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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 134 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Davis |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0134 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001406 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, |
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| 14 | 13 | | relative to student nutrition. |
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| 16 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 16 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23, is amended by |
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| 18 | 17 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 19 | 18 | | Beginning August 1, 2027, each LEA and public charter school shall prohibit food |
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| 20 | 19 | | or beverage items that contain Allura Red AC, which is Chemical Abstracts Service |
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| 21 | 20 | | registry number 25956-17-6 and also known as Red 40, to be sold, offered for sale, or |
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| 22 | 21 | | provided to students on school property through vending machines or other sources that |
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| 23 | 22 | | are provided by the LEA, public charter school, or a third party that is expressly |
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| 24 | 23 | | authorized by the LEA or public charter school, including meals and snacks through the |
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| 25 | 24 | | school nutrition program, unless the food or beverage item is sold to the student as part |
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| 26 | 25 | | of a school fundraising event. |
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| 27 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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