HB 1435 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
12Mar2008… 0690h
2008 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1435
AN ACT requiring certain food programs to comply with Centers for Disease Control/Institute of Medicine standards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. Stiles, Rock 15; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. French, Merr 5; Rep. O'Neil, Hills 19; Sen. Foster, Dist 13
This bill implement procedures for the sale of food and beverages in public schools.
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12Mar2008… 0690h
08-2167
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT requiring certain food programs to comply with Centers for Disease Control/Institute of Medicine standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Legislative Findings. The general finds that:
I. Promoting the health and wellness of children will improve public health and help prevent added stress on New Hampshire's health care system.
II. Childhood obesity is a problem in New Hampshire as in other states. A recent study found that nearly one third of New Hampshire's children (46,000) are overweight or obese.
III. Children who participate in the Healthy Kids program (Gold and Silver) are more likely to be overweight or obese (37.7 percent) vs. children with private insurance (30.6 percent).
IV. There are more than 68,000 children under the age of 18 enrolled in the Medicaid program (Healthy Kids Gold), at least 47,000 of whom attend elementary or secondary schools. The state is responsible for 25 percent of health care costs for these children.
V. Children who are overweight or obese risk health care problems including hypertension, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. These illnesses have documented higher health care costs.
VI. Physicians and public health professionals recommend school-based interventions such as improved nutritional standards as one tactic to fight childhood obesity.
VII. The Institute of Medicine has concluded that competitive foods and beverages sold in schools should be consistent with current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
VIII. Improving the nutritional standards in the state's public schools will help prevent childhood obesity, improve public health, and save public expenditures.
2 New Paragraph; School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII.(a) School districts shall ensure that food sold to pupils as part of the school meals program complies with the United States Department of Agriculture National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program guidelines for school meals.
(b) During breakfast and lunch periods, a public school shall be encouraged to sell foods as complete reimbursable meals in compliance with the federal meals program guidelines. This subparagraph shall not prohibit the sale of fruit, nonfried vegetables, legumes, beverages, dairy products, or grain products as individual food items if they meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (a).
(c) For food and beverages made available through other school venues, the state shall adopt the current Institute of Medicine Nutrition Standards. The New Hampshire Coordinated School Health Council shall develop a definitions page for dissemination to schools to assist with implementation guidelines and shall create a science-based exceptions list of foods that are nutrient dense but exceed the Institute of Medicine standards. This shall not supersede any current or future federally approved national nutrition standards.
(d) These nutrition standards will apply to all foods outside of the school meals program made available to pupils from the beginning to the end of the school day and shall be implemented in the following manner:
(1) A la carte sales and vending machines beginning in school year 2008-2009.
(2) Snack bars and school stores beginning in school year 2010-2011.
(e) School-associated groups or other members of the school community sponsoring food related activities shall be encouraged to follow the nutrition standards whenever possible.
(f) The individual responsible for oversight and enforcement of the school wellness policy shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of this paragraph.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.