HB0077eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
534-18.48 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.48 new)
7    Sec. 34-18.48. Prohibition on industrially produced trans
8fat.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section:
10    "Food containing industrially produced trans fat" means a
11food that contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind
12of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the
13manufacturer's documentation or the label required on the food,
14pursuant to applicable federal laws and regulations, lists the
15trans fat content as zero grams of trans fat per serving.
16    "School food service establishment" means a place that
17regularly sells or serves a food item or meal on a school
18campus.
19    (b) The board must not make available to students food
20containing industrially produced trans fat or use food
21containing industrially produced trans fat in the preparation
22of a food item served to students.
23    (c) Subsection (b) of this Section applies to all food and

 

 

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1beverages sold or served on school grounds by a school
2cafeteria or school food service establishment during the
3regular school day lunch period.
4    (d) This Section does not apply to food provided through a
5United States Department of Agriculture meal program.
6    (e) The State Board of Education shall establish a
7procedure for monitoring compliance by the board and may
8establish appropriate penalties based on failure to comply with
9this Section.