From the ECS State Policy Database Health--Nutrition

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Milk Not Included in Determining Proportion of Healthy Beverages to Be Offered for Sale S.B. 316 - Milk Not Included in Determining Proportion of Healthy Beverages to Be Offered for Sale Clarifies that provision requiring at least 50% of a la carte beverage items available for sale to be water or other beverages containing no... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 No Trans Fats In Public School Foods S.B. 68 Prohibits a public school or institute charter school from making available to a student a food item that contains any amount of industriall... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Coordinated School Health Program H.B. 1088 Etablishes a targeted coordinated school health program for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity and a related grant program. The progr... More... AR Adopted 04/2012 P-12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards AR ADC 005.15.15-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.15-12.0 Amends rules governing nutrition and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment protocols in Arkansas public schools... More... NE Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Summer Food Service Program L.B. 1090 Encourages participation and utilization of the Summer Food Service Program by requiring the State Department of Education to take certain a... More... MO Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Healthy Cafeteria Offerings H.B. 344 Establishes the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board consisting of at least one representative from the University of Missouri-Extension Service; th... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Milk Sales During School Day H.B. 153 - Milk Sales During School Day In list of beverages that may be sold a la carte during the regular and extended school day, replaces specifics of quantity, types of, or ca... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School Lunch Trans Fat Regulation H.B. 3 Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and school districts from making available or serving food with more than 0.5 gram of a... More... NV Vetoed 06/2011 P-12 School Breakfast Program A.B. 137 Requires the implementation of a school breakfast program at certain public schools; requiring the Department of Education to report on the ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act S.B. 1312 Creates the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. Transfers and reassigns functions and responsibilities, including records, personnel, pro... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Aligns State Food and Beverages Standards to Federal Standards H.P. 398 Allows the Department of Education to adopt rules that are consistent with federal school nutrition standards for food and beverages sold or... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Establishes the Maine Farm and Fish to School Program H.P. 1060 Establishes the Maine Farm and Fish to School Program to increase the purchasing by schools of food raised, grown or harvested by Maine farm... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reducing Student Hunger S.P. 265 Requires a public school in which at least 40% of the students qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch to implement a federally subsidized... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 P-12 Kids Eat Right Initiative S.R. 214 Urges localities, schools, non-profit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of Illinois to promote Kids Eat Right, an in... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Breakfast Programs S.B. 144 Requires districts and charter schools to establish free breakfast programs. Allows school breakfast service during instructional time. htt... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Free, Fresh Water During School Meals S.B. 1413 Requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas by July 1, 2011, u... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Healthy Foods L.B. 18-564 - Healthy Foods Establishes a Healthy Schools Fund to, among other purposes, (1) provide additional funding for healthy school meals; (2) provide free break... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Best Practices Database S.B. 3706 Directs the state board of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database, to contain the resul... More... OH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Health S.B. 210, Part I Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to: (1) Monitor progress in improving student health and ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Florida Farm Fresh Schools Program S.B. 140 Creates the Florida Farm Fresh Schools Program (the Program) within the state department of education. Requires the Program to comply with t... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "Farm to School" Program A.B. 746 Requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to promote "farm to school" programs, the purposes of which in... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Healthy Kids Awards Program S.B. 2908 Establishes the healthy kids awards program to reward k-12th grade schools that implement policies and practices that create opportunities f... More... VT Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 3SquaresVT H.B. 408 Proposes to maximize eligibility and simplify the enrollment process in 3SquaresVT by implementing federal options in the supplemental nutri... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Farm-To-School Healthy Kids Act S.B. 81 Creates the Farm-To-School Healthy Kids Act, and, in connection therewith, establishing an interagency task force to develop farm-to-school ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Healthier Schools Initiative H.B. 1078 Requires the State Department of Education to provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the Healthier Schools In... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Nutritional Guidelines S.B. 414 Requires the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate and periodically update regulations setting nut... More... MS Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Food Service Training H.B. 1079 Requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practi... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Pilot Program A.B. 627 Provides legislative findings and declarations on nutrition and health in children's early years. Requires the superintendent of public inst... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Health H.B. 5051 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for certain biennial expenses; limits biennial expenditures from fees, money... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Nutrition Programs H.B. 193 Makes several changes to existing school nutrition programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=665461... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Beverage/Nutrition Policies H.B. 767 Relates to sale of beverages in public high schools; retains present law but deletes the requirement that beverages offered for sale to publ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Farm-to-school Initiatives H.B. 784 Requires the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to convene a work group consisting of agenc... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Food Allergies Policy S.B. 226 Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules establishing a policy for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among s... More... RI Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Nutrition Requirements for School Food Service Uncodified Contains nutrition requirements for school food service programs so that students may receive balanced, nutritious meals and snacks at schoo... More... SC Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Nutrition Standards for Elementary Schools R. 43-168 Ensures that school meals meet nutrition standards for saturated fat, vitamins, minerals, protein, calories, and portion sizes. Provides spe... More... CO Adopted 02/2009 P-12 School Food Service and Nutrition 1 CCR 301-3 Preserves and protects the nutritional integrity of Food and Nutrition Service operations in public schools and districts. Strengthens and c... More... CO Adopted 01/2009 P-12 Healthy Beverages in Schools 1 CCR 301-79 Describes beverages that school districts and schools may permit to be sold to students. Establishes minimum standards for beverages. Descri... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Water A.B. 2704 Expresses findings of the legislature related to childhood obesity and the significance of free tap water at schools. Prohibits the governin... More... CA Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Child Nutrition Programs Title 5 CCR Division 1, Chapter 15, Subchapter 1, Article 6, Sec(s)15575, 15576, 15577, 15578 Amends rules pertaining to child nutrition programs. Provides essential guidance to entities selling foods and beverages on school campuses ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Teacher certification A.B. 2057 Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education ent... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program S.B. 123 Creates the child nutrition school lunch protection program and child nutrition school lunch protection program fund to eliminate the reduce... More... MD Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School to Farm Program S.B. 158 Establishes the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to promote the sale of farm products grown in the state ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 School Nutrition Guidelines S.B. 129 Requires each School District Board and the State Charter School Institute to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits the sale of certai... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Local Farms-Healthy Kids Act S.B. 6483 The bill creates the farm-to-school program within the department of agriculture to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown foo... More... OR Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Farm-to-School and School Garden Program H.B. 3601A Requires the Department of Education to establish Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program and to assist school districts that partic... More... UT Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Food in Schools and School Vending Machines R277-719 Provides definitions. Requires schools to have a policy about school vending machines that includes acceptable uses of vending machine incom... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Best Practices: Nutrition and Physical Education H.B. 246 Requires the Board of Education to develop a database of local school divisions' best practices regarding nutrition and physical education, ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2007 Postsec. Nursing education S.B. 139 Amends the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Prohibits a campus of the State University or the State Community Colleges that operates a register... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Nutrition S.B. 490 Prohibits a school or school district, through a vending machine or school food service establishment during school hours and up to 1/2 hour... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Food Service Equipment H.B. 705 Permits local boards to enter into lease purchase or installment purchase contracts for food service equipment. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Standards for Food and Beverages in Public Schools H.B. 2650 Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools related to sugar and fat content and, caloric value; allows school... More... RI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Pilot Program: Physical Exercise, Weight Control H.B. 5900 Establishes a pilot program to develop curriculum in communities of several cities and towns to encourage physical exercise and promote heal... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 School Nutrition Incentive Program H.B. 842, Section 8 (Section 1337.1 of the Act) A new subsection requires a supplemental school lunch and breakfast reimbursement to any school that has adopted and implemented the nutriti... More... CO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Start Smart Nutrition Program S.B. 59 Creates and makes an appropriation for the Start Smart Nutrition Program. The program is intended to ensure all students have a nutritious b... More... MD Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program H.B. 1199 Alters the criteria used to determine whether a school qualifies to participate in the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Nutrition, literacy H.B. 1884 An act for the department of health and human services - division of child care and early childhood education - after school literacy and nu... More... MS Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Mississippi Healthy Student Act S.B. 2369 Requires a minimum period of physical activity-based instruction for students in K-8 and requires one unit of physical education for high sc... