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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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 | Health--Nutrition |
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Prohibits a public school or institute charter school from making available to a student a food item that contains any amount of industrially produced trans fat. The prohibition applies to all food and beverages made available to a student on school grounds during each school day and extended school day, including but not limited to a food or beverage item made available to a student in a school cafeteria, school store, vending machine, or other food service entity existing upon school grounds or through any fundraising effort conducted by one or more students, teachers, or parents..
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/5864FF87D6435B0A87257981007E0502?Open&file=068_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 68
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Clarifies that provision requiring at least 50% of a la carte beverage items available for sale to be water or other beverages containing not more than 10 calories per 8 ounces does not include milk. Page 103 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - Milk Not Included in Determining Proportion of Healthy Beverages to Be Offered for Sale
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| LA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Etablishes a targeted coordinated school health program for the purpose of reducing childhood obesity and a related grant program. The program brings together several state agencies, school administrators, teachers, other school employees, students, families, and community members to assess health needs, set priorities, and plan, implement, and evaluate school health activities directed toward this purpose. The program can be related, but not limited to: health education; physical education; health services; nutrition services; counseling, psychological, and social services; a healthy and safe school environment; health promotion for school employees; and family and community involvement.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=802804
Title: H.B. 1088
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| AR | Adopted 04/2012 | P-12 | Amends rules governing nutrition and physical activity standards and body mass index for age assessment protocols in Arkansas public schools.
http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.15.11-006F-12925.pdf
Title: AR ADC 005.15.15-1.0 to AR ADC 005.15.15-12.0
Source: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules_and_regs/
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Encourages participation and utilization of the Summer Food Service Program by requiring the State Department of Education to take certain actions.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/AM/ER205.pdf
Title: L.B. 1090
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board consisting of at least one representative from the University of
Missouri-Extension Service; the departments of Agriculture, Corrections, Economic Development, and Elementary and Secondary
Education; and the Office of Administration. The Director of the Department of Agriculture will appoint one person who is actively
engaged in the practice of small agribusiness. The representative from the Department of Agriculture will serve as chair of the board and coordinate meetings. The board must hold at least two meetings but may hold more if necessary to fulfill its requirements.
Purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide recommendations for strategies that allow schools and state institutions to more
easily incorporate locally grown agricultural products into their cafeteria offerings, salad bars, and vending machines and that
increase public awareness of local agricultural practices and the role that local agriculture plays in sustaining healthy
communities and supporting healthy lifestyles.
http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills111/sumpdf/HB0344T.pdf
Title: H.B. 344
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and school districts from making available or serving food with more than 0.5 gram of artificial trans fatty acids to students in grades K through 12. States that a food contains artificial trans fatty acid if the food is labeled as vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, or if it contains more than 0.5 gram per serving of vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil as an ingredient.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+3/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. Transfers and reassigns functions and responsibilities, including records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other resources for the administration of the school food and nutrition programs from the state Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conduct, supervise, and administer all school food and nutrition programs. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1312/BillText/er/PDF
Title: S.B. 1312
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Allows the Department of Education to adopt rules that are consistent with federal school nutrition standards for food and beverages sold or distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs. Exempts culinary arts programs provided by career and technical schools and programs from the requirements of the rules. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC224.asp
Title: H.P. 398
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the Maine Farm and Fish to School Program to increase the purchasing by schools of food raised, grown or harvested by Maine farmers and fishermen. Directs the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the Department of Education and the Department of Marine Resources (collectively "the departments") to, within existing resources, support or otherwise assist one or more cooperating nonprofit organizations in the development and implementation of a pilot program to examine the benefits of promoting the purchasing of food grown or raised and fish raised or caught by Maine food producers for use in primary and secondary school meal programs. Requires the departments to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2013 on the pilot program, including information generated by the pilot program regarding economic impacts, benefits to farmers and producers and impacts on student eating habits and participation in school meal programs.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/RESOLVE91.asp
Title: H.P. 1060
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | 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 summer food service program to provide meals to children during the summer months. Requires the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules to implement the program and also requires each public school to develop a written plan to enroll students who are eligible in the summer food service program. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC379.asp
Title: S.P. 265
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| NV | Vetoed 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires the implementation of a school breakfast program at certain public schools; requiring the Department of Education to report on the school breakfast program for each public school; requiring school districts to report on school nutrition programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB137_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 137
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | 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 calories of milk with "milk".
Page 160-161 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Milk Sales During School Day
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| IL | Adopted 05/2011 | P-12 | Urges localities, schools, non-profit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of Illinois to promote Kids Eat Right, an initiative of the American Dietetic Association and the American Dietetic Association Foundation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SR/PDF/09700SR0214lv.pdf
Title: S.R. 214
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts and charter schools to establish free breakfast programs. Allows school breakfast service during instructional time.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0144.pdf
Title: S.B. 144
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas by July 1, 2011, unless the governing board of a school district adopts a resolution stating that it is unable to comply with this requirement and demonstrating the reasons why it is unable to comply due to fiscal constraints or health and safety concerns. Requires that the resolution be publicly noticed on at least 2 consecutive meeting agendas and approved by at least a majority of the governing board. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1413_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1413
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DC | Adopted 07/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a Healthy Schools Fund to, among other purposes, (1) provide additional funding for healthy school meals; (2) provide free breakfasts in charter schools; (3) eliminate the reduced-price copayment; (4) provide resources to implement the breakfast-in-the-classroom program; and (5) encourage local foods to be served in schools (public schools and charter schools will receive an additional 5 cents per lunch meal reimbursement when at least one component of a reimbursable lunch meal is comprised entirely of locally grown and unprocessed foods). Permits the office of the state superintendent of education to increase the amounts reimbursable to public schools and charter schools for the aforementioned activities to further improve the quality and nutrition of school meals.
Directs public schools and charter schools to serve healthy and nutritious meals to students, and strongly encourages schools to consider serving vegetarian options each week. Strongly encourages public schools and charters to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program and achieve Gold Award Level certification. Requires all breakfast, lunch, and after-school meals served to students in public schools and charter schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program to meet or exceed specified federal nutritional standards. Additionally requires breakfast and lunch meals to meet or exceed (1) local standards enumerated in the legislation and (2) the serving requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk, and other foods served in school meals.
Requires public schools to participate in federal meal programs whenever possible. Establishes several additional requirements for public school meals, including that schools (1) solicit input from students, faculty, and parents, through taste tests, comment boxes, surveys, a student nutrition advisory council, or other means, on nutritious meals that appeal to students; (2) promote healthy eating to students, faculty, staff and parents; and (3) provide at least 30 minutes for students to eat lunch. Encourages schools to make cold, filtered water available free to students, through water fountains or other means, when meals are served to students.
Directs the D.C. Public Schools to establish a central kitchen facility to (1) prepare, process, grow, and store nutritious foods for schools and nonprofit organizations; (2) support nutrition education programs; and
(3) provide job-training programs for students and District residents. Requires that charter schools be given reasonable access to this facility. Requires food service providers to provide schools and charter schools with specified information on foods they provide, including the nutritional content and ingredients of each menu item, the location where fruits and vegetables served in schools are grown and processed, and whether growers are engaged in sustainable agriculture practices. Requires that this information be posted in the school's office and on the school Web site, if one exists. Requires public schools and charter schools to inform families that vegetarian options and milk alternatives are available upon request.
Requires all foods provided through public school and charter school vending machines, fundraisers, snacks, after-school meals, or other means, or sold in stores in schools and charter schools, meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for competitive foods. Provides exceptions. Prohibits third parties (other than school-related organizations and school meal service providers) from selling food and beverages on school property from 90 minutes before the school day begins until 90 minutes after the school day ends. Prohibits foods that do not meet the standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for competitive foods from being (1) used as incentives, prizes, or awards in public schools or charter schools; or (2) advertised or marketed in public schools and charter schools through posters, signs, book covers, scoreboards, supplies, equipment or other means. Establishes penalties for violations of these provisions related to healthy vending, fundraising and prizes in public schools.
Directs the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission to review school nutrition and the aforementioned requirements of this title at least every 3 years and recommend improvements to the mayor and the council.
