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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study conducted by the School Health Advisory |
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Committee regarding commercial advertisements on public school |
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property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Committee" means the School Health Advisory |
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Committee established under Section 1001.0711, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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(2) "Public school property" means any property owned |
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by a public school. The term includes buildings, vehicles, lockers, |
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school buses, and real property, including football fields. |
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(b) The committee shall conduct a study regarding the use of |
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commercial advertisements on public school property. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2014, the committee shall |
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submit a report regarding the results of the study to the Department |
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of State Health Services, the Department of Agriculture, the house |
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committee on public health, the senate committee on health and |
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human services, the house committee on public education, and the |
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senate committee on education. The report must include: |
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(1) an economic impact statement that estimates the |
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financial benefit to public schools of placing commercial |
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advertisements on public school property; |
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(2) an assessment of the types of and content of |
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commercial advertisements found on public school property; |
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(3) a description of the restrictions or rules |
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affecting a commercial entity's ability to advertise on public |
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school property; |
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(4) an evaluation of the different messages conveyed |
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by commercial advertisements on public school property; and |
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(5) an assessment of the frequency with which food is |
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advertised on public school property and of the types of healthy and |
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unhealthy food options that are advertised on public school |
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property. |
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(d) This Act expires January 1, 2015. |
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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. |