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OK SB677
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Clark Jolley
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AI Summary
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Directs the State Department of Health to offer discounts on annual food service establishment license fees to restaurants implementing healthy measures and offering healthier menu choices.
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Establishes three discount tiers: 25% discount for basic criteria, 50% for merit criteria, and 100% for excellence criteria.
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Basic criteria requires 100% smokefree environment and at least one menu item each low in calories, fat, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and sodium with proper menu designation.
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Merit and excellence criteria add progressive nutrition information requirements: 25-50% of menu items by December 31, 2016, increasing to 50-100% of items after January 1, 2017.
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Directs the State Board of Health to promulgate rules establishing minimum nutritional standards and nutrition information requirements for qualifying restaurants; effective November 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Healthy restaurants; directing the State Department of Health to offer discount on certain licensing fee to healthy restaurants. Codification. Effective date.
Health and Mental Health
Last Action
Referred to Appropriations
2/15/2011