2022 Texas Statutes
Agriculture Code
Title 2 - Department of Agriculture
Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties
Section 12.0028. Limitation on Sanctions Imposed on School Districts for Sale of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value
Sec. 12.0028. LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR SALE OF FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE. (a) In this section, "food of minimal nutritional value" has the meaning assigned by 7 C.F.R. Section 210.11(a)(2).
(b) The department may not impose on a school district a sanction, including disallowing meal reimbursement, based on the sale to students at a high school of food of minimal nutritional value, if the sale is approved in advance by the school and is made:
(1) outside of a school area designated for food service or food consumption or during a period other than a school meal service period; and
(2) for the purpose of raising money for a student organization or activity sponsored or sanctioned by the school or the school district in which the school is located.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (H.B. 1781), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
