93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2941


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Mattie Hunter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













105 ILCS 5/10-20.39 new






105 ILCS 5/34-18.30 new










    Amends the School Code.  Sets requirements for beverages and foods sold in school vending machines.  Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and distribute a list of products that meet the standards. Effective September 1, 2004.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











SB2941

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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Sections 
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10-20.39 and 34-18.30 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.39  new)
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    Sec. 10-20.39. Vending machine products.

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    (a) A school
board shall require that all  beverages and 
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foods that are sold in school vending machines meet the 
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following standards:
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        (1) Beverages must be (i) fruit-based drinks that 
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    contain at least 50% fruit juice and no added sweeteners, 
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    (ii) water or seltzer water, or (iii) low-fat or fat-free 
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    milk, including without limitation chocolate milk, soy 
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    milk, rice milk, and other similar dairy or non-dairy 
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    calcium-fortified milk.
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        (2) A snack must have (i) 30% or less of its total 
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    calories from fat, (iii) 10% or less of total calories from 
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    saturated and trans fat, and (iii) 35% or less of its 
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    weight from sugars, excluding sugars occurring naturally 
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    in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.

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    (b) To assist in the implementation of this program, the 
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State Board of Education, before the beginning of each school 
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year, shall prepare and make available to school districts a 
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list of products that meet these standards.

 
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    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30  new)
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    Sec. 34-18.30. Vending machine products.
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    (a) The board shall require that all  beverages and foods 
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that are sold in school vending machines meet the following 
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standards:
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        (1) Beverages must be (i) fruit-based drinks that 
 


 






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    contain at least 50% fruit juice and no added sweeteners, 
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    (ii) water or seltzer water, or (iii) low-fat or fat-free 
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    milk, including without limitation chocolate milk, soy 
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    milk, rice milk, and other similar dairy or non-dairy 
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    calcium-fortified milk.

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        (2) A snack must have (i) 30% or less of its total 
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    calories from fat, (iii) 10% or less of total calories from 
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    saturated and trans fat, and (iii) 35% or less of its 
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    weight from sugars, excluding sugars occurring naturally 
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    in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.

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    (b) To assist in the implementation of this program, the 
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State Board of Education, before the beginning of each school 
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year, shall prepare and make available to school districts a 
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list of products that meet these standards.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect September 
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1, 2004.