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MI SB0279
Bill
Status
2/19/2009
Primary Sponsor
Michael Switalski
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AI Summary
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Prohibits school districts and intermediate districts from selling, offering for sale, or providing soft drinks to pupils during regular school hours.
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Prohibits maintaining vending machines that sell soft drinks on school grounds and are accessible to pupils during the regular school day.
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Allows soft drink sales to high school students after regular school hours, at high school events, or at after-school activities where parents are present.
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Allows soft drink vending machines at high schools if they are not accessible to pupils during the regular school day or not operational during school hours.
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Requires districts that violate this section to forfeit 5% of their total state school aid allocation for the fiscal year in which the violation occurs.
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Defines "soft drink" to exclude milk, water, and 100% juice drinks.
Legislative Description
School aid; penalties; distribution or sale of soft drinks to students in public schools; prohibit, provide school aid penalty for violations, and provide for certain exceptions. Amends 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1601 - 388.1772) by adding sec. 164f.
Education, other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education
2/19/2009