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1	1		By: Kolkhorst, et al. S.B. No. 25
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	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed February 20, 2025;
	3	+	February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Health & Human Services; March 10, 2025, reported adversely, with
	5	+	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9,
	6	+	Nays 0; March 10, 2025, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 25 By: Hughes
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6	11		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	12		AN ACT
8	13		relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy
9	14		living; authorizing a civil penalty.
10	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	16		SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
12	17		amending Subsection (l) and adding Subsection (l-4) to read as
13	18		follows:
14	19		(l) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
15	20		shall require a student enrolled in full-day prekindergarten, in
16	21		kindergarten, or in a grade level below grade six to participate in
17	22		moderate or vigorous daily physical activity for at least 30
18	23		minutes throughout the school year as part of the district's or
19	24		school's physical education curriculum or through structured
20	25		activity during a school campus's daily recess. To the extent
21	26		practicable, a school district or open-enrollment charter school
22	27		shall require a student enrolled in prekindergarten on less than a
23	28		full-day basis to participate in the same type and amount of
24	29		physical activity as a student enrolled in full-day
25	30		prekindergarten. A school district or open-enrollment charter
26	31		school shall require students enrolled in grade levels six, seven,
27	32		and eight to participate in moderate or vigorous daily physical
28	33		activity for at least 30 minutes for at least six [four] semesters
29	34		during those grade levels as part of the district's or school's
30	35		physical education curriculum. If a school district or
31	36		open-enrollment charter school determines, for any particular
32	37		grade level below grade six, that requiring moderate or vigorous
33	38		daily physical activity is impractical due to scheduling concerns
34	39		or other factors, the district or school may as an alternative
35	40		require a student in that grade level to participate in moderate or
36	41		vigorous physical activity for at least 135 minutes during each
37	42		school week. Additionally, a school district or open-enrollment
38	43		charter school may as an alternative require a student enrolled in a
39	44		grade level for which the district or school uses block scheduling
40	45		to participate in moderate or vigorous physical activity for at
41	46		least 225 minutes during each period of two school weeks. A school
42	47		district or open-enrollment charter school must provide for an
43	48		exemption for:
44	49		(1) any student who is unable to participate in the
45	50		required physical activity because of illness or disability; and
46	51		(2) a middle school or junior high school student who
47	52		participates in an extracurricular activity with a moderate or
48	53		vigorous physical activity component that is considered a
49	54		structured activity under rules adopted by the commissioner.
50	55		(l-4) In providing a physical education curriculum under
51	56		Subsection (l), a school employee may not restrict participation
52	57		in:
53	58		(1) recess or other physical activity offered as part
54	59		of the district's or school's physical education curriculum for a
55	60		student enrolled in kindergarten or in a grade level below grade six
56	61		as a penalty for the student's academic performance or behavior; or
57	62		(2) physical activity offered as part of the
58	63		district's or school's physical education curriculum for a student
59	64		enrolled in grade level six, seven, or eight as a penalty for the
60	65		student's academic performance or behavior.
61	66		SECTION 2. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
62	67		amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-24) to read as
63	68		follows:
64	69		(b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require
65	70		that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school
66	71		program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students
67	72		successfully complete:
68	73		(1) four credits in English language arts under
69	74		Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one
70	75		credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in
71	76		an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2);
72	77		(2) three credits in mathematics under Section
73	78		28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in
74	79		geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course
75	80		authorized under Subsection (b-2);
76	81		(3) three credits in science under Section
77	82		28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology, one credit in any
78	83		advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2), and one
79	84		credit in integrated physics and chemistry or in an additional
80	85		advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2);
81	86		(4) three credits in social studies under Section
82	87		28.002(a)(1)(D), including one credit in United States history, at
83	88		least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in
84	89		economics or personal financial literacy & economics, and one
85	90		credit in world geography or world history;
86	91		(5) except as provided under Subsections (b-12),
87	92		(b-13), and (b-14), two credits in the same language in a language
88	93		other than English under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A);
89	94		(6) four and one-half [five] elective credits;
90	95		(7) one credit in fine arts under Section
91	96		28.002(a)(2)(D); [and]
92	97		(8) except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one
93	98		credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C); and
94	99		(9) one-half credit in nutrition education.
95	100		(b-24) In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State
96	101		Board of Education shall ensure that a course on nutrition
97	102		education taken to comply with the requirement under Subsection
98	103		(b-1)(9) includes curriculum requirements based on nutritional
99	104		guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee
100	105		established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code.
101	106		SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
102	107		amended by adding Section 51.3025 to read as follows:
103	108		Sec. 51.3025. NUTRITION EDUCATION COURSEWORK. (a) In this
104	109		section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned
105	110		by Section 61.003.
106	111		(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule
107	112		shall require institutions of higher education to require each
108	113		student enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree program at
109	114		the institution to complete a course of instruction in nutrition
110	115		education. The course must include curriculum requirements based
111	116		on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition
112	117		Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and
113	118		Safety Code.
114	119		SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 63, Education Code, is
115	120		amended by adding Section 63.0025 to read as follows:
116	121		Sec. 63.0025. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A
117	122		health-related institution of higher education listed in Section
118	123		63.002(c) is eligible for distribution of money under this
119	124		subchapter only if the institution:
120	125		(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based
121	126		on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition
122	127		Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and
123	128		Safety Code; and
124	129		(2) requires all medical students or students in other
125	130		health-related majors who are enrolled at the institution to
126	131		successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under
127	132		Subdivision (1).
128	133		SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 63, Education Code, is
129	134		amended by adding Section 63.103 to read as follows:
130	135		Sec. 63.103. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A
131	136		health-related institution of higher education listed in Section
132	137		63.101(a) is eligible for distribution of money from a fund
133	138		established under this subchapter only if the institution:
134	139		(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based
135	140		on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition
136	141		Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and
137	142		Safety Code; and
138	143		(2) requires all medical students or students in other
139	144		health-related majors who are enrolled at the institution to
140	145		successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under
141	146		Subdivision (1).
142	147		SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 63, Education Code, is
143	148		amended by adding Section 63.2025 to read as follows:
144	149		Sec. 63.2025. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A
145	150		health-related institution providing graduate medical education is
146	151		eligible for a grant award under this subchapter only if the
147	152		institution:
148	153		(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based
149	154		on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition
150	155		Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and
151	156		Safety Code; and
152	157		(2) requires all students in nursing, allied health,
153	158		or other health-related majors who are enrolled at the institution
154	159		to successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed
155	160		under Subdivision (1).
156	161		SECTION 7. Subchapter D, Chapter 63, Education Code, is
157	162		amended by adding Section 63.303 to read as follows:
158	163		Sec. 63.303. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A
159	164		health-related institution providing graduate medical education is
160	165		eligible for a grant award under this subchapter only if the
161	166		institution:
162	167		(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based
163	168		on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition
164	169		Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and
165	170		Safety Code; and
166	171		(2) requires all medical students or students in other
167	172		health-related majors who are enrolled at the institution to
168	173		successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under
169	174		Subdivision (1).
170	175		SECTION 8. Subtitle E, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
171	176		amended by adding Chapter 119B to read as follows:
172	177		CHAPTER 119B. TEXAS NUTRITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
173	178		Sec. 119B.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "advisory
174	179		committee" means the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee.
175	180		Sec. 119B.002. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED. The Texas
176	181		Nutrition Advisory Committee is established to develop nutritional
177	182		guidelines for residents of this state. The advisory committee is
178	183		administratively attached to the department.
179	184		Sec. 119B.003. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory committee is
180	185		composed of seven members appointed by the governor, including at
181	186		least:
182	187		(1) one expert in metabolic health;
183	188		(2) one licensed physician certified in functional
184	189		medicine;
185	190		(3) one member representing the Texas Department of
186	191		Agriculture;
187	192		(4) one member representing a rural community; and
188	193		(5) one member representing an urban community.
189	194		(b) In appointing the advisory committee members, the
190	195		governor must:
191	196		(1) consider recommendations provided by:
192	197		(A) the chair of the senate committee on health
193	198		and human services;
194	199		(B) the chair of the house of representatives
195	200		committee on public health; and
196	201		(C) the chair of the house of representatives
197	202		committee on human services; and
198	203		(2) ensure not more than two members are affiliated
199	204		with an academic or health-related institution of higher education
200	205		if the appointment could reasonably create a conflict of interest
201	206		between the goals of the advisory committee and the goals of the
202	207		institution.
203	208		(c) The governor may not appoint as an advisory committee
204	209		member an individual who:
205	210		(1) owns or controls an ownership interest in a food,
206	211		beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company; or
207	212		(2) is related within the third degree of
208	213		consanguinity or affinity, as determined by Chapter 573, Government
209	214		Code, to an individual who owns or controls an ownership interest in
210	215		a food, beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company.
211	216		(d) Before accepting an appointment under this section, an
212	217		individual must disclose all past or existing affiliations with a
213	218		food, beverage, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company or any
214	219		other affiliation that could reasonably create a conflict of
215	220		interest with the goals of the advisory committee. An advisory
216	221		committee member who fails to disclose an affiliation described by
217	222		this subsection is subject to removal by the governor.
218	223		(e) Advisory committee members serve staggered two-year
219	224		terms.
220	225		Sec. 119B.004. ADVISORY COMMITTEE DUTIES. The advisory
221	226		committee shall:
222	227		(1) examine the impact of nutrition on human health
223	228		and examine the connection between ultra-processed foods,
224	229		including foods containing artificial color and food additives, and
225	230		the prevalence of chronic diseases and other chronic health issues;
226	231		(2) provide an independent review of scientific
227	232		studies analyzing the effects of ultra-processed foods on human
228	233		health;
229	234		(3) provide education on the effects of
230	235		ultra-processed foods on human health; and
231	236		(4) develop and maintain dietary and nutritional
232	237		guidelines based on the consensus of available scientific studies
233	238		and information concerning diet and nutrition.
234	239		Sec. 119B.005. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than September 1 of
235	240		each year, the advisory committee shall prepare and submit to the
236	241		department, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of
237	242		the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the
238	243		legislature with primary jurisdiction over health and safety a
239	244		written report that includes:
240	245		(1) a summary of the scientific studies;
241	246		(2) nutritional guidelines incorporating any new
242	247		scientific findings; and
243	248		(3) any other recommendations the advisory committee
244	249		considers appropriate based on new scientific studies.
245	250		Sec. 119B.006. DEPARTMENT NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES WEBPAGE.
246	251		(a) The department shall post on a publicly available webpage on
247	252		the department's Internet website the guidelines developed under
248	253		Section 119B.004 in a manner that is easily accessible and readily
249	254		understandable.
250	255		(b) The department shall annually update information posted
251	256		under this section based on the report submitted under Section
252	257		119B.005.
253	258		Sec. 119B.007. EXPIRATION. The advisory committee is
254	259		abolished and this chapter expires December 31, 2032.
255	260		Sec. 119B.008. RULES. The executive commissioner of the
256	261		Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules as necessary
257	262		to implement this chapter.
258		-	SECTION 9. Section 431.0805, Health and Safety Code, is
259		-	amended by adding Subdivisions (6-a) and (11) to read as follows:
260		-	(6-a) "Food ready for immediate consumption" means
261		-	food that:
262		-	(A) is prepared, served, or sold by a restaurant,
263		-	lunch counter, cafeteria, deli, vending machine, hotel, mobile
264		-	vendor, or similar place of business, including a grocery store
265		-	containing a restaurant, lunch counter, cafeteria, deli, vending
266		-	machine, or similar place of business; and
267		-	(B) requires no further preparation by the
268		-	purchaser before consumption.
269		-	(11) "Prepared food" means:
270		-	(A) food ready for immediate consumption;
271		-	(B) food sold heated, including food heated by
272		-	the seller;
273		-	(C) food served with eating utensils provided by
274		-	the seller; and
275		-	(D) two or more food ingredients mixed or
276		-	combined by the seller for sale as a single food item:
277		-	(i) including items sold by weight or
278		-	volume as a single food item; and
279		-	(ii) not including food prepared at an
280		-	off-site location, refrigerated food typically heated before
281		-	consumption, or food only cut, repackaged, or pasteurized by the
282		-	seller.
