Establishes the "Missouri Healthy Schools Act" and prohibits public schools from serving, selling, or allowing a third party to…

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 1290 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON. 4339S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary AN ACT To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to ultraprocessed food in schools.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto1 one new section, to be known as section 167.207, to read as2 follows:3 167.207. 1. This section shall be known and may be1 cited as the "Missouri Healthy Schools Act".2 2. For the purposes of this section, "ultraprocessed3 food" means a food or beverage that contains one or more of4 the following ingredients:5 (1) Potassium bromate;6 (2) Propylparaben;7 (3) Titanium dioxide;8 (4) Brominated vegetable oil;9 (5) Yellow dye 5;10 (6) Yellow dye 6;11 (7) Blue dye 1;12 (8) Blue dye 2;13 (9) Green dye 3;14 (10) Red dye 3;15 (11) Red dye 40.16 SB 1290 2 3. Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year and for all17 subsequent school years, any school that participates in a18 federally funded or assisted meal program shall not serve,19 sell, or allow a third party to sell ultraprocessed food on20 the school campus during the school day. This subsection21 shall not be construed to prohibit a student's parent or22 guardian from providing ultraprocessed food to the student23 during the school day.24 4. The department of elementary and secondary25 education shall post on the department's website both of the26 following:27 (1) A standardized form that a public school may use28 to certify that the public school is complying with the29 requirements of this section; and30 (2) A list of each public school that has certified to31 the department that the public school is complying with the32 requirements of this section.33 ✓

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