Establishes a farm-to-school program. Directs schools and charter schools to serve locally grown, locally processed and unprocessed foods whenever possible. Requires programs such as a local flavor week and a harvest of the month. Requires an annual report and recommendations on farm-to-school initiatives.
Pages 1-9 of 19: http://www.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20100510112429.pdf
Title: L.B. 18-564 - Healthy Foods
Source: www.dccouncil.us
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Directs the state board of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database, to contain the results of any wellness-related fitness testing done by school districts, as well as information on successful programs and policies implemented by districts designed to improve nutrition and physical activity in the public and charter schools. Provides this information may include (i) a description of the program or policy, (ii) advice on implementation, (iii) any assessment of the program or policy, (iv) a contact person from the district, and (v) any other information the state board deems appropriate. Requires that the database be readily accessible to all districts statewide. Directs the state board to encourage districts to submit information to the database, but specifies that no district is required to submit information. Provides the state board may adopt rules necessary for administration of the database. Provides that the requirements of the state board of education to establish the database become effective once the state board has secured all of the funding necessary to implement it. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1223.pdf
Title: S.B. 3706
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Creates the Florida Farm Fresh Schools Program (the Program) within the state department of education. Requires the Program to comply with the National School Lunch Program. Also requires the department of education to work with the department of agriculture and consumer services (DACS) to develop policies pertaining to school food services which encourage: (1) School districts to buy fresh and high-quality foods grown in this state when feasible; (2) Farmers in this state to sell their products to school districts and schools; (3) School districts and schools to demonstrate a preference for competitively priced organic food products; and (4) School districts and schools to make reasonable efforts to select foods based on a preference for those that have maximum nutritional content. Requires the department of education in collaboration with the DACS to provide outreach, guidance, and training to school districts, schools, school food service directors, parent and teacher organizations, and students about the benefits of fresh food products from farms in this state. http://laws.flrules.org/2010/183
Title: S.B. 140
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Establishes the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Council. Directs the council to:
(1) Monitor progress in improving student health and wellness
(2) Make periodic policy recommendations to the state board of education on ways to improve the nutritional standards for food and beverages served in public schools
(3) Make periodic recommendations to the department of education for the development of a clearinghouse of best practices in the areas of student nutrition, physical activity for students, and body mass index (BMI) screenings
(4) Assist the department of health in developing a list of resources on health risks associated with weight status, for distribution to parents
(5) Regularly review developments in science and nutrition to inform recommendations to the state board and department of education.
Requires the department of education, upon receipt of the council's initial recommendations, to establish a clearinghouse of best practices that schools may use to promote student health. Directs the department to update the clearinghouse as needed to reflect subsequent council recommendations.
Establishes new Section 3313.674, which requires students in kindergarten, 3rd, 5th and 9th grades to undergo a BMI and weight status category screening. Allows parents to opt their child out of screening requirement. Requires parents of each screened student to be notified of any health risks associated with the student's results and to be provided with information about appropriately addressing the risks. Requires local boards/charter school governing authorities to report aggregated BMI and weight status category data and any other demographic data required by the director of health, to the department of health. Allows a local board/governing authority to obtain a waiver from this requirement.
Directs the department of education to issue an annual report on public schools' compliance with new Section 3313.674. Establishes new Section 3313.6016, which directs the department of education, beginning in the 2011-12 school year, to administer a pilot program requiring daily physical activity for students. Permits any district, charter school, STEM school or nonpublic school to choose to participate; if a district elects to participate, requires all buildings operated by that district to participate. Specifies that participating schools must require students (grades K-12) to engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate to rigorous physical activity, not including recess, and that physical activity as part of a physical education course or before- or after-school activity may count towards this requirement. Identifies students excused from this requirement, including among others kindergarten students not enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program. Requires participating districts or schools to report to the department how the 30 minutes of daily physical activity was implemented and the financial cost of implementation; requires the department to issue an annual report of this data.
By December 31, 2011, directs the state board of education to develop a measure of (1) student success in meeting benchmarks in the physical education standards; (2) compliance with the requirements for local wellness policies prescribed by the federal "Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004"; (3) whether a school or district is complying with or operating under a waiver from Section 3313.674; and (4) whether a district or building is participating in the physical activity pilot program established through new Section 3313.6016. Requires the measure to be included in building and district report cards, beginning with report cards issued for the 2012-13 school year, but specifies that the measure will not be a factor in performance ratings issued. Permits the department to accept, receive and expend gifts, devises or bequests of money for the purpose of establishing this measure.
Amends high school graduation requirements to require the half-unit of health to include instruction in nutrition and the benefits of nutritious foods and physical activity for overall health.
Requires that each public, charter and STEM school teacher hired after July 2013 to teach physical education holds a valid license for teaching physical education.
Pages 1-14, 22 and 28-29 of 32: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_SB_210_EN_N.pdf
Title: S.B. 210, Part I
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Establishes the healthy kids awards program to reward k-12th grade schools that implement policies and practices that create opportunities for students to be physically active and make healthy food choices throughout the day. The program seeks to integrate physical activity into nonphysical education classes, recess, and extracurricular activities throughout the day in addition to the physical education received in physical education classes. The program also seeks to integrate nutrition education and healthy food and beverage choices throughout the school environment, including classrooms, cafeteria, vending, school stores, and fund-raising. The program requirements align with the Institute of Medicine's guidelines for school food and beverages.
School districts may submit letters of intent to participate in the healthy kids awards program to the commissioner of education by September 15 of each school year. Schools that report to the commissioner of education and meet the program criteria developed by the commissioner will have a "Healthy Kids Award" indicator placed on the school report card.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2908.3.html&session=ls86
Title: S.B. 2908
Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/
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| WI | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to promote "farm to school" programs, the purposes of which include to connect schools with nearby farms to provide children with locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in school breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, to help children develop healthy eating habits, to provide nutritional and agricultural education, and to improve farmers' incomes. The Act also creates a grant program for farm to school programs and establishes a farm to school council.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/AB-746.pdf
Title: A.B. 746
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Creates the Farm-To-School Healthy Kids Act, and, in connection therewith, establishing an interagency task force to develop farm-to-school program policies.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/B61242203E488371872576AA00699224?open&file=081_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 81
Source: ttp://www.leg.state.co.us
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| VT | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Proposes to maximize eligibility and simplify the enrollment process in 3SquaresVT by implementing federal options in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; Requires schools in districts receiving 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funds to provide fiscal sponsorship to organizations operating after-school programs in order to access funding for meals and snacks through the federal nutrition programs.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/Passed/H-408.pdf
Title: H.B. 408
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practices provided by local school districts. Authorizes the Department to determine the time, location and frequency with which the trainings are held. Requires certain district personnel to attend the trainings. Regulations must include
(a) Healthy food and beverage choices;
(b) Healthy food preparation;
(c) Marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff;
(d) Food preparation ingredients and products;
(e) Minimum and maximum time allotment for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods;
(f) The availability of food items during the lunch and breakfast periods of the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs; and
(g) Methods to increase participation in the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1079SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1079
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires the State Department of Education to provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the Healthier Schools Initiative. Requires local school districts to include relevant information on web sites and to provide technical assistance. Requires application review by the department of agriculture. Authorizes schools to modify applications that are not approved. Relates to promotion of good nutrition and physical activity.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1078SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1078
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate and periodically update regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all competitive foods sold or served to students during regular school hours; requires the Board to adopt either the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Competitive Foods Guidelines or the Institute of Medicine's Recommended Standards for Competitive Foods in Schools as the initial statewide standard for competitive foods.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB414ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 414
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Provides legislative findings and declarations on nutrition and health in children's early years. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish a minimum 12-month pilot program in which selected child care centers and day care homes participating in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program must implement certain nutrition and physical activity standards in exchange for a higher state meal reimbursement. Requires the department of education to design and implement the program. Requires the department to contract with an independent agency within a year of the conclusion of the program to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the pilot program, and for the evaluation results to be sent to senate and assembly education committees. Identifies components that must be included in the evaluation.
