TABLE 1—
State Policies Restricting Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales in Schools, 2005
| Strong State Policies | Moderate State Policies | Weak State Policies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substantive Policy Features | AZ | KY | NV | NM | TN | AL | CA | HI | IL | IN | LA | ME | NJ | NC | OK | TX | WV | AR | CO | CT | FL | KS | MD | MS | NB | NY | ND | OH | RI | SC | UT | VT | VA | WA |
| Times and events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Covers entire school day | L, M | AL, M | A, M | AL, M | AL, M | L, M | A, M | A, M | L, M | A, M | A, M | L, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | A, D | A, D | |||||||||||||||||
| Covers meal times; some parts of school day not covered | A, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fundraising sales explicitly prohibited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fundraising allowed but explicitly limited | AL, M | A, M | A, M | AL, M | AL, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | A, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Explicitly prohibited at parties, meetings, special events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowed at parties, meetings, and special events, but explicitly limited | A, M | AL, M | L, M | A, M | A, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | A, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverages not to be used for reward or punishment | A, M | AL, M | A, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age and grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uniform K-12 coverage | AL, M | A, M | L, M | A. M | A, D | A, D | A, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K-12 coverage, but standards weaken in later grades | A, M | A, M | AL, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | AL, M | A, M | A, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uniform coverage K-8; no high school coverage | AL, M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Covers K-8, but standards weaken in later grades | AL, M | A, M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Covers elementary schools only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All offerings must meet standards | AL, M | AL, M | A, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | L, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | A, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A percentage of offerings must meet standards | AL, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | AL, M | L, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Healthy options must be made available, but no percentage specified | L, M | A, M | A, M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content standards limit all added sweeteners except milks | AL, M | AL, M | L, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limits all added sweeteners except milk or isotonic beverages | A, M | L, M | L, D | L, M | L, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limits percentage of added sweeteners | AL, M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other content standards | AL, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | A, M | A, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uniform container size limitations | A, M | A, M | AL, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, D | AL, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Container size adjusted appropriately by age and beverage | AL, M | AL, M | A, M | A, M | A, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calorie limitations | AL, M | A, M | AL, M | A, M | A, D | A, D | A, D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limits marketing to healthy offerings | AL, M | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New/renewed contracts must meet standards | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | AL, M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contracts: open hearings or other dissemination of info | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory Councils (or other multi-stakeholder involvement) | A, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | AL, M | AL, D | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, D | AL, M | L, M | A, D | L, M | L, D | A, D | AL, M | L, M | A, D, L, M | L, D | L, M | A, D, L, M | L, M | ||||||
| Data collection and evaluation | AL, M | L, D | L, M | AL, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | A, M | L, M | L, M | L, M | L, D | A, D | A, D, L, M | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: A = standard set by agency without legislative directive; AL = standard set by agency following legislative directive; D = standard is discretionary; L = standard set by legislation; M = standard is mandatory. Where policy was discretionary and offered a range of acceptable standards, we analyzed the strongest recommended standard. Where policy provided different standards by grade level, we evaluated the standard of the highest covered grade.
aNo policies enacted at time of review: AK, DE, DC, GA, ID, IA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, OR, PA, SD, WI, WY