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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being |
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included in drinks sold 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 HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP IN |
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DRINKS SOLD BY SCHOOLS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by |
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Subsection (b), a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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may not sell any drink that contains high fructose corn syrup. |
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(b) This section does not apply to the sale of drinks by a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school at a sporting |
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event or other special event sponsored or organized by the district |
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or school. |
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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. |