Provides that this program will only be implemented if the superintendent determines that non-General Fund funding sources, including, but not limited to, federal funding or grant sources, are available to
implement it. Establishes January 2015 repeal date. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_627_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 627
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Relates to sale of beverages in public high schools; retains present law but deletes the requirement that beverages offered for sale to public high school students shall be comprised of no less than 50% and that such beverages shall include bottled water, no- calorie or low-calorie beverages, up to 12 ounce servings of beverages that contain 100% fruit juice with no added sweeteners, 50% of non-milk beverages shall be water and no-calorie or low-calorie options, low-fat milk, skim milk, and non-dairy milk.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=663975
Title: H.B. 767
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Makes several changes to existing school nutrition programs.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=665461
Title: H.B. 193
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to convene a work group consisting of agencies, groups and organizations involved in supporting Maine agriculture, public health, the environment and the Maine economy to study farm-to- school initiatives and programs in the State and develop recommendations for strengthening farm-to- school efforts in the State.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP078401.pdf
Title: H.B. 784
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for certain biennial expenses; limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and federal funds received from Department of Education and Department of Human Services for nutrition programs and alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by Oregon Youth Authority for certain purposes. Chapter 725
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb5000.dir/hb5051.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 5051
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules establishing a policy for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among students enrolled in schools of school districts and institute charter schools. Requires the State Board to consult with the Department of Public Health and Environment in adopting the statewide policy. Specifies mandatory provisions for the statewide policy.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7F710B3DE461F78A87257555005F434A?open&file=226_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 226
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| RI | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Contains nutrition requirements for school food service programs so that students may receive balanced, nutritious meals and snacks at school. RHODE ISLAND 3786
Title: Uncodified
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Adopted 02/2009 | P-12 | Preserves and protects the nutritional integrity of Food and Nutrition Service operations in public schools and districts. Strengthens and clarifies the agreements for providing school food services.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300%20Department%20of%20Education&agencyID=109&agencyName=301%20Colorado%20State%20Board%20of%20Education&ccrDocID=2025&ccrDocName=1%20CCR%20301-3%20FOOD%20AND%20NUTRITION%20SERVICES
Title: 1 CCR 301-3
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us
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| SC | Adopted 02/2009 | P-12 | Ensures that school meals meet nutrition standards for saturated fat, vitamins, minerals, protein, calories, and portion sizes. Provides specifically that in order for school districts to apply for a federal grant, they need to offer a minimum of two milk choices: 1 percent fat, and nonfat milk) for all grades levels (K-5) at breakfast and lunch. Previously, the regulation required three milk choices: 2 percent fat, 1 percent fat, and nonfat milk. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/c043.htm
Title: R. 43-168
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/c043.htm
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| CO | Adopted 01/2009 | P-12 | Describes beverages that school districts and schools may permit to be sold to students. Establishes minimum standards for beverages. Describes specific events occurring outside of the regular and extended school day.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300 Education&agencyID=109&agencyName=301 State Board of Education , Colorado&ccrDocID=3013&ccrDocName=1 CCR 301-79 RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HEALTHY BEVERAGES POLICY
Title: 1 CCR 301-79
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Expresses findings of the legislature related to childhood obesity and the significance of free tap water at schools. Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing a contract that restricts the availability of free tap water at a location on the school campus. Authorizes each school district to provide free tap water in school food service areas including areas where reimbursable meals are served or consumed under federal lunch and breakfast program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2704
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules pertaining to child nutrition programs. Provides essential guidance to entities selling foods and beverages on school campuses so that they can comply with applicable requirements. Defines food and beverage terms and clarifies compliant food items.
Title: Title 5 CCR Division 1, Chapter 15, Subchapter 1, Article 6, Sec(s)15575, 15576, 15577, 15578
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education entities governing the preparation or licensing of educators, the career technical education teaching credential, the evaluation of district intern programs, the assignment of teachers for specified assignments, and the definition of a parent for special education purposes. Requires an annual nutrition-related prohibitions and requirement report by a school or district. Chapter 223
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2057_bill_20080716_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2057
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Creates the child nutrition school lunch protection program and child nutrition school lunch protection program fund to eliminate the reduced price paid by children who are eligible for reduced-cost lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/
Title: S.B. 123
Source:
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Establishes the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to promote the sale of farm products grown in the state to schools, to solicit farmers to sell their products to schools, to develop and regularly update a database of farmers interested in selling their products to schools, to facilitate the purchases from farmers by interested schools, and providing outreach and guidance to farmers concerning the program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0158t.pdf
Title: S.B. 158
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Requires each School District Board and the State Charter School Institute to adopt and implement a policy that prohibits the sale of certain beverages to students from any source without first establishing a memorandum of understanding setting forth nutritional guidelines; creates an exception for beverages that are sold during specified school events; includes in the policy maximum portion sizes for beverages sold at elementary, middle, and high schools.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/921B1DCE9AA73C76872573C9007A23C8?open&file=129_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 129
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to establish Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program and to assist school districts that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program in utilizing Oregon food products and produce from school gardens and to promote food- and garden-based educational activities.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/08ss1/measpdf/hb3600.dir/hb3601.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3601A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| UT | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Provides definitions. Requires schools to have a policy about school vending machines that includes acceptable uses of vending machine income and acceptable accounting procedures for vending machine receipts. Requires school districts and charter schools to have a written policy for the sale of all foods that are not part of the reimbursable food sales program. Authorizes schools to prohibit the sale of various foods and beverages, including foods of minimum nutritional value. Directs the state board of education to review the information provided by school districts and charter schools in January 2009.
Title: R277-719
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education to develop a database of local school divisions' best practices regarding nutrition and physical education, including results of wellness-related fitness assessments. Requires that the database be accessible to all local school divisions and the Department of Health, and no school division is to be required to submit information to the database.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB246ER
Title: H.B. 246
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | The bill creates the farm-to-school program within the department of agriculture to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown food by schools. The department of agriculture, along with the department of health, the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI), the deartment of general administration and Washington State University, must execute the following, in order of priority: 1. Identify and develop policies and procedures to implement and evaluate the farm-to-school program; 2. Assist food producers, distributors and food brokers to market state grown food to schools; 3. Assist schools in connecting with local producers; 4. Identify and recommend mechanisms that will increase the predictability of sales for producers; 5. Identify and make available existing curricula, programs and publications for educational purposes; 6. Support efforts to advance other farm-to-school connections; and, 7. Seek additional funds. In cooperation with OSPI, the department of agriculture must collect data on the activities conducted under the act and report biennially to the legislature.
The bill also creates the Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program within OSPI to facilitate consumption of state grown food by school children. The grant program is to be modeled after the fderal fresh fruit and vegetable program (42 USC Sec. 1769(g)); however, schools receiving grants under this federal program are not eligible for state grants. OSPI must solicit applications, conduct a competitive process and make one to two-year grants to urban and rural schools. The superintendent must follow certain factors and criteria when evaluating applications and selecting grantees. Priority is to be given to applicant schhols with grades K-8 that participate in the national school lunch program and have 50% or more of their students eligible for free or reduced price meals. In coordination with the department of agriculture, OSPI is directed to track outcome measures of the grant program.
School districts are authorized to operate school gardens or farms for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables to be used for educational purposes and to be offered to students through district meal and snack programs. Student organizations (such as 4-H) must be given the opportunity to be involved in the operation of the garden or farm. When the gardens/farms are used for educational purposes, students must be afforded the opportunity to learn about conventional and organic growing methods.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6483-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6483
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2007 | Postsec. | Amends the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Prohibits a campus of the State University or the State Community Colleges that operates a registered nursing program from requiring a student admitted to that registered nursing program and who has already earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, to complete general education requirements. Authorizes requiring a any prospective student to provide criminal record clearance prior to enrollment. Chapter 522
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_139_bill_20071012_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 139
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | P-12 | Prohibits a school or school district, through a vending machine or school food service establishment during school hours and up to 1/2 hour before and after school hours, from making available to pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, a food containing artificial trans fat. Prohibits the use of artificial trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to those pupils. Excludes food provided as part of a USDA meal program. Chapter 648
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_490_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 490
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Permits local boards to enter into lease purchase or installment purchase contracts for food service equipment.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H705v0.html
Title: H.B. 705
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools related to sugar and fat content and, caloric value; allows school district boards to adopt more restrictive standards. Defines "entree" and "snack;" minimum standards consist primarily of setting limits on fat and sugar content.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2600.dir/hb2650.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2650
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | A new subsection requires a supplemental school lunch and breakfast reimbursement to any school that has adopted and implemented the nutritional guidelines for foods and berages available on campus published by the department.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0842&pn=2347
Title: H.B. 842, Section 8 (Section 1337.1 of the Act)
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Establishes a pilot program to develop curriculum in communities of several cities and towns to encourage physical exercise and promote healthy weight levels in children incorporating a combination of exercise and nutrition plans that may include, but shall not be limited to, physical exercise, including walking and jogging, as well as information on healthy food choices.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law07/law07224.htm
Title: H.B. 5900
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Creates and makes an appropriation for the Start Smart Nutrition Program. The program is intended to ensure all students have a nutritious breakfast. The goals are to eliminate the reduced price paid by students in the breakfast program, increase the students receiving breakfast, decrease health care costs, lessen risk of obesity and offer healthier diet to students.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/171CEFE777EF252687257251007B92D8?open&file=059_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 59
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | An act for the department of health and human services - division of child care and early childhood education - after school literacy and nutrition programs general improvement appropriation. (Act No. 1106)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB1884.pdf
Title: H.B. 1884
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Alters the criteria used to determine whether a school qualifies to participate in the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb1199e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1199
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Requires a minimum period of physical activity-based instruction for students in K-8 and requires one unit of physical education for high school graduation. Effective for 2008-09 school year, local school wellness plans must promote physical activity, healthy eating habits and abstinence from the use of tobacco and illegal drugs. Requires an appropriation for the department of edcuation to employ a physical activity coordinator to assist districts in program implementation. Directs the state board to adopt regulations for districts addressing: healthy food and bevergage choices; healthy food preparation; marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff; minimum and maximum time allotments for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods; and methods to increase participation in child nutrition and school breakfast and lunch programs. Directs the state superintendent to appoint an advisory committee to assist the state board in implementation of regulations required by the act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2369SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2369
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a website to facilitate and promote the purchase of Virginia farm products by schools, universities, and other educational institutions under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Education. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB797
Title: S.B. 797
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Passed 03/2007 | P-12 | This joint resolution of the legislature establishes a joint subcommittee to study childhood obesity in Virginia's public schools. The subcommittee shall ascertain methods of combating childhood obesity in Virginia public schools and examine the relationship between the health and physical education curriculum; public health policies; social, economic, and cultural influences; and media messages; and the incidence of overweight and obese students in the public schools. The subcommittee shall also examine methods to increase parental involvement and education to ensure proper nutrition of children, and survey other states to determine practices that have been useful in combating childhood obesity. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HJ637ER
Title: H.J. 637
Source: http://legis.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state Health Commissioner to work together to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school age children. This bill is identical to SB 974, which was also signed into law. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2214ER; http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB974ER
Title: H.B. 2214, S.B. 974
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Passed 02/2007 | P-12 | This joint resolution of the legislature requests the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Education to establish a farm-to-school task force to develop a plan for implementing a Farm-to-School Program in Virginia. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SJ347ER
Title: S.J. 347
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2007 | P-12 | Establishes certain nutritional restrictions on food and beverages served, sold or given away to pupils in public and certain nonpublic schools.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S1500/1218_I1.PDF
Title: S.B. 1218
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12 | Makes grants available to charter schools, school districts and county offices of education for the establishment of instructional school gardens. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene an interagency working group on instructional school gardens to include representatives of the Departments of Education, Food and Agriculture, Health Services, and the Integrated Waste Management Board. Reappropriates funds to supply schools and offices of education with garden equipment and supplies.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1535_bill_20060905_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1535
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for all food and beverages served on public school campuses. Requires school nutrition guidelines to include sugar and sodium.
Title: A.B. 469
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Extends the reimbursement rate for free and reduced- price meals to specified child development programs. Requires school and such development programs to follow specified state and federal nutrition guidelines and other requirements in order to receive the reimbursement. Requires the education entity seeking the reimbursement to comply with certain meal pattern or meal planning requirements to receive the reimbursement during the 2006-07 school year. Provides a school self-certification of compliance.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1651-1700/sb_1674_bill_20060908_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1674
Source: Child Development Program
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Amends the Public School Code of 1949. Provides for competitive food and beverage contracts and nutritional guidelines for food and beverage sales in schools. Provides for health services and for advisory health councils. Provides for local wellness policies, an interagency coordinating council for child health and nutrition, duties of the department of education and for physical education. Provides for physiology and hygiene. Act No.2006-114
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2005&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0185&pn=4517
Title: H.B. 185
Source: Pennsylvania Legislature
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Places guidelines on the sale of sweetened beverages in schools; promotes nutritional and healthy choices including water, milk, soy beverages, fruit juices, vegetable-based drinks, yoghurt and low-fat cheese, grain products and snack food; provides for lower fat and sugar content. Public Law No. 2006-231
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText06/HouseText06/H6968aa.pdf
Title: H.B. 6968; S.B. 2696
Source: Rhode Island Legislature
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Enacts the Child Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2005 to educate public about child nutrition and wellness to advocate the improvement of child nutrition and wellness; develop a comprehensive long-term strategy, funding and evaluation mechanisms, to promote child nutrition and wellness in various settings, including but not limited to schools, child care centers, health care facilities, and community facilities such as churches, shopping centers, health clubs, and other areas frequented by children.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2083.pdf
Title: S.B. 2038
Source: Tennessee Legislature
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Concerns healthy food and beverages in schools; authorizes a percentage of funds per lunch served in a prior school year by a school district, the regional vocational-technical school system or the governing authority of a state charter school, magnet school or endowed academy; relates to the National School Lunch Program participation. Public Act No. 63
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00063-R00SB-00373-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 373
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Program. One of the duties of the program's director is providing leadership at the state level to encourage school districts to develop and improve school nutrition plans using locally grown farm-fresh products. Directs the following state departments to make staff available to the program for the purpose of providing professional consultation and staff support to assist program implementation: (1) agriculture, food, and forestry; (2) health; (3) education; and (4) human services.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/hb2655_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2655
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Creates in the agency of agriculture, food and markets a local foods mini-grant program for the purpose of helping Vermont schools develop relationships with local farmers and producers. Allows a school, district, consortium of schools, or consortium of districts to apply for a grant of up to $15,000 to:
(1) purchase equipment, resources, and materials that will help to increase use of local foods in the school food service program;
(2) purchase items, including local farm products, that will help teachers to use hands-on educational techniques to teach children about nutrition and farm-to-school connections; and
(3) provide professional development and technical assistance to help teachers educate students about nutrition and farm-to-school connections.
Directs that priority be given to schools and districts in the early stages of developing farm-to-school connections and education and that are making progress toward the implementation of the Vermont nutrition and fitness policy guidelines. Directs the secretary of agriculture, food and markets to work with existing programs and organizations to create educational opportunities for farmers to help them increase their markets by selling their products to schools and state government agencies. Directs the commissioner of education to offer expanded regional training sessions for public school food service personnel and child care resource development specialists during 2007. Provides that training must include information about strategies for purchasing, processing, and serving locally grown foods, as well as information about nutrition, obesity prevention, coping with severe food allergies, and food service operations.
Requires the commissioner of education, secretary of agriculture, food and markets, and secretary of human services, on or before January 15, 2007, to jointly make recommendations to the senate and house committees on agriculture, institutions, and education and the house committee on human services on the following:
(1) Strategies the general assembly could adopt or encourage to increase use of locally grown foods in Vermont schools, regulated child care programs, and state agencies.
(2) Whether moving administration of the U.S.D.A. food distribution program (the food commodities program) from the agency of human services to another department or agency such as the department of education or the agency of agriculture, food and markets would improve integration of the program with efforts to include more fresh foods in general and Vermont-grown foods in particular and would result in more frequent delivery of foods in a timely fashion.
(3) Ways to improve the effectiveness of the local foods mini-grant program.
(4) Ways to improve the effectiveness of training for public school food service personnel.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT145.HTM
Title: H.B. 456
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| CO | Vetoed 04/2006 | P-12 | Concerns the provision of healthy nutrition alternatives in public schools; requires each school district board of education to adopt a policy providing that at least 50% of all items offered in vending machines located in public schools of the school district meet acceptable nutritional standards.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0140982435F7AA61872570AE005C6D39?Open&file=1056_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1056
Source: Colorado Legislative Site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Concerns the provision of fresh produce in public schools; creates a program to make free fruits and vegetables available to students in public schools; requires that a certain percentage of the public schools participating in the program are schools that are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch under the National School Lunch Act; sets requirements with regard to the application process for schools that wish to participate in the program.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A9414CDE0E0000FC872570E4007BEAA9?Open&file=127_rer.pdf
Title: S.B. 127
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Directs the department of education and the department of public health to convene a healthy children task force to:
a. Assess current policies and statutes affecting the health of children, specifically physical activity, physical education, food and nutrition, and nutrition education for children ages 3-18.
b. Develop recommendations for policy and statutory changes to enhance the health and well-being of children, including, but not limited to, physical activity, food and nutrition, and education related to these topics.
c. Submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and the general assembly by January 1, 2007. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2251
Title: S.B. 2251
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Requires the state department of education in consultation with the state department of health to make available to schools information and technical assistance for use in:
1. Establishing healthy school nutrition environments;
2. Reducing childhood obesity;
3. Development of quality physical education and activity programs;
4. Prevention of diet-related chronic diseases; and
5. Establishing, implementing, and evaluating school wellness policies.
The Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committees are encouraged to utilize the School Health Index available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website or the Oklahoma Healthy and Fit Schools Scorecard available on the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports website as a program assessment and monitoring instrument.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1459_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1459
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Establishes a nutrition and physical activity community obesity prevention grant program. Provides that the purpose of the program is to increase the physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption of targeted elementary school students, with a long-term goal of developing a model program to support and sustain such healthy behavior and incorporate 60 minutes of physical activity per day, which can be replicated in other communities. Requires the deparment to award competitive grants to six communities in each of the six public health regions in the state and provide technical assistance on program administration. Lists qualifications of eligible candidates. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2124
Title: S.B. 2124
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| ME | Adopted 01/2006 | P-12 | The Department of Education is proposing amendments to Ch. 51 - Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions. The rule contains the requirements that supplement federal regulations pertaining to the National School Lunch Program, the After School Snack Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the School Milk Program. The rule requires funds from all food and beverage sales made at anytime on school property to accrue to the benefit of the school's non-profit school food service program; with exceptions.
Proposed amendments would allow, under local school board policy or policy established by Career and Technical/Center Cooperative Boards, a school, approved student organization, or program to benefit from the sale of foods and beverages sold at food sales, in school stores, and in vending machines, and for the sponsors of community events to benefit from the sale of food or beverages sold at the event. Amendments also clarify that a school, approved student organization or program may sell foods or beverages if consistent with the requirement that such sales not include foods of minimal nutritional value. The rule amends the current exception for the sale of foods and beverages by Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers or programs to be consistent with all exceptions in the rule which allow, by school board policy or Career Technical Education Region/Center cooperative board policy, the sale of food which include foods of minimal nutritional value as defined in the rule but limits this exception to the CTE Culinary Arts Program.
Title: CMR 05-071-051
Source: Lexis/Nexis, StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2005 | P-12 | This bill would require local educational agencies that participate in specified federal school lunch programs to establish
and implement a local school wellness policy. This bill would require local educational agencies that are subject to this
requirement to designate one or more persons, as specified, to be charged with operational responsibility for ensuring the compliance
of each school with the wellness policy.
Title: S.B. 567
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2005 | P-12 | Existing law requires the State Department of Education to incorporate nutrition education curriculum content into the health
curriculum framework at its next revision, with a focus on pupils' eating behaviors. This bill would require the state board to adopt, on or before
March 1, 2008, content standards in the curriculum area of health education. The bill would make that duty contingent upon the
availability of funding.
Title: H.B. 689
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | Adds new section establishing within the department of education the California Fresh Start Pilot Program to provide fresh fruits and vegetable for public school students. States that fruits and vegetables provided through the program are not to be deep fried, are to be provided to students free of charge (where appropriate) and during the schoolday, but not during regularly scheduled lunch periods. Requires districts and charter schools, when making procurement decisions as part of the program, to give priority to the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables from California producers, when commercially available. Establishes system whereby districts and charter schools may apply for funding for school breakfast programs. Requires participating schools to:
(1) Provide one to two servings of nutritious fruits or vegetables, or both, at breakfast, and give priority to serving fresh fruits and vegetables.
(2) Spend at least 90% of the funding for the direct purchase of nutritious fruits and vegetables.
(3) Not spend any of the funding for the purchase of juice.
Allows options to include:
(a) Fruit bars located at the school cafeteria with a minimum of three choices of fruits or vegetables, or both.
(b) Grab-and-go breakfasts with one to two servings of fruits or vegetables, or both, to be eaten on the school campus.
(c) Universal classroom breakfast that includes one to two servings of fruits or vegetables, or both.
Provides that sites that already offer two servings of nutritious fruits or vegetables for breakfast may be reimbursed for providing nutritious fruits or vegetables for after school snacks.
Requires participating schools, as a condition of funding, to include tasting and sampling of nutritious fruits and vegetables as part of nutrition education. States that strategies for tasting and sampling of nutritious fruits or vegetables, or both, may include, but not be limited to:
(a) Educational sampling and tasting supported with nutrition education.
(b) An offering of fruits or vegetables in the classroom that is reinforced with nutrition and agricultural bulletins.
(c) A monthly school campus farmers' market that allows opportunities for school clubs, organizations, boosters, sports teams, and other groups to organize a farmers' market that highlights California produce for the student body to sample and taste.
(d) A produce sampling program that supports a school garden's harvest through additional purchases of local, in-season fruits or vegetables to be used for a sampling and tasting program for the school campus featuring what is growing in the school garden.
Allows the department to allocate, from appropriated funds, up to $100,000 for a community college or county department of education to develop an online professional development seminar for school staff on serving, including safe handling guidelines,
marketing, and promoting nutritious fruits and vegetables. Allows the department to allocate up to $100,000 for a community college or county department of education to contract with an independent evaluator to conduct a comprehensive evaluation, including a determination of the need
for educational materials for pupils and staff professional development programs on the safe handling, serving, and marketing of nutritious fruits and vegetables as part of the California Fresh Start Pilot Program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_281_bill_20050909_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 281
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | 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 beverages to pupils at a high school at specified times to certain specified beverages.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_965_bill_20050907_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 965
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-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" "entree" and "snack." States that effective July 2007, the only food that may be sold to a student during the school day are full meals and individually sold portions of nuts, nut butters, seeds, eggs, cheese packaged for individual sale, fruit, vegetables that have not been deep fried, and legumes. Adds that an individually sold dairy or whole grain food item may be sold to elementary school students, except food sold as part
of a USDA meal program, if it meets specified standards. Expresses legislative intent that local boards annually review their compliance with the nutrition standards in sections 49431, 49431.2 and 49431.5.
Adds section stating that as of July 2007, snacks and entree items sold to middle/junior and high school students, except food served as part of a USDA meal program, must meet specified health standards. Specifies that middle/junior or high schools may allow the sale of such items away from school premises, or on school premises 1/2 hour or more after the schoolday, or during a school-sponsored student activity at the end of the schoolday.
Modifies language related to the superintendent of public instruction's monitoring of districts for compliance with healthy food and beverage policies.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_12_bill_20050907_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 12
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2005 | P-12 | An act to add Section 48939 to the Education Code, relating to school food sales. Requires the state board to review, and revise
as appropriate, the regulations related to pupil and adult organization food sales. Authorizes the state department of education to review school district compliance with those regulations, as part of the coordinated review effort pursuant to the National School Lunch Program.
Also requires the state board, at the first hearing held to review the regulations pertaining to competitive food sales in schools, to review:
(a) Methods by which pupil participation in the National School Lunch Program may avoid being compromised by competitive food sales in schools.
(b) Enforcement of all state and federal laws and regulations that relate to competitive food sales in schools.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_443_bill_20050908_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 443
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | An act to add Section 49561 to the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition. This bill would require the State Department of Education to
create a computerized data-matching system, as specified, using existing databases from the State Department of Education and the
State Department of Health Services to directly certify recipients of public assistance programs for enrollment in the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This bill would require the State Department of Education to determine the availability of and
request or apply for, as appropriate, federal funds to assist the state in implementing new direct certification requirements mandated
by federal law.
Title: H.B. 1385
Source: StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2005 | P-12 | The State Board of Education, in direct consultation with a cross section of local directors of child nutrition services, shall establish statewide nutrition standards for school meals, a la carte foods and beverages, and items served in the After School Snack Program administered by the Department of Public Instruction and child nutrition programs of local school administrative units. The nutrition standards will promote gradual changes to increase fruits and vegetables, increase whole grain products, and decrease foods high in total fat, trans fat, saturated fat, and sugar. The nutrition standards adopted by the State Board of Education shall be implemented initially in elementary schools. All elementary schools shall achieve a basic level by the end of the 2007-2008 school year, followed by middle schools and then high schools.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H855v4.html
Title: H.B. 855
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to establish a school health recognition program that: (1) publicly identifies those schools that have implemented programs to increase the level of physical activity of their students; (2) publicly identifies those schools that have adopted policies or implemented programs to promote healthy nutritional choices for their students; and (3) allows recognized schools to share best practices and model services with other schools throughout the state.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0190
Title: H.B. 1541
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires the state board to establish a state goal that all school districts have a wellness policy that is consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommendations include the following: (1) nutrition guidelines for all foods sold on school campus during the school day; (2) setting school goals for nutrition education and physical activity; (3) establishing community participation in creating local wellness policies; and (4) creating a plan for measuring implementation of these wellness policies. The Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the State Board of Education are to form an interagency working group to publish model wellness policies and recommendations.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0199
Title: S.B. 162
Source: http://www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires that the Illinois Early Learning Council guide collaborative efforts to improve and expand upon existing early childhood programs and services, including those related to nutrition, nutrition education, and physical activity, in coordination with the Interagency Nutrition Council.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0124
Title: H.B. 210
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| CT | Vetoed 06/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies that K-5 daily physical exercise requirement must include at least 20 minutes of exercise per full school day in addition to any physical education requirements.
Authorizes every local and regional board of education to establish a School Wellness Committee to monitor and implement nutrition and physical activity policies required pursuant to the provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108-265. States that each such committee is to make recommendations to its board of education regarding school wellness issues, including ordering Connecticut grown foods for inclusion in school meals, conducting school fundraisers with either healthy food or nonfood items, establishing a nutrition education curriculum and promoting physical education and exercise. States that committee members may include a school administrator, a physical education teacher, a teacher who does not teach physical education, a school nurse, a local pediatrician, the food service director for the school district, two parents of children enrolled in a school in the school district, a middle school student, a member of the local or regional board of education and a high school student.
Requires school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, and any school sponsored or nonschool sponsored fundraising activities to sell only the following beverages: (1) Water, (2) milk, including, but not limited to, chocolate milk, soy milk, rice milk and other similar dairy or nondairy milk, (3) one hundred per cent fruit juice or vegetable juice or a combination of such juices, (4) beverages that contain only water and fruit juice and have no added natural or artificial sweeteners, and (5) one-half hour after the last lunch period in high schools only, sugar free soft drinks or electrolyte replacement beverages containing no more than forty-two grams of added sweetener per twenty ounce serving, provided such sugar free soft drinks or electrolyte replacement beverages constitute no more than twenty per cent each of the beverage options permitted pursuant to this subsection.
Authorizes a local or regional board of education to permit the sale of other beverages to students at middle schools or high schools provided (1) such sale is in connection with a school sponsored event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such beverages are not sold from a vending machine or school store.
Requires the Department of Education to annually publish a list of recommended prepackaged foods and set nutritional standards for other foods, other than beverages and foods served as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, that may be offered as the only foods on school premises for sale to students. Requires local and regional boards of education to implement such recommendations and permit students on school premises to buy only those foods (1) included in the list of recommended prepackaged foods, (2) meeting the nutritional standards set by the department, or (3) served as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, not later than August 15, 2006, and annually thereafter.
Allows a local or regional board of education to permit the sale to students of foods that are not listed as recommended prepackaged foods or do not meet the nutritional standards set by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, provided (1) such sale is in connection with a school sponsored event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such foods are not sold from a vending machine or school store.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00117-R00SB-01309-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 1309
Source: www.cga.ct.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | 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 schools other than (1) school breakfast or lunch during the school day and (2) beverages sold as part of the school food program, beginning with the 2005-2006 school year. Except for milk and water, only the following beverages, not to exceed 16 ounces in size, may be sold to students at public elementary and secondary schools during a period starting ½ hour before school and ending ½ hour after school:
1. Fruit juices or drinks composed of 100% fruit juice or vegetable juice that do not contain added natural or artificial sweeteners.
2. Unsweetened flavored drinking water or unflavored drinking water.
3. Low-fat milk, skim milk, flavored and non-dairy milk.
Except for items sold as part of the school food program, the following foods may not be sold in a public elementary or secondary school during a period starting ½ hour before school and ending ½ hour after school:
(a) Food of minimal nutritional value as defined by federal law.
(b) Snacks or desserts that exceed one hundred fifty calories per serving, have more than thirty-five percent of their calories from fat, or have more than 30 grams of sugar per serving, except for unsweetened or uncoated seeds or nuts.
(c) Fresh pastries, which must be defined by the state board.
Beginning the last ten minutes of each lunch period, the beverages and food sold to students in public high schools must be comprised of 50% of the beverages listed above, and may comprise no more than 50% of the foods sold. Fresh pastries may not be sold at all.
Requires each elementary or secondary school principal to determine if children in classrooms may possess drinking water.
Authorizes the Pennington Biomedical Research Center to develop and provide to interested persons, schools or districts publications on foods that may be sold on public elementary and secondary school grounds in compliance with the provisions above. Authorizes the Pennington
Biomedical Research Center to provide assessments of nutritional value of individual food items contemplated for sale on public school grounds.
States that If on May 15, 2005, a public school or district has an existing contract with a company to provide vending services which would be breached by compliance with the provisions above, the provisions above will be applicable to the schools in that system on the day following the end of the current term of that contract, or the date on which the contract is terminated, whichever is earlier.
Requires the state board to provide by rule for the placement of competitive foods in public elementary and secondary schools and provide for the enforcement of those rules.
States that these provisions do not prohibit or limit the sale or distribution of any food or beverage item through fund-raisers by students,
teachers, or groups when the items are intended for sale off the school campus.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319230
Title: S.B. 146 (Paragraphs A-J)
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, requires all public elementary and secondary schools to:
(1) Encourage and motivate children of all physical abilities to participate in physical activity for the purpose of allowing all children to reach their full potential as individuals.
(2) Improve physical activity and fitness in schools by encouraging innovative physical education programs that consist of physical exertion of a moderate to vigorous intensity level.
(3) Improve nutrition in children by making available during the day snacks with higher nutritional values.
(4) Increase the awareness of children about the importance of physical activity and improved nutrition and the effects of both on improving health.
(5) Encourage increased parental awareness of the positive impact on health and fitness of increasing the activity level of children and of improving nutrition.
(6) Encourage daily physical activity and the development of lifelong patterns of physical activity.
(7) Encourage the enjoyment of physical activity and the improvement of nutritional and eating habits.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=319230
Title: S.B. 146 (Sections K-
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| MO | DELIVERED TO SECRETARY OF STATE 06/2005 | P-12 | The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish a "Model School Wellness Program", and any moneys appropriated, other than general revenue, by the general assembly for this program shall be used by selected school districts to establish school-based pilot programs that focus on encouraging students to establish and maintain healthy lifestyles. The moneys appropriated shall be from the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization federal grant money. These programs shall include tobacco prevention education and the promotion of balanced dietary patterns and physical activity to prevent becoming overweight or obese, and discussion of serious and chronic medical conditions that are associated with being overweight. The content of these programs shall address state and national standards and guidelines established by the No Child Left Behind Act, the Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators as compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Produce for Better Health Foundation's "5 A Day, The Color Way" program.
Title: H.B. 568
Source: StateNet
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| NJ | Adopted 06/2005 | P-12 | State Board of Agriculture has approved Agriculture Department's amended Nutrition Rule. Will be phased in. By September 1, 2006, districts are required to adopt a school nutrition policy. By September 1, 2007, districts must match their policies to the Model School Nutrition Policy. Applies to all vending machines, cafeterias, a la carte lines, snack bars, school stores, fundraisers and reimbursable After School Snack Program. Prohibits foods of minimal nutritional value, including a ban on soda, items listing sugar in any form as the first ingredient, and all forms of candy -- at any time before the end of the school day. Requires reduction in the purchase of products containing trans fats. Sets requirements for all snack and beverage items. Requires each school's curriculum to include nutrition education.
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/modelnutritionpolicy.htm
Title: Nutrition Rule, Department of Agriculture
Source: www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/governor
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Adds Chapter 10, entitled Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards. Applies to elementary schools. Sets the amount of physical education instruction that each student in kindergarten through fifth grade must receive each week on a phased-in basis. Provides for physical education teacher to student ratio. Provides for a measure of effectiveness of the physical education program and for a physical education activity director. Provides for the appropriation of of funds for licensed nurses in elementary schools. Provides for a coordinated school health model and an assessment program for school health programs. Provides for the minimum amount of time elementary school students must have to eat lunch. Provides for the establishment of a district level and elementary level coordinated school health advisory council and sets its powers and dutires. Provides for a weekly nutrition component for the health curriculum. Implementation is contingent on funding. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3499_20050525.htm
Title: H.B. 3499
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | From bill analysis: This Act allows for the expansion of physical activity requirements to middle and junior high schools, up to the eighth grade; encourages the use of nationally recognized health and physical education guidelines; directs the reporting of information on physical activity, School Health Advisory Councils, and compliance with guidelines on vending machines, food service, and tobacco products; directs coordinated health programs approved by the Texas Education Agency to comply with the Department of Agriculture guidelines on foods of minimal nutritional value; and reinstates the School Health Advisory Committee. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00042&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: S.B. 42
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | By July 1, 2006, requires the department to develop minimum nutrition standards that at least meet federal guidelines for food and beverages sold or served at elementary and middle/junior high schools during the school day. Requires all elementary and middle/junior high schools to participate in the national school lunch program unless in a school district with fewer than 100 students, in which the district may opt not to participate. Requires food sold or served at elementary and middle/junior high schools or at school events during the school day to meet the departmental nutrition standards, including food sold as a la carte items in the food service program and food and beverages sold in vending machines, snack bars and meal-period kiosks and at school stores. Bars food of minimal nutritional value as defined in federal law from being sold or served during the school day at any elementary or middle/junior high school.
Beginning on July 15, 2006, requires new and renewal contracts for food and/or beverages to expressly prohibit the sale of sugared, carbonated beverages and all other foods of minimal nutritional value on elementary and middle/junior high campuses. Allows the department to approve a carbonated drink that meets or exceeds the department's minimum nutrition standards.
Authorizes parents, students and community members to review food and beverage contracts to ensure that food and drinks sold on elementary and middle/junior high campuses are nutritious, help students learn and model fit living for life.
Allows districts serving students in grades 9-12 to adopt nutrition standards for high schools.
Specifies that this bill does not prohibit a district from developing nutrition standards more stringent than the department's standards, prohibit or limit the sale of food or beverages through student, teacher, or educational groups' fundraising activities when items are intended for sale off school grounds, or prohibit or limit the sale of food or beverage items to adults in a faculty lounge or under other circumstances where the sale or distribution is limited to teachers, administrators or other adults.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2544
Title: H.B. 2544
Source:
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Encourages district boards to adopt policies (by July 1, 2006) ensuring that every student has access to healthful food choices in appropriate portion sizes; that provides for healthful meals in the cafeteria made available to students with an adequate time to eat; healthful items in vending machines; healthful items for fundraisers, parties and rewards in schools; and that every student and guardian has access to information concerning the nutritional content of school breakfast and lunch programs and about competitive food sold or available anywhere on district property on a recurring basis during the school day. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/b22095692e95c60087256f4d006d5b5a?OpenDocument&Click=87256EE50072C919.8975551e51fa01d087256dd30080e1d5/$Body/1.2
Title: S.B. 81
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Requires the state board to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages made available to public school students during the school day. Requires the state board of education to consult with other state agencies, private foundations and other private entities in developing such guidelines, and to give particular attention to providing healthful foods and beverages, physical activities and wellness education with the goals of preventing and reducing childhood obesity. Requires local boards to consider these guidelines when establishing the district's wellness policy.
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/searchBillNumber.do
Title: S.B. 154
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Requiring each county board of education to include the importance of physical activity as part of instruction in health education; requiring all vending machines in public schools to have and use a timing device in accordance with specified policies.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills/sb/sb0473e.pdf
Title: S.B. 473
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Concerns school meal nutrition rules governing foods and beverages sold outside of school meal programs; relates to nutrition standards, portion sizes and times when students may access these items.
TEMPORARY PROVISION--FOOD AND BEVERAGES SOLD
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS.--The public education
department, in collaboration with the department of health and
one representative each from the New Mexico action for healthy
kids, parents, students, school food service directors, school
boards, school administrators, agriculture, dairy producers
and the food and beverage industry, shall adopt rules no later
than December 31, 2005 governing foods and beverages sold in
all public schools to students outside of federal department
of agriculture school meal programs. The rules shall, at a
minimum, address nutrition standards, portion sizes and times
when students may access these items. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit or limit the sale or
distribution of any food or beverage item through fundraisers
by students, teachers or groups when the items are intended
for sale off the school campus.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0061.pdf
Title: H.B. 61
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Requires district boards to ensure that students in elementary schools do not have access to foods of minimal nutritional value except on special occasions. Also requires local boards to ensure that students in middle and junior high schools do not have access to foods of minimal nutritional value except after school, at events which take place in the evening, and on special occasions. The only exception to the minimal nutritional value standard is diet soda with less than ten (10) calories per bottle or can. District boards must ensure that students in high schools are provided healthy food options in addition to any foods of minimal nutritional value to which they may have access at school. Each district must provide incentives, such as lower prices or other incentives, to encourage healthy food choices for high school students. Requires principals to give consideration to recommendations of the building's Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06SB/sb265_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 265
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | 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 cafeteria, whether sold by contract, commercial vendor, or otherwise.
Requires every district to appoint a food service director who is responsible for the management and oversight of the food service program in the district; allows two or more contiguous districts to form a "school food service area," in which a school food service director must be jointly selected by the participating superintendents to oversee the school food service area. Each school food service director must be certified as a "school food service and nutrition specialist" or certified by a Level 2 certificate issued by the American School Food Service Association within three years after this bill goes into effect. Requires school cafeteria managers to annually receive at least two hours of continuing education in applied nutrition and healthy meal planning and preparation.
Defines "competitive food," "school day" and school-day-approved beverage." Defines "school-day-approved beverage" as water, 100% fruit juice, lowfat milk, and any beverage that contains no more than 10 grams of sugar per serving. Requires the state board to specify the minimum nutritional standards for all foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs in vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales. Requires minimum nutritional standards to be based on the most recent edition of the United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Requires the state board rule to address serving size, sugar, and fat content of the foods and beverages. Permits school districts to impose more stringent standards than the state board standards. Requires all schools to follow the state board minimum standards unless the school has obtained a waiver from the state board. Requires any waiver approved by the state board to be reviewed on an annual basis.
