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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in |
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food and drinks provided by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN FOOD AND |
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DRINKS PROVIDED BY SCHOOLS. A school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school that provides meals to students may not provide any |
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food or drink that contains the following substances: |
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(1) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9); |
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(2) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0); |
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(3) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9); |
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(4) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6); |
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(5) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); |
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(6) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); or |
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(7) any additive that is substantially similar to an |
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additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (6). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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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, 2025. |