283		-	SECTION 10. Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Health and Safety
	263	+	SECTION 9. Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Health and Safety
284	264		Code, is amended by adding Sections 431.0815 and 431.0816 to read as
285	265		follows:
286	266		Sec. 431.0815. FOOD CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL COLOR,
287	267		ADDITIVES, OR CERTAIN BANNED CHEMICALS. (a) A food manufacturer
288		-	shall label each product the manufacturer offers for sale ~~in this~~
289		-	~~state with a~~ warning label disclosing the use of any of the
290		-	~~following~~ ingredients in a product intended for human consumption:
	268	+	shall label each product the manufacturer offers for sale with a
	269	+	warning label disclosing the use of any of the following
	270	+	ingredients in a product intended for human consumption:
291	271		(1) acesulfame potassium;
292	272		(2) acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
293	273		(acetic acid ester);
294	274		(3) activated charcoal;
295	275		(4) anisole;
296	276		(5) atrazine;
297	277		(6) azodicarbonamide (ADA);
298	278		(7) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA);
299	279		(8) butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT);
300	280		(9) bleached flour;
301	281		(10) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9);
302	282		(11) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0);
303	283		(12) bromated flour;
304	284		(13) calcium bromate;
305	285		(14) canthaxanthin;
306		-	(15) certified food colors by the United States Food
	286	+	(15) carrageenan;
	287	+	(16) certified food colors by the United States Food
307	288		and Drug Administration;
308		-	(16) citrus red 2 (CAS 6358-53-8);
309		-	(17) diacetyl;
310		-	(18) diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono-
	289	+	(17) citrus red 2 (CAS 6358-53-8);
	290	+	(18) diacetyl;
	291	+	(19) diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono-
311	292		and diglycerides (DATEM);
312		-	(19) dimethylamylamine (DMAA);
313		-	(20) dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS);
314		-	(21) ficin;
315		-	(22) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9);
316		-	(23) interesterified palm oil;
317		-	(24) interesterified soybean oil;
318		-	(25) lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and
	293	+	(20) dimethylamylamine (DMAA);
	294	+	(21) dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS);
	295	+	(22) ficin;
	296	+	(23) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9);
	297	+	(24) interesterified palm oil;
	298	+	(25) interesterified soybean oil;
	299	+	(26) lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and
319	300		propylene glycol;
320		-	(26) lye;
321		-	(27) melatonin;
322		-	(28) morpholine;
323		-	(29) olestra;
324		-	(30) partially hydrogenated oil (PHO);
325		-	(31) potassium aluminum sulfate;
326		-	(32) potassium bromate;
327		-	(33) potassium iodate;
328		-	(34) potassium sorbate;
329		-	(35) propylene oxide;
330		-	(36) propylparaben;
331		-	(37) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0);
332		-	(38) red 4 (CAS 4548-53-2);
333		-	(39) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6);
334		-	(40) sodium aluminum sulfate;
335		-	(41) sodium lauryl sulfate;
336		-	(42) sodium stearyl fumarate;
337		-	(43) stearyl tartrate;
338		-	(44) synthetic or artificial vanillin;
339		-	(45) synthetic trans fatty acid;
340		-	(46) thiodipropionic acid;
341		-	(47) titanium dioxide;
342		-	(48) toluene;
343		-	(49) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); and
344		-	(50) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0).
	301	+	(27) lye;
	302	+	(28) melatonin;
	303	+	(29) morpholine;
	304	+	(30) olestra;
	305	+	(31) partially hydrogenated oil (PHO);
	306	+	(32) potassium aluminum sulfate;
	307	+	(33) potassium bromate;
	308	+	(34) potassium iodate;
	309	+	(35) potassium sorbate;
	310	+	(36) propylene oxide;
	311	+	(37) propylparaben;
	312	+	(38) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0);
	313	+	(39) red 4 (CAS 4548-53-2);
	314	+	(40) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6);
	315	+	(41) sodium aluminum sulfate;
	316	+	(42) sodium lauryl sulfate;
	317	+	(43) sodium stearyl fumarate;
	318	+	(44) stearyl tartrate;
	319	+	(45) synthetic or artificial vanillin;
	320	+	(46) synthetic trans fatty acid;
	321	+	(47) thiodipropionic acid;
	322	+	(48) titanium dioxide;
	323	+	(49) toluene;
	324	+	(50) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); and
	325	+	(51) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0).
345	326		(b) The warning label must:
346	327		(1) include the following statement if the food
347	328		contains an artificial color, chemical, or food additive, printed
348	329		in a font size not smaller than the largest font used to disclose
349	330		other consumer information:
350	331		"WARNING: This product contains an artificial color,
351	332		chemical, or food additive that is banned in Australia, Canada, the
352	333		European Union, or the United Kingdom.";
353	334		(2) be placed in a prominent and reasonably visible
354	335		location; and
355	336		(3) have sufficiently high contrast with the immediate
356	337		background to ensure the warning is likely to be seen and understood
357	338		by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase
358	339		and use.
