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SB2858 Engrossed |
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LRB095 19212 NHT 45463 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 2-3.148 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 new) |
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| Sec. 2-3.148. Trans fats ban. |
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| (a) For the purposes of this Section, "trans fat" means fat |
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| that is considered trans fat by the U.S. Food and Drug |
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| Administration. "Trans fat" does not include naturally |
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| occurring trans fat. Food shall be deemed to contain trans fat |
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| under this Section if the food is labeled as, lists as an |
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| ingredient, or contains any kind of partially hydrogenated |
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| vegetable oil, including without limitation vegetable |
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| shortening or margarine. However, food shall not be deemed to |
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| contain trans fat under this Section if the food contains less |
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| than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving. |
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| (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the |
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| elimination of vegetable oils containing trans fats in foods |
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| served in public school cafeterias beginning on July 1, 2009 |
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| and for the elimination of all foods containing trans fats from |
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| public schools beginning on July 1, 2010, which ban shall |
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| include without limitation all foods sold as part of the school |