A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ensure that school vending machines contain only foods and beverages permitted by law.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑264.2 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	The local board of education, or its designee, shall enter into memoranda of agreement with beverage and snack vendors to ensure that the contents of all vending machines located in schools within its local administrative unit comply with the provisions of this section or higher standards. Each board shall submit a copy of each memorandum of agreement to the Department of Public Instruction prior to January 1 of each year."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2009‑2010 school year.