HB 324 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
21Mar2007… 0604h
2007 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 324
AN ACT relative to the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in food prepared and served in public schools.
SPONSORS: Rep. McEachern, Rock 16; Rep. Splaine, Rock 16
This bill requires superintendents to evaluate the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in foods prepared and served to pupils as part of the school food program within each school in the school administrative unit, and report such findings to the state board of education which shall adopt a policy governing the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in foods prepared and served to pupils in the public schools.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21Mar2007… 0604h
07-0846
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in food prepared and served in public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Food and Nutrition Programs; Artificial Trans Fats and Saturated Fats. Amend RSA 189:11-a by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. All school administrative unit superintendents shall, no later than September 1, 2007, evaluate the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in foods prepared and served to pupils as part of the school food program within each school in the school administrative unit and report such findings to the state board of education. The state board of education shall, no later than January 1 2008, adopt and implement a policy governing the use of artificial trans fats and saturated fats in foods prepared and served to pupils in the public schools.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.