Sec. 2155.452. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS PROVIDING FOODS OF HIGHER NUTRITIONAL VALUE. (a) The comptroller and state agencies making purchases of food for consumption in a public cafeteria may give preference to contractors who provide foods of higher nutritional value and who do not provide foods containing trans fatty acids for consumption in the cafeteria.
(b) In complying with this section, the comptroller and state agencies shall review the Department of Agriculture's nutrition standards.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 3.12, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures
Subchapter H. Purchasing Preferences
Section 2155.442. Preference for Energy Efficient Products
Section 2155.443. Preference for Rubberized Asphalt Paving
Section 2155.444. Preference to Texas and United States Products and Texas Services
Section 2155.4441. Preference Under Service Contracts
Section 2155.445. Preference for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Products
Section 2155.446. Purchase and Use of Paper Containing Recycled Fibers
Section 2155.447. Purchase of Recycled Oil
Section 2155.449. Preference to Products and Services From Economically Depressed or Blighted Area
Section 2155.450. Preference for Products of Facilities on Formerly Contaminated Property
Section 2155.451. Vendors That Meet or Exceed Air Quality Standards
Section 2155.452. Preference for Contractors Providing Foods of Higher Nutritional Value
Section 2155.453. Certain Contracts for Homeland Security or Law Enforcement Technology