Bill Text: HI SB803 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public School Menu Plans; Optional Vegetarian School Lunch Meals
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB803 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB803-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Public School Menu Plans; Optional Vegetarian School Lunch Meals
Description:
Requires the department of health, in collaboration with the department of agriculture, department of education, and Hawaii school food service, to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian school lunch meal.
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that during the extensive period of time they spend at school, students should be provided with nutritious food and beverages to help them mature in developmentally-appropriate ways.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society, American Dietetic Association, American Heart Association, and National Institutes of Health now recommend that there be greater emphasis in the American diet on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Fruits and vegetables promote good health because they contain fiber and essential nutrients including vitamins and minerals, are low in fat and calories, contain phytochemicals that may provide additional protection to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, and contain no cholesterol. Also, all the essential organic nutrients in the human diet are synthesized by plants and microorganisms.
The legislature finds that increasing awareness of the importance of eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day for better health should begin in the schools.
In addition, a significant minority of Hawaii school children identify themselves as vegetarian or vegan - consuming no animal products - or come from vegetarian or vegan families. The legislature finds that these children are at a disadvantage if no vegetarian school lunches are offered at their schools. All students should be assured nutritionally-balanced diets regardless of their food preferences and avoidances.
The purpose of this Act is to require the department of health to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian school lunch meal.
SECTION 2. The department of health shall work in collaboration with the department of agriculture, department of education, and the Hawaii school food service office to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian school lunch meal.
SECTION 3. The department of health, in cooperation with the department of education, shall submit to the legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010, a report on the public school menu plans that have been developed and implemented to provide nutritionally-sound public school menu plans including the option of vegetarian school lunch meals.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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