HB5822 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 19374 NHT 43766 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5822

Introduced , by Rep. Scott Drury

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new
105 ILCS 5/10-20.58 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.50 new

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, to establish a calorie transparency program, to be implemented in the public schools of this State. Provides that the purpose of the program shall be to reduce obesity by educating students on healthy eating habits and the importance of being aware of the contents of the food they eat. Provides that a school board shall require each school to conspicuously display the nutritional information of all food items offered for sale to students on school property.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 2-3.167, 10-20.58, and 34-18.50 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new)

Sec. 2-3.167. Calorie transparency program. The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, shall establish a calorie transparency program, to be implemented in the public schools of this State. The purpose of the program shall be to reduce obesity by educating students on healthy eating habits and the importance of being aware of the contents of the food they eat. The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary to administer this Section.

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.58 new)

Sec. 10-20.58. Display of nutritional information of food items. A school board shall require each school to conspicuously display the nutritional information, including calorie, fat, sugar, and sodium content, of all food items offered for sale to students on school property.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.50 new)

Sec. 34-18.50. Display of nutritional information of food items. The board shall require each school to conspicuously display the nutritional information, including calorie, fat, sugar, and sodium content, of all food items offered for sale to students on school property.