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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the marketing of foods of minimal |
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nutritional value on public school campuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12.0022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.0022. PROHIBITION ON MARKETING OF FOODS OF MINIMAL |
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NUTRITIONAL VALUE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES. (a) A public school |
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may not market or permit any other person to market a food of |
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minimal nutritional value on the school campus. |
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(b) The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the |
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administration of this section. The rules must identify or |
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establish criteria for identifying foods of minimal nutritional |
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value. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules for the |
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administration of Section 12.0022, Agriculture Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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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, 2011. |