Bill Text: IL HB1239 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board must not make available food containing industrially produced trans fat or use food containing industrially produced trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to students from any source, including, but not limited to, school stores, school vending machines, school cafeterias, school food service establishments, and fundraising activities on school premises, whether or not school sponsored. Provides that the prohibition applies to all food and beverages sold on school grounds during the regular and extended school day, but does not apply to food provided through a United States Department of Agriculture meal program. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by school boards, and allows the State Board to establish appropriate penalties based on failure to comply.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1239 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1239-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1239
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1239 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
5 | 10-20.53 and 34-18.45 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.53 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20.53. Prohibition on industrially produced trans | ||||||
8 | fat. | ||||||
9 | (a) For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
10 | "Food containing industrially produced trans fat" means a | ||||||
11 | food that contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind | ||||||
12 | of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the | ||||||
13 | manufacturer's documentation or the label required on the food, | ||||||
14 | pursuant to applicable federal laws and regulations, lists the | ||||||
15 | trans fat content as zero grams of trans fat per serving. | ||||||
16 | "School food service establishment" means a place that |
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1 | regularly sells or serves a food item or meal on a school | ||||||
2 | campus. | ||||||
3 | (b) Each school district must not make available food | ||||||
4 | containing industrially produced trans fat or use food | ||||||
5 | containing industrially produced trans fat in the preparation | ||||||
6 | of a food item served to students from any source, including, | ||||||
7 | but not limited to, school stores, school vending machines, | ||||||
8 | school cafeterias, school food service establishments, and | ||||||
9 | fundraising activities on school premises. | ||||||
10 | (c) Subsection (b) of this Section applies to all food and | ||||||
11 | beverages sold on school grounds during the regular and | ||||||
12 | extended school day. The extended school day shall include | ||||||
13 | activities such as clubs, yearbook, band and choir practice, | ||||||
14 | student government, drama, and childcare and latchkey | ||||||
15 | programs. | ||||||
16 | (d) This Section does not apply to food provided through a | ||||||
17 | United States Department of Agriculture meal program. This | ||||||
18 | Section does not apply to activities or programs organized and | ||||||
19 | supervised by a private or not-for-profit organization on | ||||||
20 | school premises.
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21 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.45 new) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 34-18.45. Prohibition on industrially produced trans | ||||||
23 | fat. | ||||||
24 | (a) For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
25 | "Food containing industrially produced trans fat" means a |
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1 | food that contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind | ||||||
2 | of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the | ||||||
3 | manufacturer's documentation or the label required on the food, | ||||||
4 | pursuant to applicable federal laws and regulations, lists the | ||||||
5 | trans fat content as zero grams of trans fat per serving. | ||||||
6 | "School food service establishment" means a place that | ||||||
7 | regularly sells or serves a food item or meal on a school | ||||||
8 | campus. | ||||||
9 | (b) The school district must not make available food | ||||||
10 | containing industrially produced trans fat or use food | ||||||
11 | containing industrially produced trans fat in the preparation | ||||||
12 | of a food item served to students from any source, including, | ||||||
13 | but not limited to, school stores, school vending machines, | ||||||
14 | school cafeterias, school food service establishments, and | ||||||
15 | fundraising activities on school premises. | ||||||
16 | (c) Subsection (b) of this Section applies to all food and | ||||||
17 | beverages sold on school grounds during the regular and | ||||||
18 | extended school day. The extended school day shall include | ||||||
19 | activities such as clubs, yearbook, band and choir practice, | ||||||
20 | student government, drama, and childcare and latchkey | ||||||
21 | programs. | ||||||
22 | (d) This Section does not apply to food provided through a | ||||||
23 | United States Department of Agriculture meal program. This | ||||||
24 | Section does not apply to activities or programs organized and | ||||||
25 | supervised by a private or not-for-profit organization on | ||||||
26 | school premises.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
2 | 1, 2013.".
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