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State Policies in Support of Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards
Presented by: Betsy Piekarz, JD University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy National Wellness Policy Study and USDA School Wellness Policy Cooperative Agreement
WS 4.3: Wellness warriors: The intersection of policy and practice for school wellness policies
Acknowledgements
This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA School Wellness Policy Cooperative Agreement number USDA-FNS-OPS-SWP-15-IL-01). The contents of this
publication do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial
products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Holly Figueroa, MSW is the USDA Project Officer.
Overview
• Introduction to Smart Snacks in School • Methods • State law incorporation of Smart Snacks standards • State Smart Snacks fundraiser exemption policies
Smart Snacks in School
• Starting SY 2014-15 all foods and beverages sold outside of the school meal program must meet Smart Snacks, including: • vending machines, • school stores, • à la carte lines, and • fundraisers held during the school
day
Smart Snacks: Food Requirements
• General standard requires that food: • Be “whole grain-rich”; or • Have as first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, dairy product, or
protein; or • Be a combination product that contains at least ¼ cup fruit
and/or vegetable; or • Until 2016, contain 10% of the DV of one of the nutrients of
public health concern.
• Nutrient standards provide limits on calories, sodium, fat, saturated fat, trans fat and sugar.
Smart Snacks: Beverage Requirements
• Elementary (8 oz.) and Middle Schools (12 oz.) portions of: • Low-fat or fat-free unflavored milk • Fat-free flavored milk • 100% juice • Plain water
• High Schools are allowed additional low- and no-calorie beverages, subject to calorie and portion restrictions
State Law Smart Snacks Incorporation
• Aimed to look at how often states were incorporating Smart Snacks requirements into the text of their laws, whether by: • Reference to federal rule • Including a working link to the Smart Snacks standards • Fully adopting the Smart Snacks requirements into the text of
the law
Methods
• Codified statutes and administrative regulations were collected using Boolean keyword searches for all 50 states and the District of Columbia
• Laws were relevant if in effect as of the day after Labor Day as a proxy for the start of the school year
• Results were verified using available secondary sources, including: CLASS, NASBE State School Health Policy Database, CDC reports, SHAPE America, VFHK, and Pew Charitable Trusts reports
State Laws that met Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards, SY 2014-15
Elementary/Middle School High School
State Law Inclusion of Individual Smart Snacks Nutrient Standards
State Smart Snacks Fundraiser Exemption Policies
• Under the Federal rule, states may adopt a policy that allows for a certain number of fundraisers or days of fundraisers during which foods and beverages do not have to meet Smart Snacks standards.
• If a state fails to adopt a policy on fundraiser exemptions, it defaults to zero exemptions allowed.
State Fundraiser Exemption Policy Sources
• State fundraiser exemption policies have been adopted through various formal and informal rulemaking methods: • Law (codified statutes and
administrative regulations) • Policy (board policies and state-level
memos) • Guidance documents (PowerPoint
presentations, technical assistance) • Websites
Types of Fundraiser Exemptions
• Number of exemptions per year or per semester • Often provide for certain number of
exemptions per school group or organization
• Almost always includes length of each fundraiser that varies by number of days
• Number of exempt fundraising days • During which time any number of
fundraisers can be held
Legend Zero Exemptions (n=21) Regulates # exempt fundraisers (n=19) Regulates # fundraising days (n=5) Regulates # of events (n=1) All requests approved (n=1) No Policy (n=4)
DC
Fundraiser exemption policies in each state, as of March 1, 2017
State Policies Regulating the Number of Exempt Fundraisers
State Number of Exempt Fundraisers
(per year unless otherwise noted) Length (in days) IN 2 1 CO 3 Decided by LEAs ND 3 1 NH 3 3 UT 3 5 NM 2/semester or trimester 1 MO 5 1 WY 5 10 PA 5 (ES/MS); 10 (HS) 5 ID 10 4 AL 30 1 GA 30 3 SC 30 3 VA 30 NS OK 30/semester 14 MI 2/week 1 SD 1/group 1 KS 1/organization/semester 2 WI 2/organization 10
States Policies Regulating the Number of Exempt Fundraising Days
State Number of Exempt Fundraising Days
ES MS HS
AK 10 10 25
FL 5 10 15
IL 0 0 9
TN 20 per semester 20 per semester 20 per semester
TX 6 6 6
Conclusions
• Opportunities exist for state laws to require compliance with Smart Snacks and incorporate the full text of the standards into their laws.
• State laws can establish strong fundraiser exemption policies that limit the number of exemptions so that the spirit of Smart Snacks is not overridden.
National Wellness Policy Study State Report
New! The Active Role States Have Played in Helping to Transform the School
Wellness Environment through Policy tracks and evaluates state wellness-policy related codified laws from SY
2006-07 through 2014-15
www.go.uic.edu/NWPSproducts
Fundraiser Exemption Quarterly Reports
• “Smart Snacks Fundraiser Exemption State Policies” is updated quarterly • Next update will include policies
in effect as of June 1, 2017
• All quarterly reports are available on our website:
http://www.go.uic.edu/NWPSproducts
For More Information
For Questions about the Fundraiser Exemptions:
Betsy Piekarz, JD Senior Legal Analyst
National Wellness Policy Study
For Questions about the National Wellness Policy
Study Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS
Principal Investigator [email protected]
National Wellness Policy Study Products http://www.go.uic.edu/NWPSproducts