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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55<br /> – Public schools/food vending mach

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55

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HCR055.........................................................by EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS - VENDING MACHINES - Stating findings of the Legislature and
urging the State Department of Education to adopt certain nutritional
values for food sold in vending machines in public schools; and urging the
department to prohibit the sale of foods of minimal nutritional value in
public schools and to request reports.

03/05    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 49-20-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz,
      Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins, Durst,
      Eskridge, Hagedorn, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King,
      Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Mathews, Mortimer, Moyle, Nonini,
      Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(02),
      Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Clark, Crane, Hart, Harwood, Kren,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, McGeachin, Nielsen, Patrick, Raybould,
      Roberts, Schaefer, Stevenson, Thayn, Wood(35)
      Absent and excused -- Bedke
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55

                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND URGING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCA-
  3        TION  TO  ADOPT  CERTAIN NUTRITIONAL VALUES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES SOLD IN
  4        VENDING MACHINES IN IDAHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND  URGING  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO
  5        PROHIBIT  THE  SALE OF  FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE IN IDAHO PUBLIC
  6        SCHOOLS AND TO REQUEST REPORTS.

  7    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  8        WHEREAS, improving and protecting the health of all Idahoans is a  primary
  9    issue and is an important goal of the state; and
 10        WHEREAS,  some  children purchase foods other than the balanced meals pro-
 11    vided through the school lunch program and the school breakfast program  which
 12    consequently  undermines  the efforts of parents to ensure that their children
 13    consume a healthy diet; and
 14        WHEREAS, proper nutrition is critical to a child's growth, development and
 15    readiness to learn; and
 16        WHEREAS, healthy eating habits in childhood and adolescence promote  opti-
 17    mal  childhood health, growth, and intellectual development and prevent health
 18    problems, such as iron deficiency anemia, obesity, eating disorders and dental
 19    cavities; and may prevent long-term health problems, such  as  coronary  heart
 20    disease, cancer and stroke; and
 21        WHEREAS,  children  who  are malnourished or hungry are unable to function
 22    optimally in the classroom and are at risk of lower achievement in school; and
 23        WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  the
 24    direct  and indirect costs of obesity in the United States are estimated to be
 25    $200 billion annually; and
 26        WHEREAS, experts in nutrition science have found that since 1963, rates of
 27    obesity have quadrupled among children ages 6 to 11  years  and  have  tripled
 28    among children ages 12 to 19 years; and
 29        WHEREAS,  only 2 percent of children eat a healthy diet that is consistent
 30    with federal nutrition recommendations and that type 2 diabetes, which is pri-
 31    marily due to poor diet and physical inactivity, is rising  rapidly  in  chil-
 32    dren; and
 33        WHEREAS,  in  1996, children aged 2 to 18 years consumed an average of 118
 34    more calories per day than similar children did in 1978, which is the  equiva-
 35    lent  of  12  pounds  of  weight gain annually, if not compensated for through
 36    increased physical activity; and
 37        WHEREAS, the regulation of  foods  sold  in  vending  machines  in  public
 38    schools  will  reduce  the  intake of high-calorie foods and beverages of low-
 39    nutritional value and may reduce obesity in Idaho youth  thereby  slowing  the
 40    advance of chronic diseases in our state's population.
 41        NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
 42    sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and
 43    the Senate concurring therein, that the Idaho Department of Education is urged
 44    to  adopt  the  following  nutritional  values for foods and beverages sold in

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  1    vending machines in Idaho public schools: Food products  should  contain:  (a)
  2    with  the exception of packages of nuts, seeds or cheese, a maximum of 3 grams
  3    of fat per 100 calories, provided that no items contain as an  ingredient  any
  4    artificial  trans fats; (b) a maximum of 400 milligrams of sodium per serving;
  5    and (c) a maximum of 35% sugar by weight. Beverages  should  consist  of:  (a)
  6    drinking  water  that  is not carbonated, sweetened or otherwise flavored; (b)
  7    low-fat or skim milk; (c) 100% fruit juice. In addition,  schools  should  not
  8    sell  beverages  containing greater than 5 milligrams of caffeine per ounce or
  9    beverages containing herbal additives designed or   promoted  as  producing  a
 10    stimulative  effect.  As  a  consequence of adopting the foregoing nutritional
 11    standards, the department should prohibit the availability of foods of minimal
 12    nutritional value in vending machines in Idaho public schools.
 13        BE IT FURTHER  RESOLVED  that  each  school  district  in  this  state  is
 14    requested  to  file  with  the state Department of Education during the annual
 15    renewal for the National School Lunch Program a report setting forth  informa-
 16    tion  relating  to  compliance with this resolution by each school within that
 17    district. The department is requested to provide the most  recent  reports  to
 18    the House of Representatives and the Senate Education Committees each year.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 18049

This resolution intends to encourage the adoption of nutritional
values for food and drinks sold in Idaho's public schools.  
This resolution mandates that vending machines accessible to
students may only contain drinking water, lowfat milk, 100% juice
and foods that meet the following standards-
 
    - Must contain less than 3 grams of fat per 100 calories and
      no artificial trans fats (excluding nuts, seeds, and
      cheese), 
 
    - Must have less than 400 milligrams of sodium per serving,

    - Must be less than 35% sugar by weight, 

    - Must contain less than 5 milligrams of caffeine or herbal  
      stimulative per ounce. 


                           FISCAL NOTE

No impact to the General Fund. 







Contact
Name: Rep. Margaret Henbest  
Phone: 332-1131 


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 55