| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1222 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRAGG. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2638H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter208,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtothesupplemental |
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| 8 | 8 | | nutritionassistanceprogram. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter208,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection208.025,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 208.025.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Candy",afoodproductcontainingsugar,honey,orothernaturalor |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3artificialsweetenersincombinationwithchocolate,fruit,nuts,orotheringredientsor |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4flavoringsintheformsofbars,drops,orpieces; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Softdrinks",nonalcoholicbeveragesthatcontainnaturalorartificial |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6sweeteners."Softdrinks"shallnotincludebeveragesthatcontainmilkormilk |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7products;soy,rice,orsimilarmilksubstitutes;orcontaingreaterthanfiftypercent |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8vegetableorfruitjuicebyvolume. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofsocialservicesshallrequestawaiverfrom |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10theUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturetoexcludecandyandsoftdrinksfromthe |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11definitionofeligiblefoodsunder7CFR271.2.Ifsuchwaiverisgranted,thedirector |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12shallprohibitthepurchaseofcandyandsoftdrinkswithbenefitsprovidedthroughthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13supplementalnutritionassistanceprogram.Ifthewaiverisnotgranted,thedirector |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14shallrequestsuchwaiveronanannualbasisuntilitisgranted. |
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| 26 | 26 | | âś” |
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| 27 | 27 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 28 | 28 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. |
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