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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on sanctions imposed on school districts |
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for the sale of foods of minimal nutritional value. |
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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 12.0028 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.0028. LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON SCHOOL |
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DISTRICTS FOR SALE OF FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE. (a) In |
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this section, "food of minimal nutritional value" has the meaning |
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assigned by 7 C.F.R. Section 210.11(a)(2). |
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(b) The department may not impose on a school district a |
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sanction, including disallowing meal reimbursement, based on the |
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sale to students at a high school of food of minimal nutritional |
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value, if the sale is approved in advance by the school and is made: |
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(1) outside of a school area designated for food |
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service or food consumption or during a period other than a school |
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meal service period; and |
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(2) for the purpose of raising money for a student |
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organization or activity sponsored or sanctioned by the school or |
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the school district in which the school is located. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |