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Requiring the testing of food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa school districts must have their student food tested every year for a chemical called glyphosate. The Department of Education will run these tests and can hire private companies to help if needed. Once the results are ready, the state will post them online and send them to parents and guardians.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of education to test food routinely served to students by school districts for the presence of glyphosate each school year beginning with the school year commencing July 1, 2021. The bill requires the department to carry out testing for the presence of glyphosate each school year in each school district in Iowa, which shall consist of a minimum of samples over the course of a school year of food routinely served to students. The bill requires the state hygienic laboratory or any other state entity to assist the department in carrying out the testing upon request. The bill authorizes the department to enter into a contract with a private entity to carry out the testing if adequate state resources are not available to carry out the testing. The bill requires the department to post the results of the testing on the department’s internet site and provide for the transmission of the results to the parents or guardians of each student in the school district and, upon request, to other interested parties. The results shall include a disclaimer as provided in the bill.