Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07006 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7006
7	7	January Session, 2019
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11	11	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT PROHIBITING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN BEVERAGES
21	21	ON CHILDREN'S MENUS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) As used in this section: 1
26	26	(1) "Authorized agent" means any individual certified by the 2
27	27	Commissioner of Public Health to inspect food service establishments 3
28	28	and enforce the provisions of section 19-13-B42 of the regulations of 4
29	29	Connecticut state agencies under the supervision or authority of the 5
30	30	director of health; 6
31	31	(2) "Children's meal" means a single food item or combination of 7
32	32	food items and a beverage sold together at a single price and intended 8
33	33	primarily for consumption by a child; 9
34	34	(3) "Children's menu" means a restaurant menu intended primarily 10
35	35	for children, a section of a restaurant menu intended primarily for 11
36	36	children or an advertisement for a children's meal; 12
37	37	(4) "Director of health" means the director of a local health 13 Raised Bill No. 7006
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43	43	department or district health department confirmed or appointed 14
44	44	pursuant to sections 19a-200 and 19a-242 of the general statutes; 15
45	45	(5) "Nondairy milk alternative" means a fluid milk substitute that 16
46	46	meets the standards established pursuant to the National School Lunch 17
47	47	Program meal requirements for lunches and requirements for 18
48	48	afterschool snacks, 7 CFR 210.10; and 19
49	49	(6) "Restaurant" means any entity, other than a grocery store, that is 20
50	50	licensed, permitted, registered or inspected as a food service 21
51	51	establishment by a local health department or district health 22
52	52	department pursuant to section 19-13-B42 of the regulations of 23
53	53	Connecticut state agencies. 24
54	54	(b) On and after January 1, 2020, no beverage listed or displayed on 25
55	55	a children's menu shall be a beverage other than water, sparkling 26
56	56	water, flavored water with no added sweeteners, unflavored milk or a 27
57	57	nondairy milk alternative. 28
58	58	(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a restaurant 29
59	59	from selling or a customer from purchasing a beverage that does not 30
60	60	appear on a children's menu if such beverage is requested by the 31
61	61	customer. 32
62	62	(d) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section, each 33
63	63	authorized agent shall, as part of the regularly scheduled food service 34
64	64	establishment inspections, evaluate the restaurant's compliance with 35
65	65	such provisions. 36
66	66	Sec. 2. Section 19a-36a of the general statutes is repealed and the 37
67	67	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 38
68	68	(a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in 39
69	69	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to assure that food 40
70	70	service establishments employ as food operators persons who have a 41
71	71	knowledge of safe food handling techniques and to set requirements 42
72	72	for the employment of food operators by such establishments. Such 43 Raised Bill No. 7006
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78	78	regulations shall include, but not be limited to, responsibilities of food 44
79	79	service establishments and their employees, exemptions for certain 45
80	80	classes of food establishments and responsibilities of local health 46
81	81	departments in monitoring compliance of food establishments. 47
82	82	(b) On or before January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Public Health 48
83	83	shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49
84	84	54, incorporating inspection and enforcement procedures for the 50
85	85	requirements established in section 1 of this act into regularly 51
86	86	scheduled food service establishment inspections. 52
87	87	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
88	88	sections:
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90	90	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
91	91	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 19a-36a
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93	93	Statement of Purpose:
94	94	To prohibit restaurants from including soft drink beverages on
95	95	children's menus and in children's meals.
96	96	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
97	97	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
98	98	not underlined.]
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