HOUSE BILL NO. 681

2006 Legislation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 681 – Schools, vending machines

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H0681..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOLS - VENDING MACHINES - Adds to existing law to restrict vending
machines and vending machine products in public schools; to define terms;
and to limit application.
                                                                        
02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Educ

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 681
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE,  BY  THE
  3        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-131, IDAHO CODE, TO RESTRICT VENDING MACHINES
  4        AND  VENDING  MACHINE  PRODUCTS  IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO
  5        LIMIT APPLICATION.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 1, Title 33, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
  8    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
  9    ignated as Section 33-131, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-131.  VENDING MACHINES. (1) Except as otherwise provided in  subsection
 11    (4)  of  this section, vending machines shall not be located in public elemen-
 12    tary schools in areas accessible to students.
 13        (2)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section,  only
 14    vending  machines  offering products complying with the standards set forth in
 15    paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall be located in public secondary
 16    schools in areas accessible to students:
 17        (a)  Food products may contain:
 18             (i)   A maximum of three (3) grams of fat per one hundred (100) calo-
 19             ries, provided this provision shall not apply  to  packages  of  nuts
 20             and/or seeds;
 21             (ii)  A  maximum of four hundred (400) milligrams of sodium per serv-
 22             ing;
 23             (iii) A minimum of twelve (12) grams  of  complex  carbohydrates  per
 24             serving,  provided the product does not contain more than thirty-five
 25             percent (35%) sugar by weight.
 26        (b)  Beverages may consist of:
 27             (i)   Drinking water that is not carbonated, sweetened  or  otherwise
 28             flavored;
 29             (ii)  Lowfat or skim milk;
 30             (iii) One hundred percent (100%) fruit juice.
 31        (3)  As used in this section, the terms "elementary school" and "secondary
 32    school" are as defined in section 33-119, Idaho Code.
 33        (4)  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to contracts entered
 34    into prior to July 1, 2006.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15778

This legislation proposes to add a new section to Chapter 1 of
Title 33 of the Idaho Code to restrict vending machine location
and vending machine products in public schools, to define terms
and to limit application.


                           FISCAL NOTE


There will be no fiscal impact to the general fund.





Contact
Name: Rep. Margaret Henbest 
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 681