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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a purchasing preference for contractors who provide |
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foods of higher nutritional value and who do not provide foods |
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containing trans fatty acids. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2155.452 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.452. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS PROVIDING FOODS |
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OF HIGHER NUTRITIONAL VALUE. (a) The commission and state |
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agencies making purchases of food for consumption in a public |
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cafeteria may give preference to contractors who provide foods of |
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higher nutritional value and who do not provide foods containing |
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trans fatty acids for consumption in the cafeteria. |
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(b) In complying with this section, the commission and state |
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agencies shall review the Department of Agriculture's nutrition |
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standards. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |