Bill Text: IA HF2200 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the testing of food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-31 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 176. [HF2200 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2200-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
testing
of
food
routinely
served
to
1
students
by
school
districts
for
the
presence
of
glyphosate.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
283A.12
Testing
of
food
for
1
glyphosate.
2
1.
Each
school
year
beginning
with
the
school
year
3
commencing
July
1,
2021,
the
department
of
education
shall
test
4
food
routinely
served
to
students
by
school
districts
for
the
5
presence
of
glyphosate
in
accordance
with
this
section.
6
2.
The
department
shall
carry
out
testing
for
the
presence
7
of
glyphosate
each
school
year
in
each
school
district
in
this
8
state.
Testing
shall
consist
of
a
minimum
of
ten
samples
9
over
the
course
of
a
school
year
of
food
routinely
served
to
10
students.
11
3.
The
state
hygienic
laboratory
or
any
other
state
entity
12
shall
assist
the
department
in
carrying
out
testing
pursuant
to
13
this
section
upon
request.
If
adequate
state
resources
are
not
14
available
to
carry
out
the
testing,
the
department
may
enter
15
into
a
contract
with
a
private
entity
to
carry
out
the
testing.
16
4.
The
department
shall
post
the
results
of
testing
pursuant
17
to
this
section
on
the
department’s
internet
site
and
shall
18
provide
for
the
transmission
of
the
results
to
the
parents
or
19
guardians
of
each
student
in
the
school
district
and,
upon
20
request,
to
other
interested
parties.
The
results
shall
21
include
the
following
disclaimer:
22
Industrial
residues
and
other
contaminants
accumulate
23
in
the
food
chain
and
present
a
toxicological
concern
to
24
children.
A
growing
body
of
scientific
research
suggests
25
high
concentrations
of
glyphosate
may
be
connected
to
26
behavioral
and
psychiatric
disorders.
Additional
science
27
is
needed,
especially
pertaining
to
the
relationship
of
28
various
environmental
contaminants
that
are
common
in
the
29
industrialized
world
to
the
presence
of
glysophate
in
the
30
physiology
of
children.
31
5.
The
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
32
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section,
including
but
not
33
limited
to
rules
providing
for
glyphosate
testing
procedures
34
and
the
scheduling
of
testing.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
test
4
food
routinely
served
to
students
by
school
districts
for
the
5
presence
of
glyphosate
each
school
year
beginning
with
the
6
school
year
commencing
July
1,
2021.
7
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
carry
out
testing
for
the
8
presence
of
glyphosate
each
school
year
in
each
school
district
9
in
Iowa,
which
shall
consist
of
a
minimum
of
10
samples
10
over
the
course
of
a
school
year
of
food
routinely
served
to
11
students.
12
The
bill
requires
the
state
hygienic
laboratory
or
any
other
13
state
entity
to
assist
the
department
in
carrying
out
the
14
testing
upon
request.
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
to
15
enter
into
a
contract
with
a
private
entity
to
carry
out
the
16
testing
if
adequate
state
resources
are
not
available
to
carry
17
out
the
testing.
18
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
post
the
results
of
the
19
testing
on
the
department’s
internet
site
and
provide
for
the
20
transmission
of
the
results
to
the
parents
or
guardians
of
each
21
student
in
the
school
district
and,
upon
request,
to
other
22
interested
parties.
The
results
shall
include
a
disclaimer
as
23
provided
in
the
bill.
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