Relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being included in drinks sold by school districts.
relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being
included in drinks sold by school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP IN
DRINKS SOLD BY SCHOOLS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by
Subsection (b), a school district or open-enrollment charter school
may not sell any drink that contains high fructose corn syrup.
(b) This section does not apply to the sale of drinks by a
school district or open-enrollment charter school at a sporting
event or other special event sponsored or organized by the district
or school.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
