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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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meals offered for sale by public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 33.9011, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN SCHOOL |
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[FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE] MEALS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.9011, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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that offers meals for sale during the instructional day or provides |
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free or reduced-price meals to eligible students under Section |
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33.901, the national school breakfast program, or the national |
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school lunch program may not offer for sale during the |
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instructional day or provide as part of a free or reduced-price meal |
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any food that contains the following substances: |
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(1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO); |
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(2) potassium bromate; |
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(3) propylparaben; |
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(4) azodicarbonamide; |
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(5) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA); |
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(6) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0); |
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(7) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6); |
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(8) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); |
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(9) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); |
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(10) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9); |
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(11) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0); |
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(12) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9); |
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(13) citrus red 3 (CAS 6358-53-8); |
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(14) orange B (CAS 15139-76-1); |
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(15) INS No. 150c/ammonia caramel (Class III); |
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(16) INS No. 150d/sulfite ammonia caramel (Class IV); |
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(17) titanium dioxide; or |
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(18) any additive that is substantially similar to an |
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additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (17). |
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(d) This section does not apply to the sale of a food |
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offered: |
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(1) by a restaurant through a contract with the school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school; or |
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(2) through a vending machine. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2027. |