359	340		(c) A food manufacturer that offers a product described by
360		-	Subsection (a) for sale ~~in this state~~ on the manufacturer's
361		-	~~Internet website~~ shall disclose to the consumer all labeling
362		-	~~information required~~ under Subsection (b) and department rule by:
	341	+	Subsection (a) for sale on the manufacturer's Internet website
	342	+	shall disclose to the consumer all labeling information required
	343	+	under Subsection (b) and department rule by:
363	344		(1) posting a legible statement on the manufacturer's
364	345		Internet website; or
365	346		(2) otherwise communicating the information to the
366	347		consumer.
367		-	(d) This section does not apply to:
368		-	(1) an ingredient used in a product not intended for
369		-	human consumption; or
370		-	(2) a prepared food or food ready for immediate
371		-	consumption that is labeled and prepared, served, or sold in a
372		-	retail establishment.
	348	+	(d) This section does not apply to an ingredient used in a
	349	+	product not intended for human consumption.
373	350		(e) This section does not create a private cause of action
374	351		for a violation of this section.
375	352		Sec. 431.0816. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) If the
376	353		attorney general believes a manufacturer has violated or is
377	354		violating Section 431.0815, the attorney general may bring an
378	355		action on behalf of this state to enjoin the manufacturer from
379	356		violating that section.
380	357		(b) In addition to seeking an injunction under Subsection
381	358		(a), the attorney general may request and the court may order any
382	359		other relief that may be in the public interest, including:
383	360		(1) the imposition of a civil penalty in an amount not
384	361		to exceed $50,000 for each violation of Section 431.0815; and
385	362		(2) an order requiring reimbursement to this state for
386	363		the reasonable value of investigating and bringing an enforcement
387	364		action for a violation of Section 431.0815.
388		-	SECTION 11. Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Occupations Code, is
	365	+	SECTION 10. Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Occupations Code, is
389	366		amended by adding Section 156.061 to read as follows:
390	367		Sec. 156.061. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND
391	368		METABOLIC HEALTH. (a) A physician licensed under this subtitle who
392	369		submits an application for renewal of a license to practice
393	370		medicine must complete, in accordance with this section and rules
394	371		adopted under this section, continuing medical education regarding
395	372		nutrition and metabolic health.
396	373		(b) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.
397	374		The rules must prescribe:
398	375		(1) the number of hours of the continuing medical
399	376		education required by this section; and
400	377		(2) the content of the continuing medical education
401	378		required by this section by using the nutritional guidelines
402	379		provided by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter
403	380		119B, Health and Safety Code.
404		-	SECTION 12. Subchapter D, Chapter 204, Occupations Code, is
405		-	amended by adding Section 204.1563 to read as follows:
406		-	Sec. 204.1563. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN NUTRITION
407		-	AND METABOLIC HEALTH. (a) As part of continuing medical education
408		-	requirements under Section 204.1562, a license holder shall
409		-	complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under
410		-	this section, continuing medical education regarding nutrition and
411		-	metabolic health.
412		-	(b) The medical board, on recommendations of the physician
413		-	assistant board, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The
414		-	rules must prescribe:
415		-	(1) the number of hours of the continuing medical
416		-	education required by this section; and
417		-	(2) the content of the continuing medical education
418		-	required by this section by using the nutritional guidelines
419		-	provided by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter
420		-	119B, Health and Safety Code.
421		-	SECTION 13. Subchapter G, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is
422		-	amended by adding Section 301.309 to read as follows:
423		-	Sec. 301.309. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND
424		-	METABOLIC HEALTH. (a) As part of continuing education
425		-	requirements under Section 301.303, a license holder shall
426		-	complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under
427		-	this section, continuing education regarding nutrition and
428		-	metabolic health.
429		-	(b) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.
430		-	The rules must prescribe:
431		-	(1) the number of hours of the continuing education
432		-	required by this section; and
433		-	(2) the content of the continuing education required
434		-	by this section by using the nutritional guidelines provided by the
435		-	Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter 119B, Health and
436		-	Safety Code.
437		-	SECTION 14. (a) Section 28.002(l), Education Code, as
	381	+	SECTION 11. (a) Section 28.002(l), Education Code, as
438	382		amended by this Act, applies only to students entering the sixth
439	383		grade during the 2026-2027 school year or a later school year. For
440	384		students entering a grade above sixth grade during the 2026-2027
441	385		school year, Section 28.002(l), Education Code, as that section
442	386		existed before amendment by this Act, applies, and that section is
443	387		continued in effect for that purpose.
444	388		(b) Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, as amended by this
445	389		Act, applies only to students entering the ninth grade during the
446	390		2027-2028 school year or a later school year. For students entering
447	391		a grade above ninth grade during the 2027-2028 school year, Section
448	392		28.025(b-1), Education Code, as that section existed before
449	393		amendment by this Act, applies, and that section is continued in
450	394		effect for that purpose.
451		-	SECTION 15. Section 51.3025, Education Code, as added by
	395	+	SECTION 12. Section 51.3025, Education Code, as added by
452	396		this Act, applies beginning with entering students enrolling in an
453	397		associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution
454	398		of higher education on or after July 1, 2027.
455		-	SECTION 16. (a) Not later than July 1, 2027, a
	399	+	SECTION 13. (a) Not later than July 1, 2027, a
456	400		health-related institution of higher education shall develop and
457	401		implement curriculum required by Sections 63.0025, 63.103,
458	402		63.2025, and 63.303, Education Code, as added by this Act, to remain
459	403		eligible for funding under those sections.
460	404		(b) A health-related institution of higher education is not
461	405		required to comply with Sections 63.0025, 63.103, 63.2025, and
462	406		63.303, Education Code, as added by this Act, until July 1, 2027.
463		-	SECTION 17. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the
	407	+	SECTION 14. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the
464	408		governor shall appoint the members of the Texas Nutrition Advisory
465	409		Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code,
466	410		as added by this Act, and shall provide for staggered member terms
467	411		as required by that chapter.
468	412		(b) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Nutrition
469	413		Advisory Committee shall prepare and submit to the Department of
470	414		State Health Services, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
471	415		speaker of the house, and each standing committee of the
472	416		legislature with primary jurisdiction over health and safety the
473	417		initial report required under Section 119B.005, Health and Safety
474	418		Code, as added by this Act.
475	419		(c) As soon as practicable after the submission of the
476	420		report under Subsection (b) of this section, the Department of
477	421		State Health Services shall post information required under Section
478	422		119B.006, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, on the
479	423		department's Internet website.
480		-	SECTION 18. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the
	424	+	SECTION 15. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the
481	425		executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission
482	426		shall adopt rules to implement changes made by Section 431.0815,
483	427		Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
484	428		(b) Section 431.0815, Health and Safety Code, as added by
485	429		this Act, applies only to a food product label developed or
486	430		copyrighted on or after January 1, 2027.
487		-	SECTION 19. (a) Section 156.061, Occupations Code, as
	431	+	SECTION 16. (a) Section 156.061, Occupations Code, as
488	432		added by this Act, applies only to an application for license
489	433		renewal filed on or after January 1, 2027. An application for
490	434		license renewal filed before that date is governed by the law in
491	435		effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is
492	436		continued in effect for that purpose.
493	437		(b) Not later than December 31, 2026, the Texas Medical
494	438		Board shall adopt the rules required by Section 156.061,
495	439		Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
496		-	SECTION 20. (a) Section 204.1563, Occupations Code, as
497		-	added by this Act, applies only to an application for license
498		-	renewal filed on or after January 1, 2027. An application for
499		-	license renewal filed before that date is governed by the law in
500		-	effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is
501		-	continued in effect for that purpose.
502		-	(b) Not later than December 31, 2026, the Texas Medical
503		-	Board shall adopt the rules required by Section 204.1563,
504		-	Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
505		-	SECTION 21. (a) Section 301.309, Occupations Code, as
506		-	added by this Act, applies only to an application for license
507		-	renewal filed on or after January 1, 2027. An application for
508		-	license renewal filed before that date is governed by the law in
509		-	effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is
510		-	continued in effect for that purpose.
511		-	(b) Not later than December 31, 2026, the Texas Board of
512		-	Nursing shall adopt the rules required by Section 301.309,
513		-	Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
514		-	SECTION 22. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
	440	+	SECTION 17. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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