or otherwise offering or
providing soft drinks to pupils after regular school hours at a
high school or at a high school activity or event.
(b) Maintaining or allowing to be maintained a vending machine
described in subsection (1)(b) if it is located at a high school or
on the grounds of a high school and is either not accessible to
pupils during the regular school day or not operable during the
regular school day.
(c) Selling, offering for sale, or otherwise offering or
providing soft drinks to pupils at a school after school hours at
an activity or event at which parents are present.
(3) A district or intermediate district that violates this
section forfeits an amount equal to 5% of its total state school
aid allocation under this act for the fiscal year in which the
violation occurs.
(4) As used in this section, "soft drink" does not include
milk, water, or a juice drink that is 100% juice.