Bars schools from selling competitive foods or beverages from the time of the arrival of the first student at the school building until 30 minutes after the last lunch period. Allows only school-day-approved beverages to be sold in elementary schools during the school day in vending machines, school stores, canteens, or fundraisers that sell beverages by students, teachers, or groups on school grounds.
Establishes fines and other sanctions for any public school that violates the school food nutrition requirements in section 4 of this bill.
Requires each school food service director to annually assess school nutrition in the district and issue a written report to parents, the local school board, and school-based decision making councils. The report must include:
(a) An evaluation of compliance with the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs;
(b) An evaluation of the availability of contracted fast foods or foods sold through commercial vendors;
(c) A review of access to foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs, including vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales;
(d) A list of foods and beverages that are available to students, including the nutritional value of those foods and beverages; and
(e) Recommendations for improving the school nutrition environment.
Requires the state board to develop an assessment tool that each school district may use to evaluate its physical activity environment. Requires the evaluation to be completed annually and released to the public at the same time as the school food service director's annual nutrition report. Requires every local board to discuss the findings of the nutrition report and physical activity report, seek public comments during a public meeting of the board, and annually hold an advertised public forum to present a plan to improve school nutrition and physical activities in the school district.
Requires each school council of an elementary school to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students. The policy may permit physical activity to be considered part of the instructional day, up to 30 minutes per day, or 150 minutes per week. Each school council must adopt an assessment tool or utilize an existing assessment program to annually determine each child's level of physical activity. Requires the department to make available a list of available resources to carry out the provisions of this subsection, and to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on how the schools are providing physical activity under these requirements, and on the types of physical activity being provided. The policy developed by the school council must comply with provisions required by federal law, state law, or local board policy.
Bill summary, history and text: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172/FN.doc
Title: S.B. 172
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Establishes a 2-year pilot program to make available free fresh and dried fruits and fresh vegetables to pupils in eligible elementary and secondary schools through the state, with certain requirements. Requires a participating school to submit biennial reports. This bill would become operative only if SB 1566 of the 2003-04 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 2005. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2504_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2504_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2504
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Encourages the governing board of a school district participating in the National School Lunch Program to disseminate information regarding the nutritional content of the lunches served as part of the program and to limit the amount of fat and saturated fat in the entrees served as part of that program in compliance with federal recommendations. Requires the State Board of Education to include on its Web site information regarding compliance with those provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2686_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2686_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2686
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Provides for the creation of school district nutrition advisory committees; provides for notification to parents; includes vending machine sales and obesity warnings. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=s6738
Title: S.B. 6738
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to the physical activity and nutrition of students. Identifies childhood obesity as a growing problem in Louisiana. Identifies benefits of regular physical activity and healthy eating habits. States purposes of this section are: (1) To promote, encourage, and motivate children of all physical abilities to participate in physical activity for children to reach their full potential as individuals; (2) To promote physical activity and fitness in schools by encouraging innovative physical education programs that consist of physical exertion of a moderate to vigorous intensity level; (3) To promote improved nutritional levels in children by providing for snacks with higher nutritional value during the school day; (4) To inform children and their parents about the importance of physical activity and improved nutrition and the effects of both on positive outcomes. (5) To increase parental awareness of their children's activity and fitness levels. (6) To promote daily physical activity, the enjoyment of physical activity, the improvement of nutritional levels and eating habits and the development of lifelong patterns of physical activity.
Deletes existing provision that, beginning with the 2004-05 school year, schools serving children in grades K-6 provide at least thirty minutes of quality physical activity for students each school day. Replaces with provision that in 2004-05 school year, schools serving children in such grades provide at least thirty minutes of "quality moderate to vigorous" physical activity for students every school day. Requires every public elementary school to annually report to its local board on compliance with this provision. Also requires every local board to annually report to the state board on compliance with this provision. Requires suitably adapted physical activity to be included as part of the individual education plans for students with chronic health problems, other disabling conditions or other special needs that preclude participation in regular physical activity.
Encourages secondary school students not enrolled in a physical education course to participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity commensurate with student ability for at least 30 minutes a day.
Requires various state agents, including the department of education and the department of health and hospitals, as well as the American Heart Association, to collaborate to develop an outreach and communication plan consisting of current information and research on health, nutrition and physical education and fitness issues. This plan must be disseminated to every local public school board and made available to parents and students.
Beginning with the 2004-05 school year, requires a public elementary or secondary school selected from each regional education service center region in the state to be annually identified for an outstanding program of physical activity implemented at the school. As funds are available, requires monetary awards to be given these outstanding schools.
Allows any public school serving students in grades 7, 8, 9 or 10 to apply to participate in a three-year pilot program to begin in the 2005-06 school year. Requires the state board to choose up to eight schools from each of the eight regional service districts to participate in the program, striving to achieve equal geographic distribution. Identifies areas of study: (1) An annual assessment that measures aspects of health-related fitness, rather than skill or agility, of the students in participating schools; (2) An assessment of the changes in weight status of the students who are enrolled in participating schools and who are receiving combined nutritional and physical activity intervention versus a nutritional intervention or physical activity intervention alone; and (3) The collection of individual baseline and longitudinal data to measure the improvement of each individual student. No assessment shall compare any student to another. Idenfities state entities required to collaborate to develop the elements of the pilot program and the recommendations for its implementation. Requires every school selected to participate in the program to provide a comprehensive report to the state board at the end of each school year on the effectiveness of the pilot program in accomplishing the pilot program objectives.
States that the pilot program established in this bill must in no way interfere with or replace any effort, purpose, assessment or program implemented by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT7/OUT/0000LVUO.PDF
Title: S.B. 871
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Concerns childhood nutrition in schools, recess and lunch breaks; requires minimum time limits for school recess and lunch breaks; requires schools to make healthy food available to students; includes low-fat food and drinks, natural fruit juices and water, and fresh and dried fruit. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00224-R00HB-05344-PA.htm
Title: H.B. 5344
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | The purpose of the act is to encourage wellness programs in Vermont public schools and in Vermont communities. Wellness programs will be designed to encourage life-long patterns of healthy eating and regular physical exercise among Vermont citizens. Provides for physical activity programs and physical education programs; provides for nutrition education; provides for assistance to school districts on wellness; provides for a definition of nutritious foods. Requires the development of a model school fitness and nutrition policy. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT161.HTM
Title: H.B. 272
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education to promulgate rules to establish minimum nutritional standards for individual food items sold or offered for sale to pupils in grades pre-kindergarten through eight through vending machines or other sources, including school nutrition programs; requires local eduction agencies to submit any proposed contract for vending machines or vending services for competitive bids. Requires the state board to promulgate rules to establish minimum nutritional standards for individual food items sold or offered for sale to pupils in grades pre-kindergarten through eight (pre-K-8) through vending machines or other sources, including school nutrition programs. Such rules must address, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The establishment of minimum nutritional standards and nutritionally sound portion sizes for individual food items sold or offered for sale to pupils in grades pre-kindergarten through eight (pre-K-8) and standards governing the time, place and circumstances of any such sale or offer to sell. Any non-compliant vendor, individual, or entity must reimburse a school nutrition program. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0708.pdf
Title: H.B. 2783
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TX | Adopted 05/2004 | P-12 | Requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) shall make available to each school district one or more coordinated school health programs
designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes in elementary school students. Each program must provide for coordinating. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tacupdates/may2004/ch102cc.pdf
Title: §102.1031. Criteria for Evaluating Coordinated Health Programs for Elementary School Students.
Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Concerns policies to increase the inclusion of nutritious choices in school vending machines; directs each school district to adopt a policy that at least 50% of all items offered in each machine shall be healthful foods and beverages; prohibits a school district from entering into a new or renewing a contract that provides unhealthy foods or beverages in such machines unless certain conditions are met. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/51afe890da41c49d87256df8005c8761?OpenDocument&Click=87256D6C00679B13.b925f7d822283ac087256dd3003efcdb/$Body/1.2
Title: S.B. 103
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Regards foods and beverages sold and served on public school campuses; requires the development of a model policy regarding access to nutritious foods, opportunities for developmentally appropriate exercise and accurate information relates to these topics.
Title: S.B. 5436
Source: StateNet
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