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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
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN 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 2 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
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