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                                     SRS093 00038 AMW 00038 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to health.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The Department of  Public  Health  Powers  and
 5    Duties  Law  of  the Civil Administration Code of Illinois is
 6    amended by adding Section 2310-306 as follows:

 7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-306 new)
 8    Sec. 2310-306. Sugar consumption study as it relates  to  the
 9    health  of  school  children.  The Department, in conjunction
10    with the State Board of  Education,  shall  conduct  a  sugar
11    consumption   study   to   determine  the  effects  of  sugar
12    consumption as it relates to the  overall  health  of  school
13    children.  In addition, the study shall examine the impact of
14    easy  access  to  candy  and  soda  machines  in  schools and
15    existing policies of school boards to enter exclusive  rights
16    contracts   with  producers  of  soft  drinks  in  effort  to
17    supplement budget shortfalls. The  Department  shall  consult
18    with   appropriate   medical,   dental  and  advocacy  groups
19    including the soft drink industry when conducting this study.
20    The Department shall promulgate rules necessary to  implement
21    the study and report its findings to the Governor and General
22    Assembly on or before January 1, 2004.

23    Section 99. Effective Date. This Act takes upon becoming law.