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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition of trans fatty acids in meals provided to |
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students by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0111. TRANS FATTY ACIDS. (a) In providing meals to |
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students at a campus, a school district may not serve a food that |
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contains trans fatty acids or that was prepared using another food |
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that contains trans fatty acids. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit a district from serving a |
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food that contains or was prepared using another food that contains |
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only trans fatty acids that occur naturally in the food. |
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(c) In complying with this section and selecting |
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alternative foods and preparation methods to replace prohibited |
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foods and preparation methods, a school district shall use the best |
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possible alternatives that promote student health and are |
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consistent with nutritional best practices. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |