HB 942 -- School Nutrition

Sponsor:  Baker (25)

By January 1, 2006, each school district must develop a written
policy for food choices in its schools.  The policy must:

(1)  Provide for the availability of foods that have more than
minimal nutritive value;

(2)  Make efforts to link food choices at the school to the
nutrition-related material in the Show-Me Standards;

(3)  Establish nutritional guidelines for various food-service
situations such as the lunch program, vending machines,
concession stands, fund raising, and parties;

(4)  Specify when food and beverages may be sold from vending
machines;

(5)  Ensure that business sponsorships meet the school's needs,
rather than serve the commercial motives of the business, and are
evaluated periodically; and

(6)  Prohibit the vending of carbonated beverages from machines
in contracts entered into after January 1, 2006.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:21 pm