Greetings,
See below for an update on the movement of Michigan State Senate Bill 139 regarding bake sales in schools.
Best,
Colleen Matts
Farm to Institution Specialist | Michigan Lead for National Farm to School Network
Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University
480 Wilson Rd | Rm 303 Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824
(p) 517.432.0310
www.foodsystems.msu.edu | www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu
From: Jean Doss <jean@jdossconsulting.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 2:33 PM
To: Judith Barry <barryjud@anr.msu.edu>, "Matts, Colleen" <matts@anr.msu.edu>
Cc: Rich Pirog <rspirog@msu.edu>
Subject: RE: update on Senate Bill 139, a bill allowing sales of food not meeting USDA nutritional standards up to 3 times a week
Colleen and Jude:
I thought you might want to share this update with your networks:
Recently, Senate Bill (SB) 139 was passed by the State Senate by a nearly unanimous vote (37-1). As described in the Gongwer Michigan Report for March 10, 2015, this bill
“would ensure school groups could sell food products during school hours to raise money even if those foods are out of compliance with federal nutritional requirements …(allowing not less than) three such sales per week.”
The bill is now before the House Education Committee.
To review the full text of the bill, as well as nonpartisan analyses, go to: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(xhm3ewfvscliylg2po2f15xr))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2015-SB-0139
Individuals and organizations with an interest in expressing their views on this issue, will now want to direct their comments to:
1) Their own state representative (to find your state rep, go to: http://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/); and
2) The Chair of the House Education Committee, Rep. Amanda Price, with a request that a copy of your letter be shared with all committee members (very important to add to any communication).
Address for snail mail:
The Honorable Amanda Price,
State Representative and Chair, House Education Committee
State Capitol
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
Email address of the Chair:
From: Barry, Judith [mailto:barryjud@anr.msu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:08 PM
To: acmoody@cedam.info; aarabo@AFPDonline.org; barryjud@msu.edu; erin.caudell@gmail.com; Colasanti, Kathryn; JFast@michiganfitness.org; Gensler, Elizabeth; imesg@michigan.gov; David Ivan; nlantz@marquettefood.coop; daniel.marbury@foodcorps.org; Ruben.Martinez@ssc.msu.edu; McLean, Teresa; Montri, Dru; michelle@miffs.org; bill@mlui.org; Pirog, Richard; skyprice@gmail.com; cquane@detroiteasternmarket.com; jreynolds3rd@gmail.com; mscott@michiganfitness.org; wellsw@ameritech.net; YeltonL@michigan.gov; jenelle@fbcmich.org; lscalera@sustainableagriculture.net; amanda@GROWINGHOPE.NET; farmers.market.manager@gmail.com
Cc: Jean Doss; Kathleen Reed; Sexton, Andrea
Subject: update on Senate Bill 139, a bill allowing sales of food not meeting USDA nutritional standards up to 3 times a week
Greetings Michigan Good Food Steering committee colleagues,
Please see the following legislative update from the CRFS public policy consultant, Jean Doss. Colleen Matts, our farm to institution specialist has also added additional resources for your reference.
Jude
This is a legislative update I sent to Colleen Matts at the CRFS, which she then forwarded to her networks after adding additional background information. I’ve added an update on the status of the bill, but a link can still be found in the original message to the most current version of the bill: SB 138 (S-1).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Since the information shared below, the bill allowing sales up to three times a week in schools on food not meeting USDA nutritional standards, SB 139, has passed the Senate by a nearly unanimous vote (37-1), and is now before the House Education Committee.
Individuals and organizations, with an interest in expressing their views on this issue, will now want to direct their comments:
1) To their own state representative (to find your state rep, go to: http://www.house.mi.gov/mhrpublic/); and
2) To the Chair of the House Education Committee, Rep. Amanda Price, with a request that a copy of your letter be shared with all committee members (very important to add to any communication).
Address for snail mail:
The Honorable Amanda Price,
State Representative and Chair, House Education Committee
State Capitol
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
Email address of the Chair:
Colleen Matts, Farm to Institution Specialist has provided additional background on this issue:
The federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (otherwise known as the Child Nutrition Reauthorization) included “Smart Snacks In School” nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold in school during the school day, including through school fundraisers. These standards went into effect this school year (2014/2015).
To learn more about theSmart Snack standards, see these links:
· Smart Snacks in School: Fundraisers, USDA
· Smart Snacks in School: USDA’s “All Foods Sold in Schools” Standards, USDA
· Smart Snacks in Schools, Michigan Department of Education
See recent news stories about this proposed bill in the Michigan legislature below:
· Bring back bake sales? Michigan lawmaker wants to let schools sell sweets at fundraisers, MLive
· Cupcakes, doughnuts make comeback in Michigan schools?, Detroit Free Press
· School bake sales to return?, WILX
See previous national news articles about the launch of the Smart Snacks rules here:
· U.S. Standards for School Snacks Move Beyond Cafeteria to Fight Obesity – New York Times
· Put Down the Cupcake: New Ban Hits School Bake Sales – Wall Street Journal
· School snack foods: In or out? – CNN
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