SD11 - Status Report: Regulations Establishing Nutritional Guidelines For Competitive Foods Sold in the Public Schools - December 1, 2011


Executive Summary:
The 2010 General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 414, that amended the Code of Virginia by adding Section 22.1-207.4, Nutritional Guidelines for Competitive Foods. This legislation requires the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate regulations setting nutritional guidelines for competitive foods sold to students during regular school hours. The legislation also requires the Board to report to the General Assembly on the status of the final regulations by December 1, 2011. The legislation is shown in Attachment 1.