Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06898 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6898
2	2		January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4225
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4	4		Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 6898
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12	12		January Session, 2015
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14	14		LCO No. 4225
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18	18		Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING THE MARKETING OF UNHEALTHY FOODS IN SCHOOLS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) (a) For purposes of this section, "advertising" means any oral, written or graphic statement or representation intended by a producer, manufacturer, distributor, seller or any other entity having a commercial interest in a product to promote the use or sale of such product; "brand" means any logo, word, name, symbol, mark, image, number or design used to identify a producer, manufacturer, distributer, seller or any other entity, or any goods or services offered by such entities, regardless of whether such logo, word, name, symbol, mark, image, number or design may legally qualify as a trademark; "consumer product" means any article used primarily for personal, family, household or educational purposes; and "public school" means "public school" as defined in section 10-261 of the general statutes.
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30	30		(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no local or regional board of education shall permit any public school operating within its jurisdiction to display or otherwise feature any advertising that depicts a brand of food or beverage that does not meet the minimum nutrition standards in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, as described in the Federal Register of Friday, February 8, 2013.
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32	32		(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to advertising (1) on any broadcast, digital or print media, unless such broadcast, digital or print media is produced or controlled by a local or regional board of education, a public school or the faculty or students of a public school, (2) displayed on clothing, or (3) displayed on consumer product packaging.
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37	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
38	38		Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
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40	40		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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42	42		Section 1
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44	44		July 1, 2015
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	48	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	50	+	To encourage healthy eating habits by preventing public schools from displaying any advertising for foods or beverages that are not otherwise allowed to be sold on the campus of such school during regular school hours.
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50		-	KID Joint Favorable
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54		-	Joint Favorable
	52	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]