Bill Text: VA HB1583 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School breakfast & lunch program; Bd. of Education to ensure nutritional content of food is posted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - House: Stricken from docket by Education by voice vote [HB1583 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-HB1583-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1583 Offered January 12, 2011 Prefiled January 5, 2011 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-207.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nutritional content of foods sold as part of the official school breakfast or school lunch program. ----------
Patrons-- Kory, Bulova, Sickles, Surovell and Watts; Senators: Howell, Petersen and Puller
---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 22.1-207.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-207.4. Nutritional guidelines for competitive foods; nutritional content of official school breakfast or school lunch program foods.

A. The Board, in cooperation with the Department of Health, shall promulgate regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all competitive foods sold to students during regular school hours.

B. The Board, with assistance from the Department of Health, shall periodically review the nutritional guidelines for competitive foods to ensure that they remain current and science-based and shall also review the nutritional guidelines upon changes to federal law or regulations for competitive foods.

C. The regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall include but not be limited to: calorie, fat, sugar, and sodium content.

D. The Board shall ensure that the nutritional content of all foods sold to students as part of the official school breakfast or school lunch program is posted or otherwise made available. Such content shall include but not be limited to calorie, fat, sugar, and sodium content.  

For purposes of this section, "competitive food" means any food, excluding beverages, sold to students on school grounds during regular school hours that is not part of the school breakfast or school lunch program.