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Farm-to-School Website S.B. 797 Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a website to facilitate and promote the purchase of Virginia far... More... VA Passed 03/2007 P-12 Childhood Obesity Joint Subcommittee H.J. 637 This joint resolution of the legislature establishes a joint subcommittee to study childhood obesity in Virginia's public schools. The subc... More... VA Passed 02/2007 P-12 Farm-to-School Task Force S.J. 347 This joint resolution of the legislature requests the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Education to establish a fa... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Combatting Childhood Obesity & Chronic Health Conditions H.B. 2214, S.B. 974 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state Health Commissioner to work together to combat childhood obesity and other c... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 School Nutrition Restrictions and Guidance S.B. 1218 Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic scho... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Reduced-priced Meals for Child Development Programs S.B. 1674 Extends the reimbursement rate for free and reduced- price meals to specified child development programs. Requires school and such developme... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 School Food and Beverage Guidelines A.B. 469 Requires the Department of Education to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for all food and beverages served on public school campuse... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 School Garden Program A.B. 1535 Makes grants available to charter schools, school districts and county offices of education for the establishment of instructional school ga... More... PA Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Health and Nutritional Guidelines H.B. 185 Amends the Public School Code of 1949. Provides for competitive food and beverage contracts and nutritional guidelines for food and beverage... More... RI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 School Nutrition Standards H.B. 6968; S.B. 2696 Places guidelines on the sale of sweetened beverages in schools; promotes nutritional and healthy choices including water, milk, soy beverag... More... TN Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Child Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2005 S.B. 2038 Enacts the Child Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2005 to educate public about child nutrition and wellness to advocate the improvement of chil... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Farm To School Act H.B. 2655 Establishes the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program. One of the duties of the program's director is providing leadership at the state level to e... More... CT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Nutrition Requirements S.B. 373 Concerns healthy food and beverages in schools; authorizes a percentage of funds per lunch served in a prior school year by a school distric... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Farm-to-School Food Service H.B. 456 Creates in the agency of agriculture, food and markets a local foods mini-grant program for the purpose of helping Vermont schools develop r... More... IA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Healthy Children Task Force S.B. 2251 Directs the department of education and the department of public health to convene a healthy children task force to: a. Assess current poli... More... CO Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 School Lunch Program S.B. 127 Concerns the provision of fresh produce in public schools; creates a program to make free fruits and vegetables available to students in pub... More... OK Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Healthy School Nutrition S.B. 1459 Requires the state department of education in consultation with the state department of health to make available to schools information and ... More... CO Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Nutritional Vending Machine Items in Schools H.B. 1056 Concerns the provision of healthy nutrition alternatives in public schools; requires each school district board of education to adopt a poli... More... IA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Obesity Prevention Program S.B. 2124 Establishes a nutrition and physical activity community obesity prevention grant program. Provides that the purpose of the program is to in... More... ME Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools CMR 05-071-051 The Department of Education is proposing amendments to Ch. 51 - Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions. The rule conta... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 School Wellness Policies S.B. 567 This bill would require local educational agencies that participate in specified federal school lunch programs to establish and implement a ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Content Standards for Health Education H.B. 689 Existing law requires the State Department of Education to incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health curriculum fra... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 P-12 Student and Adult Organization Food Sales in Schools A.B. 443 An act to add Section 48939 to the Education Code, relating to school food sales. Requires the state board to review, and revise as appropri... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Data System for School Lunch and Breakfast Program H.B. 1385 An act to add Section 49561 to the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition. This bill would require the State Department of Education to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 California Fresh Start Pilot Program S.B. 281 Adds new section establishing within the department of education the California Fresh Start Pilot Program to provide fresh fruits and vegeta... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Healthy Beverages Sold at Schools S.B. 965 Modifies the list of beverages that may be sold to pupils at an elementary or a middle or junior high school, and restricts the sale of beve... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Health Food and Beverage Provisions S.B. 12 An act to amend sections 49430 and 49431, and to add section 49431.2 to the Education Code. Adds definitions of "added sweetner," "sold" "en... More... NC Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Statewide nutrition standards for school meals H.B. 855 The State Board of Education, in direct consultation with a cross section of local directors of child nutrition services, shall establish st... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Health Program Recognition H.B. 1541 Requires the state board of education to establish a school health recognition program that: (1) publicly identifies those schools that have... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Wellness Policy S.B. 162 Requires the state board to establish a state goal that all school districts have a wellness policy that is consistent with recommendations ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Collaborative Efforts in Nutrition and Health Areas H.B. 210 Requires that the Illinois Early Learning Council guide collaborative efforts to improve and expand upon existing early childhood programs a... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 School Nutrition Program S.B. 146 (Paragraphs A-J) AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:197.1, relative to school nutrition programs. Applies to the sale of food and beverages in elementary and secondary ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Health and Physical Activity Mandates S.B. 146 (Sections K- Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, requires all public elementary and secondary schools to: (1) Encourage and motivate ... More... MO DELIVERED TO SECRETARY OF STATE 06/2005 P-12 Model School Wellness Program H.B. 568 The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a "Model School Wellness Program", and any moneys appropriated, other t... More... CT Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Healthy Food at Schools S.B. 1309 Clarifies that K-5 daily physical exercise requirement must include at least 20 minutes of exercise per full school day in addition to any p... More... NJ Adopted 06/2005 P-12 Model School Nutrition Policy Nutrition Rule, Department of Agriculture State Board of Agriculture has approved Agriculture Department's amended Nutrition Rule. Will be phased in. By September 1, 2006, districts ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards H.B. 3499 Adds Chapter 10, entitled Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards. Applies to elementary schools. Sets the amo... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Health, Nutrition and Physical Education Guidelines S.B. 42 From bill analysis: This Act allows for the expansion of physical activity requirements to middle and junior high schools, up to the eighth ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Nutritional Standards H.B. 2544 By July 1, 2006, requires the department to develop minimum nutrition standards that at least meet federal guidelines for food and beverages... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Children Nutrition Improvement Policies S.B. 81 Encourages district boards to adopt policies (by July 1, 2006) ensuring that every student has access to healthful food choices in appropria... More... OK Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Vending Machines and Snacks in Elementary Schools S.B. 265 Requires district boards to ensure that students in elementary schools do not have access to foods of minimal nutritional value except on sp... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Food and Beverages S.B. 154 Requires the state board to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages made available to public school students during the sch... More... MD Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Student Health Promotion Act of 2005 S.B. 473 Requiring each county board of education to include the importance of physical activity as part of instruction in health education; requirin... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 FOOD AND BEVERAGES SOLD OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS H.B. 61 Concerns school meal nutrition rules governing foods and beverages sold outside of school meal programs; relates to nutrition standards, por... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Health and Nutrition in Schools S.B. 172 Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, requires each school to limit access to no more than one day each week to retail fast foods in the... More... NY Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School District Nutrition Advisory Committees S.B. 6738 Provides for the creation of school district nutrition advisory committees; provides for notification to parents; includes vending machine s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Nutrition A.B. 2504 Establishes a 2-year pilot program to make available free fresh and dried fruits and fresh vegetables to pupils in eligible elementary and s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Schools: National School Lunch Program A.B. 2686 Encourages the governing board of a school district participating in the National School Lunch Program to disseminate information regarding ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Physical Fitness in Schools S.B. 871 Relates to the physical activity and nutrition of students. Identifies childhood obesity as a growing problem in Louisiana. Identifies bene... More... VT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Nutrition Policy in Schools H.B. 272 The purpose of the act is to encourage wellness programs in Vermont public schools and in Vermont communities.  Wellness programs will be de... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Nutrition In Schools H.B. 5344 Concerns childhood nutrition in schools, recess and lunch breaks; requires minimum time limits for school recess and lunch breaks; requires ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education H.B. 2783 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate rules to establish minimum nutritional standards for individual food items sold or offered for... More... TX Adopted 05/2004 P-12 Coordinated School Health Programs §102.1031. Criteria for Evaluating Coordinated Health Programs for Elementary School Students. Requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) shall make available to each school district one or more coordinated school health programs design... More... CO Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Vending Machines and Nutrition S.B. 103 Concerns policies to increase the inclusion of nutritious choices in school vending machines; directs each school district to adopt a policy... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Foods And Beverages Sold At Public Schools S.B. 5436 Regards foods and beverages sold and served on public school campuses; requires the development of a model policy regarding access to nutrit... More...