1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring a nutrient analysis of school menus;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.111, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.111, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Application; nutrient analysis. (a) A school district, charter school, 
1.8 	nonpublic school, or other participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to 
1.9 	the department for this payment on forms provided by the department.
1.10 	(b) School districts and schools that participate in the National School Lunch 
1.11 	Program using a food-based menu planning approach and have 1,000 or more enrolled 
1.12 	students must annually conduct a nutrient analysis of their school menus using United 
1.13 	States Department of Agriculture approved software. The nutrient analysis must be based 
1.14 	on one week of menus that meet National School Lunch Program requirements and are 
1.15 	planned for students who are eligible to receive one meal per day. Districts and schools 
1.16 	must conduct a separate nutrient analysis for each school or grade grouping having 
1.17 	different menus.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2007-2008 school year and 
1.19 	later.