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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of school district policies regarding |
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the marketing and commercial advertising of food products on school |
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district property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) The local school health advisory council shall: |
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(1) conduct a review of the school district policies |
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regarding the marketing and commercial advertising on district |
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property of food products that are not offered through the school |
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meal program; |
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(2) determine the extent to which the marketing and |
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commercial advertising on district property of food products that |
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are not offered through the school meal program conflict with |
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recommendations developed by the council as required by Subsection |
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(c)(2); and |
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(3) recommend: |
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(A) policies, procedures, strategies, and |
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curricula for the district to diminish the negative health |
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consequences, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type |
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2 diabetes, related to the marketing and commercial advertising on |
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district property of food products that are not offered through the |
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school meal program; and |
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(B) the extent to which marketing and commercial |
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advertising on district property of food products that are not |
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offered through the school meal program should be allowed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |