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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05102005 - C30 � -10s.__...L M ; • �� _ .. TO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA FROM: Supervisor John Gioia `' •., : _�. COUNTY Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier �'o••..,, -.-c� DATE: May 3,2005 cou 0 SUBJECT: Nutrition & Physical Activity in California's Schools SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): 1. SUPPORT SB 12 (Escutia), which would create nutrition standards for all food sold in California schools, K-12 outside the federally funded meal program . 2. SUPPORT SB 965 (Escutia), which would ban the sale of sodas in California high schools. 3. SUPPORT SB 638 (Torlakson), which would require the California Department of Education to create physical activity and education standards for afterschool programs. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): Summary of Bills: SB 12 (Senator Escutia): School Nutrition Standards a. Creates food standards for all schools K— 12 • Strengthens and implements the competitive food standards originally described in SB 19 (Escutia, 2001) • Foods sold or served on campus may have no more than - 35% of its calories from fat(excluding legumes, nuts, nut butters, seeds, eggs, non-fried vegetables, and cheese packaged for individual sale). - 10% of its calories from saturated fat(excluding eggs and cheese packaged for individual sale). - 35% sugar by weight(excluding fruits and vegetables). - Portion size for a la carte sales in the sales cafeteria is not to exceed the serving size of the food served in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program. For vending sales, the food item is not to exceed 200 calories. b. Implementation date: All food standards become effective July 1, 2007. c. Sale to pupils: Nutrition standards for foods and beverages apply only to the sale of items to pupils and do not apply to foods brought from home. All groups selling or vending food on campus to pupils are required to follow the standards. d. Fundraising exemptions: Foods and beverages that do not meet the standards may be sold at least one- half hour after the end of the school day or off the school premises. e. Compliance: Two mechanisms will be used to assure implementation of the standards-- school districts will designate a person or persons who will be responsible for assuring that foods sold or served on campus are in compliance with the specified standards, and it will be the intent of the legislature that the governing board of a school district review yearly its compliance with the specified nutrition standards. f. Lead sponsors: California Center for Public Health Advocacy and California School Boards Association g. Co-sponsors: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, California Academy of Family Physicians, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California h. Funding: SB 12 does not contain a requirement that the state increase funding to the federal meal program before implementing nutrition standards for competitive foods SB 965 (Senator Escutia): The Soda Ban Bill a. Sponsored by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, this bill would expand the restrictions on beverages that can be sold in elementary and middle schools to high schools. b. Would permit only the following beverages to be sold in high schools: 0 Fruit-based and vegetable-based drinks that are at least 50percent fruit juice without added sweeteners 9 Drinking water without added sweeteners e Milk products including two-p ercent, one-percent, nonfat, soy, rice and other similar non-dairy milk 0 An electrolyte replacement beverage that contains no more than 42 grams of added sweetener per 20-ounce serving c. Banning sugar-filled drinks on California's campuses will help fight childhood obesity. d. SB 965 will help ensure that schools are offering their students beverages that will contribute to making them ready to learn in the classroom. SB 638 (Torlakson):After School Education and Safety Progrant The existing After School Education and Safety Program serves pupils in grades K-9. The Department of Education receives 1.5% of appropriated funds to provide training and support to After School Programs and to pay costs associated with awarding and monitoring grants. This bill would require that the training and support provided by the department include, but not be limited to, the development and distribution of voluntary guidelines for physical activity programs, as specified. This bill would support the development of quality physical education programs for the after school hours. Why support these bills? Chronic diseases, like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, are the leading causes of death and disability throughout the United States and disproportionately affect low-income and ethnic communities. Poor nutrition and lack of exercise are two of the major risk factors for chronic disease. In Contra Costa, over half of school- age children fail at least one of the measures of fitness in annual tests, and up to 47% are overweight, putting them at extraordinary risk for these diseases later in life Each additional daily serving of sugar-sweetened soda increases a child's risk for obesity by 60 percent. Teenage boys consume twice the recommended amount of sugar each day, almost 50 percent of which comes from soft drinks. Diabetes has reached epidemic levels primarily as a result of the growing obesity epidemic. Type 2 diabetes, which until recently affected only adults, now affects a growing number of children, accounting for almost 50 percent of new diabetes cases among children in some U.S. communities. Obesity, overweight, and inactivity costs California an estimated $28 billion a year in medical costs and lost productivity. Medical care costs associated with obesity are greater than those associated with both smoking and problem drinking. Since children spend approximately one-third of their day at school, schools play an important role in children's ability to acquire adequate nutrients and to engage in significant physical activity. Many students spend close to half of their day at school including hours spent in before- and after-school programs. The after school environment offers a unique opportunity to increase physical activity. Offering guidelines to programs can help promote physical activity after school. To ensure a healthier future for our children, dramatic action is needed to address the social and environmental factors that perpetuate the twin epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Policies and programs, like those proposed by these bills, encourage children and adolescents to develop healthy eating and exercise habits that CAs MMS" can help to prevent chronicMisea SIGNATURE(S): 00 ACTION OF BOAR"Ok-/ /0 1 fog APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 15 A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: ATTESTED JOHN SWEETEN,CLI(OF THE BOARD OF SUPr:RVISORS AND COUNTY AnmiNIATPATrIP