The House Education Committee heard three bills this afternoon.
Senate Bill 745 would change the requirements for school nutrition programs. This bill would require that no more than 10% of daily calories be served in a school meal, would prohibit specific ingredients from being provided to children, and would also require ingredient lists to be posted on the school’s website. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
This bill would prohibit the following ingredients:
- Titanium dioxide
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
- Tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
- Sodium benzoate
- Propyl gallate
- Azodicarbonamide
- Aloe vera
- Propylparaben
- Potassium bromate
- Butylparaben
- Acetaldehyde
- Propylene oxide
- Ethoxyquin
- Acrolein
- Aspartame
- Sucralose
- Acesulfame K
- Diacetyl
- Octyl gallate
- Dodecyl gallate
- Calcium bromate
- Calcium sorbate
Senate Bill 913 would remove the annual report requirement for the WV Research Trust Fund. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
Senate Bill 1064 would redefine “long-term substitute” for public schools. This new definition is, “Long-term substitute” means a substitute employee who fills a vacant position that the county superintendent expects to be a permanent position…” This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
