"Smart Snacks" Fundraiser Exemption Policies: Are States Supporting the Spirit of "Smart Snacks?"

Autor/inn/en	Piekarz-Porter, Elizabeth; Lin, Wanting; Chriqui, Jamie F.
Titel	"Smart Snacks" Fundraiser Exemption Policies: Are States Supporting the Spirit of "Smart Snacks?"
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 9, S.692-697 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Piekarz-Porter, Elizabeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12807
Schlagwörter	Fund Raising; Food; School Policy; State Policy; Nutrition; Compliance (Legal); State Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fundraising; Spendensammlung; Lebensmittel; Schulpolitik; Ernährung; Landesrecht
Abstract	Background: Under "Smart Snacks," state agencies can adopt a policy regulating infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers. Fundraiser exemptions allow noncompliant foods and beverages to be sold during the school day. This article examines fundraiser exemption policies in each state as of September 1, 2017. Methods: Laws were collected for all 50 states and the District of Columbia using Boolean searches of LexisNexis and Westlaw. Informal state-level policies (eg, memos) were collected through searches of state department of education and child nutrition program websites. Policies were analyzed to determine the number of exempt fundraisers allowed in each state. Results: By September 1, 2017, 47 states adopted a fundraiser exemption policy; 21 states adopted a zero exemption policy; 19 states regulated the number of exempt fundraisers; five states regulated the number of exempt fundraising days; one state regulated the number of exempt events; and one state approved all requested exemptions. Four states had not adopted a policy and default under the rule to zero exemptions allowed. Conclusions: A patchwork of state policies governs the school food-related fundraiser landscape. However, the overall goal of improving the school food environment should persist as an important factor in determining how many, if any, will be allowed each school year. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01