Pennsylvania HB 1131: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for prohibited substances in competitive foods.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1416
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1131
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, SHUSTERMAN, ROWE, SCIALABBA, O'MARA,
MAJOR, FLEMING, HOGAN, WARNER, KAIL, LABS, LEADBETER, GLEIM,
BOROWSKI, BENHAM, METZGAR, SAPPEY, PICKETT, GIRAL, SANCHEZ,
KULIK, NEILSON, KAUFFMAN, OTTEN, KAZEEM, KOZAK, RIVERA,
GREEN, KERWIN, HAMM, COOPER, BANTA AND PUGH, APRIL 21, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, APRIL 21, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in school health services, providing
for prohibited substances in competitive foods.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1422.4. Prohibited Substances in Competitive
Foods.--(a) A public school may not sell or offer a competitive
food on school grounds during the school day if the competitive
food contains any of the following substances:
(1) Blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9).
(2) Blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0).
(3) Green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9).
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(4) Red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6).
(5) Yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0).
(6) Yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0).
(b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"CAS" means the unique accession number assigned by the
Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical
Society, as of the effective date of this section, to a
substance.
"Competitive food" means a food offered or sold in
competition with reimbursable meals served under the National
School Lunch or School Breakfast Program .
"School day" has the same meaning as provided in section
1326.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2027.
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